The south London council issued a Section 114 notice - declaring de facto bankruptcy and banning spending outside of essential services in January amid a potential budget shortfall of £66m over the last financial year.
The notice came following the resignation of director of children’s services (DCS) Rob Henderson in June last year who was replaced by interim DCS Debbie Jones.
In a monitoring visit last month, Ofsted inspectors found that “despite the immense challenges presented by the Covid-19 pandemic, the significant changes to the permanent senior leadership team and the considerable, ongoing and far-reaching local authority financial challenges, staff at the front door are making safe and appropriate decisions on most referrals”.
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