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Direction issued to Norfolk County Council: December 2013
A direction issued to Norfolk county council due to poor performance in children's social care services.
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This direction has closed; a direction issued on 7 January 2016 replaces this direction.
Ofsted conducted an unannounced inspection of child protection services in Norfolk in February 2013 and judged these as 鈥渋nadequate鈥�. This was subsequently followed by an inspection of looked-after children鈥檚 services in June 2013 which was also judged as 鈥渋nadequate鈥�.
Ministers issued a statutory direction on 18 December 2013. The direction requires:
- the council to incorporate improvement activity for looked-after children services alongside ongoing improvement work around child protection
- an independent review of the council鈥檚 approach and improvement plans
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Published 14 January 2014
Last updated 8 January 2016
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Added text stating this direction is now closed and has been replaced by a new direction dated 7 January 2016.
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