Correspondence

Direction issued to London Borough of Croydon Council: September 2017

Direction issued to London Borough of Croydon Council due to its inadequate performance in children's social care services.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 4 September 2017
• Last updated: 25 January 2018
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  1. 25 January 2018

     Link added to updated direction published on 25 January 2018.

  2. 4 September 2017

     First published.

Applies to England

Documents

Direction issued to Croydon council

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Details

This direction has closed. A direction issued by DfE on 25 January 2018 replaces it.

This direction requires the council to cooperate with a commissioner appointed by the Secretary of State.

It follows publication on 4 September 2017 of a report by Ofsted which judged the overall effectiveness of Croydon’s children’s social care services as inadequate.