Inspectors said leaders within the children’s services department at the authority failed to foresee the impact of a major transformation of children services in March 2014, which led to vulnerable children not being afforded social care support.
“This decision had far-reaching consequences for a significant number of vulnerable children and young people, some of whom were at known or potential risk of child sexual exploitation,” the report states.
Inspectors said young people at risk of CSE who did receive help were not adequately supported or protected because services were “underdeveloped”.
“Strategic managers have not been able to demonstrate sufficient understanding of failures in services to children at risk of child sexual exploitation,” the report states.
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