Improvement notice issued to Halton Borough Council: March 2024
What was announced
An improvement notice issued to Halton Borough Council following a joint Ofsted and CQC inspection in November 2023.
Key points, in the publisher's words
- This improvement notice has closed. It has been replaced by a revised improvement notice issued to Halton Borough Council in October 2026.
- This improvement notice requires Halton Borough Council to take steps to improve its special educational needs and disabilities ( SEND ) services.
- It follows an Ofsted and Care Quality Commission (CQC) area SEND inspection that judged there were 5 areas for priority action.
Who and where
UK bodies of power
- Department for Education (UK government department) · more news
- Care Quality Commission (executive non-departmental public body) · more news
Councils
Where this sits in the 10 levels of power
Topics, as GOV.UK files them: Support for special educational needs and disability (SEND) .
Receipt
- Original: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/improvement-notice-issued-to-halton-borough-council-march-2024
- Published 2026-10-30 10:00:05 UTC (first published 2024-03-21)
- Read by this site 2026-10-30 10:00:16 UTC from GOV.UK
- Saved copy: receipt 4838, with its SHA-256 fingerprint
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