Solihull Council is pleased that the government’s intervention into its children’s social care services has ended and the statutory direction has been removed.
The decision comes after years of large-scale improvements which culminated in the Council received a rating of ‘Good’ from Ofsted in January this year.
Sir Alan Wood, who was appointed as Children’s Commissioner for Solihull and left his role at the end of April, confirmed that all conditions required to remove the statutory direction had been successfully met.
Councillor Karen Grinsell, Leader of the Council and Cabinet Portfolio Holder for Children & Education, said:
“We are really pleased that statutory intervention is no longer required for our children’s social care. We have worked incredibly hard over the last few years to make improvements, so this is very welcome news.
“For this to happen we submitted a strong action plan to Ofsted and were able to show sustained performance across our children in care services.
“We are grateful to the support, guidance and experience from Sir Alan Wood, along with that given by our regional improvement partner Birmingham Children’s Trust.
“Children and young people are at the heart of everything we do in Solihull. We are excited about driving continued improvements and implementing the government’s social care reforms, so that residents receive the services they deserve.”
Information about services and support for children and families in Solihull can be found on the Council website.