The "significant areas of weakness" detailed in a new inspection report has resulted in Ofsted ordering Peterborough Council and the Cambridge and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group to submit a joint written statement of action on how they will improve local practice.
However, the council said it has insufficient funding to deliver the reforms at the pace expected.
The inspectorate found that many parents and carers in Peterborough felt the 2014 reforms had made little difference to outcomes or provision, with inspectors concluding that parental concerns over the quality of education, health and care plans, and delays to access health services were well founded.
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