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Direction issued to Sandwell metropolitan borough council

Statutory direction to Sandwell metropolitan borough council to improve performance in children바카라 사이트™s social care services, with correspondence.

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Minister Edward Timpson writes to Sandwell metropolitan borough council with an accompanying direction. This direction confirms the appointment of a new commissioner to oversee improvement to children바카라 사이트™s social care services and establish a trust.

It follows publication on 5 June 2015 of a , which judged the overall effectiveness of children바카라 사이트™s services in Sandwell to be inadequate, and subsequent monitoring visits by Ofsted in June 2015 and September 2015.

An independent report by the former Commissioner for Children바카라 사이트™s Services in Sandwell recommended removing control of children바카라 사이트™s services for a period of time.

This direction has now closed. A direction issued by DfE on 23 March 2018 replaces it.

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Published 6 October 2016
Last updated 23 March 2018 show all updates
  1. Closed direction.

  2. First published.

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