Rotherham Council has “transformed” its children’s services since a report highlighted a series of child protection failings, an Ofsted inspection has said.
Sir Derek Myers, who is leading the intervention at Rotherham council, has said further progress is required before full powers are restored, despite responsibility for some services being returned.
Rotherham is to regain responsibility for services including education, public health and housing, communities secretary Greg Clark announced, but “significant further improvements” are required to...
A team of specialist outreach workers are to be deployed to Rotherham to help those who have been sexually exploited rebuild their lives, communities secretary Greg Clark announced today.
The commissioners appointed to take over the executive functions of Rotherham council have set out the decision-making process that will apply during the intervention at the authority.
Sir Derek Myers speaks to Public Finance about the recommendations of the Service Transformation Challenge Panel, how to spread reforms across the public sector, and his priorities as lead...
Ineffective inspections from Ofsted contributed to the failure to tackle child sexual exploitation in Rotherham and the watchdog may be offering false assurance to authorities across England that...
The shocking events in Rotherham bring to the fore some very serious issues for local authority and other public sector leaders. Getting the right answers demands that the right questions are asked.
