Issue - meetings

Report ED18009

The Select Committee considered a report which set out the progress that had been made in addressing the 18 Recommendations that had been made by Ofsted following the inspection of the Council’s services for Children in Need of help and protection and Children Looked After.  The Ofsted inspection had taken place between 11 April 2016 and 5 May 2016 and following its inspection Ofsted had found the Council’s services to be inadequate in all areas.

The Council had developed a Children’s Service Improvement Plan in conjunction with partner agencies and this had been submitted to Ofsted in September 2016.  The Plan had contained 10 priorities and 306 actions, reflecting work needed to address the 18 Ofsted recommendations.  Ofsted acknowledged that the Improvement Plan was ambitious for children and young people in the Borough, extending beyond the recommendations made by Ofsted.

The report considered by the Select Committee provided a comprehensive update on the actions taken to date in response to each of the 18 Ofsted recommendations.

The Chairman requested that when reports were written the author of the report consider their audience and ensure that acronyms and technical terms were clearly set out to assist readers with limited knowledge in their understanding of the issues.

RESOLVED: That the report be noted.