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This revised direction requires Barnet council to continue to take steps to improve its children鈥檚 social care services, including co-operating with the DfE appointed children鈥檚 services improvement advisers, Essex county council. Barnet will support the chair of the improvement board to report to the Secretary of State on a quarterly basis.

This direction follows a review of the effectiveness of the intervention approach undertaken in May 2018 by the Commissioner for Children鈥檚 Services in Barnet.

In January 2018 an independent report by the Commissioner for Children鈥檚 Services in Barnet recommended that Barnet receive intensive peer support from a 鈥榞ood鈥� council.

It follows a that judged the overall effectiveness of the council鈥檚 children鈥檚 social care services to be 鈥榠nadequate鈥�.

This direction replaces the earlier statutory direction issued to the council in January 2018.

This direction was lifted on Ist July 2019 following a in which services were judged as good.