Children’s Services Interventions Evaluation

This evaluation sought to provide an independent view on the impact of five major DCSF interventions in five local authority children’s services (North East Lincolnshire, Swindon, Plymouth, Walsall, and Waltham Forest) following inadequate judgements from Ofsted. The aim was to compare the reasons for underperformance and establish the extent to which the intervention led to improvement in outcomes and council performance.