In September 2009, the government issued Cornwall with a notice to improve its safeguarding provision.
While Ofsted found some evidence of improvement, inspectors said the local authority still has an "unsafe child protection system" which "leaves some children at risk of significant harm".
"The extent and rigour of focus on operational child protection procedures and practice has been insufficient," the latest report warned.
"There is substantial evidence that children’s social care does not ensure that consistent and robust risk assessment is undertaken, due to a lack of adherence to some key statutory child protection guidance."
Inspectors also found that management support for staff is lacking and managers fail to challenge staff about the quality of child protection and child in need plans, "despite significant increases in the number of social workers and management capacity, and the structural reorganisation in children’s social care services".
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