Birmingham children's services: why the takeover threat?

Birmingham 'encapsulates' the worst failings in child protection seen in the country, says Ofsted

Keanu Williams

BIRMINGHAM City Council's children's services could be taken over by the Government if Ofsted does not see an improvement later this month. It comes after the department, which is the biggest of its kind in England, was rated as "inadequate" by Ofsted inspectors for the last four years and described as a "national disgrace".

Why is Birmingham children's services threatened with takeover?

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