The move has been announced as the council received criticism this week from the local government and social care ombudsman Michael King for a raft of failures over the last 18 months to provide suitable alternative education for children.
“I will be offering local SEND leaders a continuous second opinion about the quality of SEND services across Suffolk,” said Douglas, who was chief executive at Cafcass for 15 years and is a former director of social care and health at Suffolk council.
“SEND services nationally are under phenomenal pressure and Suffolk is no exception. That is why I will only be looking at what can be done better.”
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