Correspondence

Revised direction issued to Stoke-on-Trent City Council: October 2019

A statutory direction issued to Stoke-on-Trent City Council due to inadequate performance in children's social care services.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 31 October 2019
• Last updated: 13 March 2020
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  1. 13 March 2020

     This direction has closed. A revised direction issued on 13 March 2020 replaces it.

  2. 31 October 2019

     First published.

Applies to England

Documents

Revised direction issued to Stoke-on-Trent City Council in relation to children's services

PDF, 125 KB, 4 pages

Details

This direction has closed. A revised direction issued on 13 March 2020 replaces it.

This direction requires the council to:

• continue to co-operate with the commissioner appointed by the Secretary of State for Education
• accept support provided by Stockport and Essex Partners in Practice whilst a formal partnership is secured

It follows publication of:

• a report by Ofsted, which judged the overall effectiveness of Stoke-on-Trent’s children’s social care services as inadequate
• an independent report by Eleanor Brazil, Stoke-on-Trent Children’s Services Commissioner

This direction replaces the earlier statutory direction issued to the council on 16 May 2019.