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Revised direction to Birmingham City Council (revoked May 2023)

Revised statutory direction to Birmingham City Council in relation to its children’s services from July 2019.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 22 July 2019
• Last updated: 26 May 2023 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Direction issued to Birmingham City Council (July 2019)

PDF, 100 KB, 2 pages

Letter from the regional director to Birmingham City Council

PDF, 100 KB, 1 page

Details

This direction was revoked on 26 May 2023 as confirmed in the letter from Andrew Warren, DfE Regional Director for the West Midlands.

Statutory direction placed on Birmingham City Council in relation to its children’s services from July 2019.

It withdraws the Children’s Services Commissioner and requires Birmingham City Council to engage with Birmingham Children’s Trust, and the authority’s partners, to facilitate continued improvement.

This direction replaced the earlier statutory direction issued to the council in March 2018.

Published 22 July 2019
Last updated 26 May 2023 + show all updates

1. 26 May 2023

   Added a letter from the DfE regional director confirming that the Birmingham City Council direction has been revoked.

2. 22 July 2019

   First published.