The assessment, based on an inspection which took place in September, rated the overall effectiveness of safeguarding in Surrey as adequate.
Workforce planning at the council has improved, meaning there are fewer social work vacancies, more reasonable caseloads, better management oversight and higher staff retention levels.
But the watchdog did find several areas which are still lacking.
Surrey’s local safeguarding children board is not yet efficient or effective and work is needed to help the board carry out its scrutiny functions.
Not all partner agencies fully understand thresholds for access to children’s social care, joint working needs to be strengthened and professionals need to do more to collect and respond to the views of young service users.
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