Further to your article we welcome Ofsted's findings and like many of the other 17 local authorities to receive the "requires improvement" judgment, we have a dedicated workforce that is committed to turning the service around.
Of course, Ofsted highlighted areas for further improvement, but importantly it also acknowledged the significant progress made since we were "inadequate" 16 months ago, with team managers taking "swift, robust and effective action to improve services".
We were very pleased that Ofsted's inspectors saw evidence of the good quality work that our social work teams do every day.
Our priorities over the past year have been to cut our reliance on temporary agency social workers. Now nine out of 10 social workers are permanent employees of the council - up from 50 per cent just over a year ago. We now have a stable and committed workforce, which is essential to making further improvements.
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