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<p>Ofsted have run a number of pilot inspections since 2010:</p><ul><li>5 multi-agency
child protection inspection pilots;</li><li>2 joint (with CQC) children looked after
inspection pilots;</li><li>2 Integrated inspection pilots; and</li><li>1 Joint targeted
area inspection, undertaken in November/December 2015.</li></ul><p>Following the pilot
in November/December 2015, Ofsted intends to conduct up to six Joint Targeted Area
Inspections by the summer of 2016.</p><p>There are 152 local authority children’s
services departments. Of these three are rated ‘outstanding’, 53 are rated ‘good’,
<del class="ministerial">39</del> <ins class="ministerial">36</ins> are rated ‘adequate’,
<del class="ministerial">75</del> <ins class="ministerial">39</ins> are rated ‘Requires
improvement’ and 21 are rated ‘Inadequate’. A table that has been attached to this
answer sets out the most recent Ofsted rating for each local authority and indicates
whether the authority is subject to intervention for its children’s social care services.
All local authorities rated as ‘Inadequate’ are subject to intervention measures.</p>
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