CYP Now - DfE appoints Alan Wood as commissioner at Solihull Council

Education Secretary Kit Malthouse has appointed Alan Wood as commissioner to oversee children’s services in Solihull, amid concerns over a lack of progress to improve child protection support following the murder of six-year-old Arthur Labinjo-Hughes two years ago.

Alan Wood has been appointed as commissioner to oversee improvements in Solihull. Picture: Alan Wood

Malthouse said he is “dissatisfied” with improvement at the council and “the ability of Solihull to deliver a safe service to children in need of help and protection”.

Malthouse had indicated he was “minded” to issue a statutory direction and appoint a commissioner at Solihull children’s services, in a letter earlier this month to House of Commons education committee chair Robert Halfon.

Today @CommonsEd has published the response received from Education Secretary @kitmalthouse. 👇👇👇 I welcome the escalation of Govt intervention for Solihull Council where the DfE are minded to now issue a Statutory direction as sufficient improvement has not happened. pic.twitter.com/TLGxAHNCdE

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