Children's services at Kirklees Council were rated "inadequate" in November 2016 after Ofsted inspectors identified a host of concerns including unrecognised neglect and abuse. Services had previously been rated as "good" following an inspection in November 2011.
A report into whether the council should be stripped of responsibility for children's services, which was completed in March but was not published until this week, said that prior to late 2014 there was "no significant concern about the quality of practice in Kirklees".
It points to one of the reasons behind the slide being director of children's services Alison O'Sullivan taking on the role of ADCS vice president in April 2014, going on to become president of the organisation in April 2015.
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