Correspondence

Direction issued to Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council: August 2016

DfE direction issued to Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council due to inadequate performance in children's social care services.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 5 August 2016
• Last updated: 13 December 2018
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  1. 13 December 2018

     Updated to show that the direction was lifted on 10 December 2018.

  2. 5 August 2016

     First published.

Applies to England

Documents

Statutory direction to Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council: 5 August 2016

PDF, 117 KB, 3 pages

Details

The direction was lifted on 10 December 2018.

This direction requires the council to co-operate with an adviser appointed by the Secretary of State for Education.

It follows publication of:

• a report by Ofsted, which judged the overall effectiveness of Dudley’s children’s social care services as inadequate
• an independent report by Eleanor Brazil, Dudley Children’s Services Commissioner

This direction also follows an earlier direction (now revoked) issued to the council on 5 April 2016.