Inspections of local authority children's services

Guidance on local authority children바카라 사이트檚 services judged inadequate, special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) inspections.

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Guidance and regulation

• Inspecting local authority children's services
  • Guidance
  • 11 April 2025
  • Ofsted
• Joint inspections of the response to child sexual abuse in the family environment
  • Guidance
  • 8 May 2019
  • Ofsted, Care Quality Commission, HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services, and HM Inspectorate of Probation
• Solihull JTAI: the multi-agency response to identification of initial need and risk
  • Guidance
  • 21 February 2022
  • Ofsted, Care Quality Commission, HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services, and HM Inspectorate of Probation

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News and communications

• Directions issued to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council
  • 25 March 2025
  • Department for Education
  • Decision
• Revised direction issued to Stoke-on-Trent City Council (revoked February 2025)
  • 10 February 2025
  • Department for Education
  • Decision
• Direction issued to Halton Borough Council: August 2024
  • 7 February 2025
  • Department for Education
  • Decision
• Revised direction issued to Halton Borough Council: February 2025
  • 7 February 2025
  • Department for Education
  • Decision
• Revised direction to Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council: September 2024
  • 17 September 2024
  • Department for Education
  • Decision

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Research and statistics

• Halton Borough Council바카라 사이트檚 children바카라 사이트檚 services: commissioner바카라 사이트檚 report
  • 7 February 2025
  • Department for Education
  • Independent report
• Herefordshire children바카라 사이트檚 services: commissioner바카라 사이트檚 reports
  • 4 December 2024
  • Department for Education
  • Independent report
• Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council: commissioner's report
  • 17 September 2024
  • Department for Education
  • Independent report
• Birmingham City Council바카라 사이트檚 SEND service: commissioner's report
  • 29 August 2024
  • Department for Education
  • Independent report
• Solihull children's services: commissioner report
  • 17 March 2023
  • Department for Education
  • Independent report

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Policy papers and consultations

• Introducing a separate judgement about care leavers within the inspection of local authority children바카라 사이트檚 services (ILACS)
  • 2 December 2022
  • Ofsted
  • Consultation outcome
  • Date closed 29 July 2022

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Organisations

• Department for Education
• HM Prison & Probation Service
• Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local 바카라 사이트

• Ofsted