This report recommends:
(1) That Cabinet note developments since March 2016, including the
outcomes of the formal six month review meeting with the DfE held
on June 30 2016 visit.
(2) That Cabinet endorse the progress which has been made in
relation to Children’s Social Care improvements so far,
including progress toward key milestones, and note the feedback
from the two Ofsted improvement visits which have taken place since
the last cabinet report.
(3) That Cabinet endorse the priorities for improvement going
forward and note the progress which the DfE and their appointed
expert advisors, Morning Lane Associates, will expect to see by
January 2017.
Decision type: Non-key
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Notice of proposed decision first published: 15/07/2016
Decision due: 10 Oct 2016 by Cabinet
Lead member: Cabinet Member for Housing and Homelessness
Lead director: Strategic Director: Children's Services
Department: Adults and Health
Contact: Orla Oakey, National Management Traineee Email: ooakey@lambeth.gov.uk.