Decision details

To report on the Children’s Services Assessment carried out by Ofsted.  

This report provided details on the outcome of Medway’s 2010 Children’s Services Assessment. The report stated that the overall rating for Medway’s  Children’s Services was “performing well”, which represented an improvement over the previous two years. The report set out areas of progress or good performance, together with key areas for further improvement.

The views of the Children and Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee were set out in an addendum report.

During debate Members asked that the Chief Executive write to staff congratulating them on their performance.

Reasons:

To inform the Cabinet of the annual assessment of Children’s Services.