Torbay Council's children's services, which was rated by Ofsted as "inadequate" in 2015 and again in June 2018, was taken over by Plymouth City Council in April last year.
But inspectors found there has been failure to address "significant concerns" raised during their last inspection and the pace of change, under Plymouth's management, is "currently too slow" and " must accelerate", states a letter from Ofsted to Torbay.
Concerns include a lack of organisation around visits and note recording as well as problems in retaining social workers, which makes it difficult to assess whether children at risk are safe, says Ofsted.
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