The purpose of this report is to present cabinet with the Children’s Services Improvement Plan for authorisation to submit the plan to Ofsted following the inspection in July 2022.

That:

a)    That the Executive Response to the scrutiny recommendations on Children’s Services Improvement Action Plan (at Appendix 1), made by the Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee at its meeting on the 13 December 2022, be agreed;

b)    Cabinet endorse the Improvement Action Plan outlined in Appendix A; and

c)    Cabinet authorise the Corporate Director for Children and Young People in consultation with the council’s Corporate Leadership Team to submit the action plan to Ofsted no later than 20 December 2022.

1. To not submit the plan to cabinet for endorsement and authorisation 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.