Decision details

The Cabinet will be presented with a report on the Inspection of Local Authority Children’s Services (ILACS) conducted by OFSTED in February 2019 and asked to approve the headline Improvement Plan for publication by no later than 1 July 2019.

Cabinet resolved to:

(i)  Note the findings of the OFSTED Inspection of Children’s Services in February 2019, as set out in Appendix A to the report;

(ii)  Agree to the publication of the Council’s Improvement Plan in response to the OFSTED ILACS by 9 July 2019, as set out at Appendix B to the report; and

(iii)  Note that a report shall be presented to the Cabinet in July outlining proposals for a full Children’s Improvement Programme.