An inspection of provision in South Gloucestershire Council by Ofsted found that serious and widespread weaknesses in the 0-25 disabilities service have resulted in large numbers of vulnerable children not receiving the help and protection that they need.
"Some 172 children with disabilities have been nominally allocated to managers yet not had their needs properly assessed, reviewed or met," the inspection report states.
"Many of these children have high-level needs or require statutory intervention. Some children and families had not been seen by a social worker for many months.
Inspectors said performance management and quality assurance systems have not been robust enough to alert political and senior leaders to critical weaknesses.
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