Judging Sufficient Progress in 2022

The purpose of this brief paper is to reinforce the key principles that will underpin inspectors’ decision about whether a local authority has made sufficient progress to be removed from follow-up. Reaching this decision is always a challenge for inspectors, but the unprecedented situation that local authorities have faced since March 2020 is likely to make it even more difficult. However, we wish to reassure ADEW that we will approach our follow-up work with a positive and wholly reasonable mindset.