DfE commissioner to decide future of children's services at 'inadequate' council

Neil Puffett
Monday, March 5, 2018

The Department for Education has appointed the chief executive of Hampshire County Council to decide whether children's services at a local authority where provision was rated "inadequate" by Ofsted should remain in the hands of the council.

Buckinghamshire County Council's children's services were rated "inadequate" in August 2014. Picture: Buckinghamshire County Council
Buckinghamshire County Council's children's services were rated "inadequate" in August 2014. Picture: Buckinghamshire County Council

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