Improvements highlighted at Cheshire West and Chester
Leaders and managers at Cheshire West and Chester children's services have continued to improve provision for children and families, according to Ofsted.
Since the previous inspection of children’s services in 2015 under the Single Inspection Framework as well as the Joint Targeted Area Inspection in 2017, managers have taken positive action to address the recommendations and [...]
Statutory duty on local authorities to provide accommodation for domestic abuse survivors
Domestic abuse survivors and their children will be supported further as the government has revealed plans which place a statutory duty on local authorities to provide secure accommodation for domestic abuse survivors and those fleeing abuse.
Charity Refuge welcomed the plans which, it said, had the potential to "end the postcode lottery for refuge places and [...]
West Sussex rated as inadequate
Widespread and serious weaknesses at West Sussex children's services have resulted in an Ofsted rating of 'inadequate'.
Services have seriously declined since the last inspection, when all areas were judged to require improvement to be good, an inspection of children's services has revealed.
"The quality of help and support that children receive is a lottery and depends [...]
Determination to improve outcomes at Lambeth
Senior leadership in Lambeth is robust and there is a determination to improve outcomes for children and young people in the care of the local authority, Ofsted has said.
The quality of permanence planning is improving and children are seen regularly, and some are benefiting from more timely intervention.
"However, senior managers recognise that there is still [...]
Serious weaknesses identified at front door decision making at North East Lincolnshire
Serious weaknesses in front door decision-making has been identified at North East Lincolnshire children's services that fail to effectively protect children at risk of significant harm.
In a focused visit of North East Lincolnshire where inspectors reviewed the local authority’s arrangements for responding to contacts and referrals at their ‘front door’, the Families First Access Point [...]
North Somerset needs to improve performance management information
The quality and range of performance management information available and used by senior leaders at North Somerset needs to improve, Ofsted has said.
The range of performance information available to senior leaders is not comprehensive enough, and they do not have sufficient oversight of the quality of frontline practice and the timeliness of interventions to safeguard [...]
