Wakefield Council said the latest report by a commissioner appointed after children's services were rated "inadequate" in 2018, found the local authority is continuing to make improvements to its services for children and young people and the government has approved a recommendation that no further review visits will be required.
Issues emerged at Wakefield Council following a focused visit conducted by Ofsted in 2018, which warned of children being left at risk due to staffing problems and poor management oversight.
This prompted a full inspection three months later, which found provision at the local authority to be "inadequate".
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