Children's minister Dawn Primarolo has written to the council saying she is set to sign the notice later this month.
An improvement notice is one of the government's most severe interventions in local government, setting out what action a council needs to take and requiring swift changes.
A damning Ofsted report in September raised concerns included the heavy caseload of social workers, poor auditing and out of date and inaccurate record keeping.
The improvement notice is set to focus on these three areas. Rotherham council has already set up an improvement panel and drawn up an action plan.
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