In October 2017, the Department for Education ordered Torbay Council to allow Plymouth City Council to take charge of its children's services department in a bid to improve standards, with a single director of children's services taking responsibility for both services in July last year.
A review of the first year of the new arrangements, completed last month, found that despite some progress, the pace of improvement in Torbay needs to be significantly increased, while in Plymouth the focus should be turned to improving the education system.
"Given this, and the scale of the challenges facing children's services, the councils have jointly concluded that each authority requires a dedicated full-time director of children's services to provide the necessary strategic, visible leadership," a statement from Torbay Council said.
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