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Guidance

Get support from children’s services improvement partners

How local authorities can request support from sector-led improvement partners to improve their children’s services.

Updates to this page

From:
Department for Education
Published:
23 May 2022
Last updated:
24 October 2025
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  1. Removed Warwickshire Council from the list of sector-led improvement partners.

  2. Updated the list of sector-led improvement partners in the 'Get support from children’s social care sector-led improvement partners' attachment.

  3. Updated the list of partners and the details of their offer in 'Get support from children’s social care sector-led improvement partners' for the 2025 to 2026 financial year.

  4. Updated the list of sector-led improvement partners in 'Get support from children’s social care sector-led improvement partners'.

  5. Updated the list of partners and the details of their offer in 'Get support from children’s social care sector-led improvement partners' for 2024 to 2025.

  6. First published.

Applies to England

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This guidance is for local authorities that have been rated by Ofsted as ‘inadequate’ or ‘requires improvement’. It will help them find a suitable sector-led improvement partner to support them in improving their children’s services.

Local authorities rated as ‘good’ can also access support, if there is significant evidence of a decline in performance.

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