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Direction issued to Sandwell metropolitan council

Direction issued by DfE to Sandwell metropolitan council due to poor performance in children's social care services.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 8 January 2016
• Last updated: 6 October 2016 — See all updates

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Direction issued to Sandwell metropolitan council

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This direction requires the council to take a number of steps to improve its children’s social care services. It follows publication on 5 June 2015 of a report by Ofsted which judged the overall effectiveness of children’s services in Sandwell to be inadequate.

The direction also follows an earlier statutory direction issued to the council on 22 July 2014.

This direction has now closed. A direction issued by DfE on 6 October 2016 replaces it.

Published 8 January 2016
Last updated 6 October 2016 + show all updates

1. 6 October 2016

   This direction has now closed. A direction issued by DfE on 6 October 2016 replaces it.

2. 8 January 2016

   First published.