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Revised direction issued to Herefordshire Council: February 2025

Statutory direction issued to Herefordshire Council in relation to children's services.

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This direction requires the council to continue to co-operate with the commissioner appointed by the Secretary of State for Education.

It follows:

  • an Ofsted inspection report of Herefordshire Council local authority children’s services published 21 September 2022 that judged services to be inadequate across all sub judgements
  • independent reports from the Secretary of State’s Commissioner for Herefordshire Children Services

This direction replaces the Revised direction issued to Herefordshire Council in March 2023.

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Published 7 February 2025

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