As the sector awaits the launch of the Local Government Outcomes Framework, how ready is local government to understand and drive productivity? There is good and bad news, says Jeremy Cooper.
Residential care for looked-after children is costing councils more than ever, but many youngster...
Craig White looks at how dual perspectives can change thinking in children's social care
A new report has warned that England’s special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system i...
Nearly two-thirds of councils with care responsibilities could not provide a policy on safeguardi...
When Jeanette Richards took up her executive director of children’s services’ post at Bury Counci...
As children’s services face a series of overlapping reforms – not least local government reorgani...
Michael McVicker explains why the proposed children’s social care funding formula is unfit for pu...
Councils will have to set out plans for partnership working in social care as part of reorganisat...
A key part of the proposed Fair Funding formula must be removed due to ‘serious issues’, London C...
The District Councils’ Network has joined with the Staff College to create a route map for counci...
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