Revised direction issued to Surrey county council
A revised statutory direction to Surrey county council due to inadequate performance in children’s social care services.
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This direction has closed. A revised direction issued by the Department for Education on 2 March 2020 replaces it.
This revised direction requires the council to continue taking steps to improve its children’s social care services. This includes co-operating with the Department for Education’s appointed commissioner.
This direction follows an independent report by the Commissioner for Children’s Services in Surrey published on 31 October 2018. The report recommended that the council should retain the operational control of its children’s services.
The Department for Education appointed the commissioner following a report by Ofsted that judged the overall effectiveness of Surrey’s children’s social care services to be inadequate.
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Last updated 4 March 2020 + show all updates
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This direction has now closed. A revised direction issued on 2 March 2020 by the Department for Education (DfE) replaces it.
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