The Department for Education expressed disappointment in Harrow Council's children's services, rated inadequate by Ofsted following an inspection. This marked a decline from its prior good rating. The inspection revealed deteriorating support for care leavers, highlighting risks that were not effectively managed. Serious failures were noted in maintaining contact with care leavers eligible for ongoing support. An improvement advisor has been assigned to the local authority to facilitate service enhancements, emphasized by the minister's call for a swift, council-wide response to address the issues raised in the report.
The DfE expressed disappointment over Harrow Council's inspection results, leading to the assignment of an improvement advisor to enhance children's services and support care leavers.
Ofsted rated Harrow's children's services as inadequate after a borough-wide inspection found that support for care leavers had significantly deteriorated since the last evaluation.
Inspectors noted serious failures in maintaining contact with many care leavers entitled to support, resulting in increased risk of harm to these young individuals.
Minister Janet Daby emphasized the urgency for a council-wide commitment to rapidly improve services, acknowledging both the seriousness of the findings and the council's early responses.
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