Correspondence
Direction issued to West Sussex County Council: June 2019
A statutory direction issued to West Sussex County Council due to poor performance in children's social care services.
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This direction has closed and a direction issued on 17 December 2019 replaces it.
This direction requires the council to take steps to improve its children’s social care services, including cooperating with the DfE-appointed Children’s Services Commissioner, John Coughlan.
It follows a report by Ofsted that judged the overall effectiveness of the council’s children’s social care services to be inadequate.
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Published 4 June 2019
Last updated 17 December 2019
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This direction has now closed and a link has been added to the new revised direction.
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First published.