Correspondence

Directions issued to Slough Borough Council: May 2020 and October 2017

Fifth statutory direction (May 2020) and fourth statutory direction (October 2017) issued to Slough Borough Council.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 2 October 2017
• Last updated: 1 April 2021
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  1. 1 April 2021

     Updated with a link to the sixth direction issued to Slough Borough Council. These directions are now closed.

  2. 13 May 2020

     Added an additional statutory direction about complying with the Children’s Services Commissioner's requests.

  3. 2 October 2017

     First published.

Applies to England

Documents

Direction issued to Slough Borough Council (May 2020)

PDF, 57.6 KB, 4 pages

Direction issued to Slough Borough Council (October 2017)

PDF, 205 KB, 13 pages

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Details

These directions are closed. A direction issued by the Department for Education on 1 April 2021 replaces them.

The fifth direction, dated May 2020, required Slough Borough Council to work with the Secretary of State and the Children’s Services Commissioner towards the establishment of a future operating model for the delivery of children’s services in Slough.

The fourth direction, dated October 2017, required Slough Children’s Services Trust to transfer their services for children with special educational needs (SEN) to Slough Borough Council.

These directions followed the revoked third direction and ministerial letter issued to the council.