To note receipt of the non statutory Improvement Notice, establishment of Improvement Board and the involvement and role of cabinet in the Children Services Improvement Plan.

That:

a)    The improvement notice is noted;

b)   Cabinet reflects upon the establishment of an improvement board and what role it will play in ensuring that the improvements set out in the improvement notice are achieved;

1.            There are no alternative options:

a.    The DfE have issued a non statutory intervention notice.  If the council decides not to act upon the intervention notice, the DfE could decide to issue a statutory intervention notice or take action to move the children’s social care service to a trust.  

b.    At a meeting of Extraordinary Council, it was resolved that as a result of the adverse high court judgement relating to children’s social care that an improvement board be established.