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Direction issued to Blackpool borough council

A statutory direction issued to Blackpool borough council due to poor performance in children's social care services.

Applies to England

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This direction requires the council to take steps to improve its children鈥檚 social care services, including co-operating with the DfE appointed Children鈥檚 Services Commissioner Helen Lincoln and Essex county council.

It follows a that judged the overall effectiveness of the council鈥檚 children鈥檚 social care services to be inadequate.

We have replaced this direction with a revised direction issued on 22 July 2019.

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Published 25 March 2019

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