Ofsted finds ‘small number of Stoke-on-Trent children exposed to continued risk’

Some vulnerable children in Stoke-on-Trent have spent their whole lives facing repeat interventions by social services due to ‘poor social work practice’ and ‘ineffective planning’, inspectors have found. Ofsted carried out a focused visit at Stoke-on-Trent City Council’s children’s service, after the department was rated as ‘requires improvement to be good’ in 2022.