Barnet

Three councils rated as inadequate by Ofsted inspections are to receive support and intervention.

A statutory direction to Kirklees Council, which was rated inadequate in November 2016, sets out that the authority will be taken over by Leeds City Council.

After Ofsted reported in December 2017 following a monitoring visit of 8 and 9 October 2017, [...]

There are widespread and serious failures in the services provided to children and their families in Barnet, an Oftsed inspection of the local authority has found.

The inspectorate rated children’s services at the London Borough of Barnet inadequate after inspectors identified “a legacy of widespread poor practice and ongoing systemic failures”.

Partners in the multi-agency safeguarding hub [...]