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Direction issued to Stoke-on-Trent city council
A statutory direction issued to Stoke-on-Trent city council due to poor performance in children's social care services.
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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, Eleanor Brazil.
It follows a that judged the overall effectiveness of the council鈥檚 children鈥檚 social care services to be inadequate.
This direction has closed. A revised direction issued by DfE on 31 October 2019 replaces it.
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Published 16 May 2019
Last updated 13 March 2020
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This direction has closed. A revised direction issued on 31 October 2019 replaces it.
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