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Direction issued to Worcestershire county council

Direction issued to Worcestershire county council, due to its inadequate performance in children's social care services.

Applies to England

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This direction requires the council to:

apply its improvement plan effectively
cooperate with the Secretary of State and the Department for Education’s advisers

It follows an Ofsted report published on 24 January 2017 which found the council’s children’s social care services to be ‘inadequate’.

This direction has closed. A direction issued by DfE on 19 September 2017 replaces it.

Published 8 March 2017
Last updated 2 November 2017 + show all updates

2 November 2017
This direction has closed. The revised direction of 19 September 2017 replaces it.
8 March 2017
First published.