During their visit in June, inspectors welcomed progress made in the department since they rated it as "requires improvement to be good" during their previous full inspection last autumn.
They particularly welcome a “whole-scale review of the service” that has started to effectively improve support for children and families.
This has included the appointment of a new management team including strategic director of children’s services Andrew Carter.
Action has been taken to improve services for disabled children and their families, including Carter chairing a weekly panel to review children known to the service “to ensure that progress is being made”, said inspectors.
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