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Pelka death council too slow to improve
Ofsted finds Coventry kids' services 'simply not good enough'
Children's services at the council which failed to prevent Daniel Pelka's murder have been criticised for not improving quickly enough.
An Ofsted report, published yesterday after a three-week inspection earlier this year, found Coventry City Council children's services to be "inadequate overall."
Inspectors concluded that the department's management, leadership and governance were inadequate.
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