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Inspections of local authority children's services

Guidance on local authority children鈥檚 services judged inadequate, special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) inspections.

Guidance and regulation

Inspecting local authority children's services
- Guidance
- 20 March 2026
- Ofsted
Joint targeted area inspections of the response to child sexual abuse in the family environment
- Guidance
- 14 January 2026
- Ofsted, Care Quality Commission, HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services, and HM Inspectorate of Probation
Solihull JTAI: the multi-agency response to identification of initial need and risk
- Guidance
- 21 February 2022
- Ofsted, Care Quality Commission, HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services, and HM Inspectorate of Probation
Joint inspections of the response to child sexual abuse in the family environment
- Guidance
- 8 May 2019
- Ofsted, Care Quality Commission, HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services, and HM Inspectorate of Probation

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News and communications

Revised direction issued to Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council: March 2023
- 12 May 2026
- Department for Education
- Correspondence
Ofsted announces changes to inspections of local authority children's services
- 20 March 2026
- Ofsted
- Press release
Revised direction issued to Devon County Council: December 2025
- 12 December 2025
- Department for Education
- Correspondence
Ofsted confirms removal of headline judgement for inspections of local authorities鈥� children鈥檚 services
- 27 November 2025
- Ofsted
- Press release
Revised direction issued to North East Lincolnshire Council: May 2024
- 19 November 2025
- Department for Education
- Correspondence

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Research and statistics

Commissioner鈥檚 report on children鈥檚 services in Devon County Council
- 12 December 2025
- Department for Education
- Independent report
Halton Borough Council鈥檚 children鈥檚 services: commissioner鈥檚 report
- 7 February 2025
- Department for Education
- Independent report
Herefordshire children鈥檚 services: commissioner鈥檚 reports
- 4 December 2024
- Department for Education
- Independent report
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council: commissioner's report
- 17 September 2024
- Department for Education
- Independent report
Birmingham City Council鈥檚 SEND service: commissioner's report
- 29 August 2024
- Department for Education
- Independent report

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Policy papers and consultations

Introducing a separate judgement about care leavers within the inspection of local authority children鈥檚 services (ILACS)
- 2 December 2022
- Ofsted
- Consultation outcome
- Date closed 29 July 2022

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Organisations

Ofsted

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