Unveiling the strategy today, the council said it had considered five options for the future of the troubled service.
These included breaking up the service to cover different parts of Birmingham; outsourcing children’s services entirely; establishing a trust accountable to the Department for Education; or establishing a trust accountable to Birmingham Council.
It has opted for a strategy of “integrated transformation”, which will involve working more closely with other agencies involved with children such as schools.
Meanwhile, an additional £10m will be pumped into the service.
The cash will be used to recruit and retain experienced social workers, through initiatives such as benchmarking pay rates across neighbouring authorities, and 'golden hello' payments.
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