In early 2014, the tri-borough councils in London became one of the first areas to benefit from the Department for Education’s £100m, two-year Children’s Social Care Innovation Fund.
The £4.2m handed to the tri-borough was used to “completely redesign” the delivery of children’s social care across the three councils – Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington and Chelsea, and Westminster. They have introduced a new model of social work practice that has helped broaden and deepen professionals’ skills.
The change has delivered rapid results; earlier this month, Kensington and Chelsea, and Westminster became the first authorities to have children’s services awarded an overall “outstanding” judgment by Ofsted under its single inspection framework.
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