Agenda item

To receive a report providing details of the outcomes of recent Ofsted Inspections.

Community and Children’s Services Committee

(Dhruv Patel)

14 October 2016

Outcomes of recent Ofsted Inspections

The Court received a report providing Members with a summary of the outcome of the Ofsted inspections of adult community learning and skills in May 2016, and the services for children in need of help and protection, children looked after and care leavers, in July 2016. It also provided Members with a summary of the outcome of the recent Ofsted review of the effectiveness of the City and Hackney Safeguarding Children Board (CHSCB), carried out separately but concurrently to the said inspection of the effectiveness of the City of London’s services for children in need of help, protection, looked after children and care leavers.

The Court was recommended to receive the report outlining the results of the Ofsted inspections.

In introducing the report, the Chairman took the opportunity to express his gratitude to Professor John Lumley, who was interviewed as part of the Adult Education inspection as the Lead Member for Adults, as well as the Deputy Chairman Gareth Moore, who was interviewed as part of the Children’s social services inspection and received particular praise for his direct approach in to getting to the heart of critical issues. Jim Gamble QPM, Chairman of the Safeguarding Children’s Board, was also thanked for his hard work in steering the Board to become the first in the country to be assessed as “outstanding”.

The Chairman also took the opportunity to thank the outgoing Director of Community & Children’s Services, Ade Adetosoye O.B.E., for his service and the transformational impact he had had on the Department, which had been instrumental in delivering these excellent results. On behalf of the Court, he wished Mr Adetosoye well in his new role as Deputy Chief Executive at the London Borough of Bromley.

Resolved – That the contents of the report be noted.