The two organisations said the move, which they describe as being "in the spirit of good cross-government working", will boost each other's intelligence of local authorities' children's services and help drive improvements.
The protocol between the two bodies means that information about complaints handled by the LGO relating to a local authority's children's services will be routinely shared with Ofsted, thus helping to inform its inspection processes.
Similarly, following an Ofsted inspection of a local authority's children's services, Ofsted will advise the LGO of any concerns it has about a local authority's failure to implement any changes to policy or procedure recommended by the LGO following an investigation.
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