Independent report

Commissioner’s report on children’s services in Devon County Council

Report to the Minister of State for Children and Families by Children’s Services Commissioner, Nigel Richardson CBE.

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Nigel Richardson CBE was appointed as Children’s Services Commissioner for Devon County Council, following a 13 May 2025 Ofsted report that judged children’s services in Devon County Council to be inadequate. This is the subsequent Commissioner’s report, written in October 2025.

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Published 12 December 2025

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