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Direction issued to Sunderland City Council: March 2017

The direction issued by DfE to Sunderland City Council about children's social care services was revoked on 5 November 2021.

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From:
Department for Education
Published:
3 April 2017
Last updated:
7 December 2021
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  1. Removed 'Letter to Sunderland City Council: June 2020'.

  2. Added a letter from Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children and Families which states the formal end of the intervention for Sunderland City Council.

  3. Added letter from DfE relating to coronavirus (COVID-19).

  4. First published.

Applies to England

Documents

Sunderland children's services: revocation of statutory direction

PDF, 135 KB, 2 pages

Direction issued to Sunderland City Council

PDF, 117 KB, 2 pages

Details

The letter from Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children and Families Will Quince MP revokes the statutory direction issued to Sunderland City Council on 31 March 2017, and all subsequent directions issued thereof.

The direction required the council to:

  • engage with Together for Children Sunderland and other partners to improve services
  • co-operate with the Secretary of State and DfE’s advisers and officials

The direction replaced an earlier statutory direction issued to the council on 20 July 2015.

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