Reading Council said it intends to create a new council-owned company which will focus solely on the operation of children's services, with the aim of allowing social workers and other staff to concentrate on their core day-to-day activity of helping to keep children safe.
The new entity will have its own independent board and decision-making process, and will operate within its own ring-fenced budget. However, the council will continue to hold the company to account for performance.
Reading Council's children's services were handed Ofsted's lowest rating in August 2016. Last month Ofsted warned that the pace of improvement is not quick enough.
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