The local authority will now take the children’s social care services, which have been run by the company Worcestershire Children First (WCF) since 2019, back in house.
The Department for Education had told the council to launch the company as an alternative way to deliver children’s social care following an “inadequate” Ofsted rating for the service in 2017.
But after the regulator uplifted its rating to “good” last year, the council has decided to transfer the service back when its current contract with the company ends later this year.
The move was backed by cabinet members this month and means WCF will no longer exist from 1 October. The decision does not have to be approved by full council as its cabinet has delegated authority on this issue, says the local authority.
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