Six social services departments across England are believed to have been downgraded during the star refreshing exercise, the results of which were due to be published, writes Lauren Revans.
Three authorities awarded two stars in May and three awarded one star are all believed to have lost one star in the latest round of ratings, altered to include recent inspections and the 2001-2 performance indicator results.
Meanwhile, 12 social services departments were expected to gain a star as a result of the new data. One zero-star department, eight one-star departments and three two-star departments were all believed to have been upgraded.
* Full coverage of the new star ratings and reaction from affected councils will appear here at www.communitycare.co.uk on Friday (15 November).
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