Revised improvement notice issued to Halton Borough Council: October 2026
What was announced
A revised improvement notice issued to Halton Borough Council following an Area SEND Monitoring Inspection in January 2026.
Key points, in the publisher's words
- This revised improvement notice requires Halton Borough Council to take steps to improve its special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) services.
- It follows an Area SEND Monitoring Inspection by Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC), which judged that:
- This notice replaces the improvement notice issued to Halton Borough Council in March 2024 .
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/revised-improvement-notice-issued-to-halton-borough-council-october-2026
- Published 2026-10-30 10:00:05 UTC
- Read by this site 2026-10-30 10:00:14 UTC from GOV.UK
- Saved copy: receipt 4837, with its SHA-256 fingerprint
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