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Revised direction issued to Stoke-on-Trent City Council (March 2020)

DfE direction issued in March 2020 to Stoke-on-Trent City Council due to inadequate performance in children's social care services.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 13 March 2020
• Last updated: 1 September 2021 — See all updates

Applies to England

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Revised direction issued to Stoke-on-Trent City Council

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Details

This direction has now closed. A revised direction issued in August 2021 replaces it.

This direction requires Stoke-on-Trent City Council to:

• enter into a formal partnership with Leeds City Council
• continue to co-operate with the Children’s Services Commissioner, Eleanor Brazil, appointed by the Secretary of State for Education
• accept support provided by Partners in Practice

It follows publication of:

• a report by Ofsted, which judged the overall effectiveness of Stoke-on-Trent’s children’s social care services as inadequate
• an independent report by Eleanor Brazil, Stoke-on-Trent Children’s Services Commissioner

This direction replaces the earlier revised statutory direction issued to the council on 31 October 2019.

Published 13 March 2020
Last updated 1 September 2021 + show all updates

1. 1 September 2021

   Direction closed, replaced with a revised direction issued in September 2021.

2. 13 March 2020

   First published.