Children's services at Surrey County Council were given the lowest Ofsted rating in June 2015, after inspectors flagged up serious concerns about how it deals with child sexual exploitation.
It was again rated "inadequate" in May 2018 after inspectors found that vulnerable children were being left exposed to harm for long periods of time.
Trevor Doughty, previously director of children's services at Cornwall County Council and now director of children’s sector-led improvement at the Local Government Association, was appointed as commissioner by the Department for Education (DfE) to oversee improvements following the second inadequate rating.
Former Association of Directors of Children's Services president Dave Hill was appointed director of children's services by the council to help turn things around.
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