Inspectors conducting a monitoring visit at Sandwell Council in December concluded that the pace of change in tackling workforce capacity is "too slow" and there has been insufficient focus on the quality of support for young people as they prepare to leave care.
A letter outlining the findings to director of children's services Matthew Sampson states that the local authority is "not yet making satisfactory progress overall to improve services for all children and young people in Sandwell".
Inspectors found that more needs to be done to ensure that the area's most vulnerable children and young people, including care leavers, unaccompanied asylum-seeking children and those with disabilities "know their rights and entitlements".
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