The city's elected mayor, Mark Meredith, said that following his discussions with Government ministers, the DfES team would help accelerate the process of improving the council's social care and education services.
He said, 'The council has already appointed a new dynamic council manager and we are determined to provide the leadership necessary to make the change.'
In the annual performance assessment carried out jointly by Ofsted and the Commission for Social Care Inspection, Bristol City Council also received the lowest rating - grade 1 - for its children's services. The grade indicates 'a service that does not deliver minimum requirements for children and young people, is not cost-effective, and makes little or no contribution to wider outcomes for the community'.
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