Department For Education
February 7
09:30
2025
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This direction requires the Council to continue to co-operate with the Department for Education Childrens Services Improvement Adviser.
It follows:
- Ofsteds inspection report of Halton Borough Councils childrens services, published 12 July 2024, that judged services to be Inadequate across all sub judgements
- an independent report by Steve Walker, the Halton Childrens Services Commissioner at the time
This direction replaces the earlier statutory direction issued to Halton Borough Council on 30 August 2024.