Direction issued to Norfolk county council
A direction issued to Norfolk county council due to poor performance in children's social care services.
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Ofsted conducted an unannounced inspection of child protection services in Norfolk in February 2013 and judged these as inadequate. This was subsequently followed by an inspection of looked-after childrens services in June 2013 which was also judged as inadequate.
Ministers issued a statutory direction on 18 December 2013. The direction requires:
- the council to incorporate improvement activity for looked-after children services alongside ongoing improvement work around child protection
- an independent review of the councils approach and improvement plans
This direction has closed; a direction issued on 7 January 2016 replaces this direction.