Against the backdrop of a global pandemic, Hull has taken first steps in improving its children's services after being rated “inadequate” by Ofsted in 2019.
The east Yorkshire council was criticised over “weaknesses in frontline practice and management oversight, in particular for children in need of help and protection”. Hull had not addressed failures in services for vulnerable children noted in 2015, inspectors added.
While still rated as “requires improvement to be good” overall, “the experiences and progress of children in care and care leavers”, is now deemed to be “good”. Following a visit by Ofsted in November 2022, inspectors say “the impact of improvements for children's services in Hull City Council effectively began following the appointment of the director of children's services (DCS) at the end of 2020”.
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