Children's Social Care Services Adviser Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council

The Department for Education (DfE) is responsible for supporting improvement in Local Authorities, as part of interventions, in response to failure or weakness in the provision of children's social care services. The Department sees considerable value in drawing down external expertise, from various sectors, to support local authorities in these circumstances. This procurement offered the successful bidders an opportunity to drive further improvement in Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council, a local authority with underperforming children's social care services.