Children's services at Gloucestershire County Council were rated "inadequate" in June 2017, with inspectors finding that poor-quality support for children and families was leaving vulnerable children at risk.
A recent monitoring visit to check on progress found some improvement but inspectors said children in need of help and protection continue to experience delay "at every point of their involvement with children's services".
"Some children remain in situations of unassessed risk for too long, and others experience chronic neglect or continue to be exposed to risk without effective action being taken to protect them, this is particularly the case for young people experiencing or at risk of sexual exploitation," a letter summarising the findings states.
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