Independent report
Solihull children's services: commissioner report
An independent report on the delivery of children's services from the Secretary of State’s Children’s Services Commissioner in Solihull.
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This report sets out the findings of the commissioner’s review of the leadership necessary for securing and sustaining improvement in Solihull, focusing on all 3 lead safeguarding partners:
- local authority
- Integrated Care Board
- Chief Officer of police
It makes recommendations for the improvement of children’s social care services in Solihull to:
- Department for Education
- Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
- Solihull Local Safeguarding Children’s Partnership
It follows:
- a statutory direction to Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council issued in November 2022
- an Ofsted inspection report of Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council local authority children’s services published in January 2023 that judged services to be inadequate
In March 2023, we issued a revised direction.