Correspondence

Revised direction issued to Sandwell Council: 2019

A statutory direction reissued to Sandwell Council to reflect that the council entered into a regional adoption agency on 1 April 2019.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 15 July 2019
• Last updated: 17 July 2026
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  1. 17 July 2026

     This direction has been revoked and is no longer in force.

  2. 15 July 2019

     First published.

Applies to England

Documents

Revised direction issued to Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

PDF, 2.37 MB, 16 pages

Details

This direction was revoked on 17 July 2026 and is no longer in force.

Sandwell Children’s Trust: improvement advisers’ report includes information on the progress and performance of Sandwell.

This revised direction sets out the services agreement between the council and the Sandwell Children’s Trust from 1 April 2019, regarding operational responsibilities for children’s social care functions. It now reflects the role of the Adoption@Heart Regional Adoption Agency in these arrangements.

This direction replaces earlier statutory directions issued to the council, most recently in March 2018.