Revised direction issued to Devon County Council (May 2021)
Revised statutory direction issued to Devon County Council due to poor performance in children's social care services.
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This direction has now closed. A revised direction issued in October 2022 replaces it.
This revised direction replaces the earlier statutory direction issued to Devon Council in July 2020.
This direction formally ends the commissioner work and requires the council to continue to take steps to improve its children鈥檚 social care services, including co-operating with a DfE-appointed Children鈥檚 Services Adviser and a sector-led improvement partner.