Children are being left at “continued risk of harm” even after the department is made aware of their need for support, inspectors found following their visit in July.
They have downgraded the department to “inadequate” for both overall effectiveness as well as its quality of support for children in need of help and protection. After its previous full inspection in 2018 it had been rated at “requires improvement” by inspectors.
Ofsted’s findings come as the government considers deploying commissioners to run Nottingham City Council amid “historical financial and governance failings”.
The council has been given a three-month warning by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities to improve.
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