Doncaster children's care: direction for improvement: August 2013
Direction for the improvement of children鈥檚 social care in Doncaster, and accompanying letters from Michael Gove to the Mayor of Doncaster.
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Following Professor Julian Le Grand鈥檚 investigation into social care services in Doncaster and the local response to the draft direction issued in March 2013, the Secretary of State for Education and the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government issued a further direction for improvement to Doncaster Council in August 2013.
This direction requires Doncaster metropolitan borough council to work with Alan Wood, the appointed Commissioner for Children鈥檚 Social Care in Doncaster, to transfer children鈥檚 social care services to a trust and secure improvements to children鈥檚 social care.
This direction has closed. It鈥檚 been replaced by a direction issued on 19 September 2014..