In a report published this week, the watchdog said inadequate practice was found in the council’s quality of risk assessment and care planning, managerial oversight, and challenge in case work.
Assessments and plans in a sample of cases were not reviewed to reflect changing family circumstances, while parents were also found to be unclear about the consequences of not improving situations for the children involved.
The "systematic failure" of some managers and independent reviewing officers was highlighted by inspectors, who said there was a lack of contingency planning for children subject to child protection plans over a number of months.
But the watchdog also praised the council for some effective practices such as the consideration given to equality and diversity issues, the contribution made by health agencies to the safeguarding of children and the involvement of young people in the evaluation of provision.
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