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Revised direction issued to Sefton Council: November 2022
Statutory direction issued to Sefton Council in relation to children's services.
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This direction has been revoked following an Ofsted inspection in June 2025 and is no longer in force.
This direction requires Sefton Council to continue to co-operate with the commissioner appointed by the Secretary of State for Education.
It follows:
- an Ofsted inspection report of Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council local authority children’s services published 9 May 2022 that judged services to be inadequate across all sub judgements
- an independent report by Paul Moffat, the Sefton Children Services Commissioner at the time
This direction replaces the earlier statutory direction issued to the council in May 2022.
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Published 21 November 2022
Last updated 18 November 2025
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This direction has been revoked and is no longer in force.
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