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Direction issued to Northamptonshire county council
A statutory direction issued to Northamptonshire county council to improve performance in children’s social care services.
Applies to England
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This direction has now closed. A revised direction issued on 10 June 2018 by the Department for Education (DfE) replaces it.
This direction requires the council to take steps to improve its children’s social care services, including co-operating with the Department for Education’s appointed Children’s Services Commissioner.
The government has appointed a Children’s Services Commissioner for Northamptonshire, following a letter from Ofsted, published 13 November 2018, which found that services had significantly deteriorated since inspection in 2016.