Independent report

West Sussex County Council: report on children’s social care

A report and recommendations by the Commissioner for Children’s Services in West Sussex.

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This independent report by the Commissioner for children’s services in West Sussex recommends that:

  • immediate steps be taken to improve services for children
  • a new company be established to deliver children’s social services on behalf of West Sussex County Council

It follows the 8 May 2019 Ofsted report which judged that the council’s children’s social care services were inadequate.

The Department for Education (DfE) issued a statutory direction to West Sussex County Council on 17 December 2019 requiring the council to continue to work with the DfE-appointed commissioner and officials on:

  • ongoing improvement
  • setting up a company to deliver children’s social care services

Updates to this page

Published 17 December 2019
Last updated 10 December 2020 + show all updates
  1. Added a link to the 'Progress report into children’s social care services in West Sussex County Council'.

  2. First published.

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