The department was handed Ofsted’s lowest rating following an inspection in 2018.
Further monitoring visits, including in April this year, have found a lack of improvement over the last three years.
The direction notice says that despite “significant investment and service improvement planning” the “breadth and depth of inadequacy” at the department has meant that measures taken by the council have “not led to sufficient positive change for some children”.
Steve Walker, director of Leeds’ strengthening families, protecting children improvement programme, has been appointed as commissioner for children's services at Bradford.
Concerns raised in April’s monitoring visit include delays in identifying risks children face and the need for support.
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