Purpose

The purpose of this report is to present
cabinet with the Phase 3 Children’s Services Improvement Plan
for endorsement. The plan agreed by the multi-agency improvement
board May 25. Amends have been made following that board
meeting

Decision

That:
 
a) Cabinet endorse the Phase 3 Improvement
Plan outlined in Appendix A
 
b) Cabinet authorises the Corporate Director
for Children and Young People in consultation with the
council’s Corporate Leadership Team to lead this improvement
plan on behalf of the Council and to send it to Ofsted as part of
the ongoing children’s services monitoring.

Alternative options considered

To not endorse the plan and to send to Ofsted
– this is not an option as it would put the council at
significant risk by not having a plan to deliver the necessary
improvements following the Ofsted judgement of inadequate in all
areas of Children’s Services.