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New Implementation Plan sets out major reforms to child protection and social care, following ambitious Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026
Statutory direction issued to Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council in relation to children’s services.
Review into deaths of young people leaving the care system to be published later this year, led by Ashley John-Baptiste and Clare Chamberlain
Right to maintain contact with siblings to be strengthened in law for children in care via amendment to Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Ofsted has today published updates to the framework for inspecting local authority children's services (ILACS).
How the City of York Council embedded the national framework across all areas of children’s social care.
How Cheshire West and Chester Council is using the national framework when working with families.
Direction issued by the Department for Education to Slough Borough Council to improve performance in children’s social care services.
Seventh and sixth statutory directions relating to children’s social care provision and the first direction relating to SEND issued to Slough Borough Council.
Statutory directions issued to Slough Borough Council relating to its special educational needs and disability provision and children’s social care provision.
An improvement notice issued to Bury Metropolitan Borough Council following an Ofsted inspection in October 2021.
Statutory direction issued to Devon County Council in relation to children’s services.
Ofsted has today announced plans to reform inspections of local authorities’ children’s services across 2026 and 2027.
Revised statutory direction issued to North East Lincolnshire Council in relation to children’s services.
Revised statutory direction issued to North East Lincolnshire Council in relation to children's services.
Statutory direction issued to Sefton Council in relation to children's services.
Revised statutory direction issued to Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council, relating to poor performance in children's social care services.
An improvement notice issued to Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council.
A revised improvement notice issued to Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council following an Ofsted inspection in May 2025.
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