Children’s Services in Norfolk no longer "inadequate"

Children’s Services in Norfolk will no longer need government intervention after the standards agency, Ofsted, raised the service's rating.

The same inspection found the County Council's adoption service is "outstanding".

Overall, Norfolk's Children's Services "require improvement to be good” having previously been rated "inadequate".

It comes after a two week inspection in November which found significant improvements in support to children in care and care leavers.

Sara Tough was appointed Director of Children's Services in July last year and was the sixth person to appointed to the role in four years.