Victoria Schofield, director for children’s social care at Wakefield Metropolitan Borough Council, has been awarded an MBE (Member of Order of the British Empire) for services to children and young people.
Schofield joined the council in 2018, when its children’s services were rated as "inadequate" by Ofsted. The services secured a "good" rating in 2021.
Schofield said: “This is definitely a special moment and I am very grateful to have been recognised.
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