The Department for Education announced an intervention in services at the council in 2021 after it was issued with a statutory notice to improve linked to a series of failures in providing support for children with SEND.
In his first report last year, commissioner John Coughlan said services remained under “tremendous duress” operating under “relatively chaotic systems” that had shown limited improvements.
However, in a report written in February and published last week (18 May), he noted a series of “welcome” improvements including a reduction in wait times for children subject to education, health and care plans (EHCPs) and action taken based on annual reviews.
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