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CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Council chiefs 'must be sector leaders'

By Dan Peters | 18 October 2017

The Association of Directors of Children’s Services’ (ADCS) president has insisted serving counci...

FINANCE

Councils warned slow business rates revisions 'unacceptable'

By Mark Conrad | 18 October 2017

Fewer than half of all billing authorities in England have issued revised business rate bills fol...

WHITEHALL

Adult care talks snubbed as tensions grow in sector

By Dan Peters | 18 October 2017

A sector offer to help build cross-party consensus on the way forward for adult social care has b...

COUNCIL TAX

Counter-fraud pilot successful

By Dan Peters | 18 October 2017

Councils are encouraged to sign up to a joint counter-fraud initiative with Department for Work a...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Refuges 'not always right solution'

By Dan Peters | 17 October 2017

A top children’s services director has suggested refuges are ‘not always the right solution’ afte...

WHITEHALL

Javid considers gradual introduction of 100% rates retention

By Dan Peters | 16 October 2017

The move to 100% business rates retention could happen gradually, communities secretary Sajid Jav...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Government backs sector-led improvement for children's services

By Dan Peters | 12 October 2017

The Department for Education (DfE) has signalled a major policy shift with a £20m investment for ...

HEALTH

Sutcliffe: CQC 'got some things wrong' in local systems reviews

By Dan Peters | 12 October 2017

The chief inspector of social care has admitted mistakes were made in the Care Quality Commission...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Children in care figures hits record high

By Dan Peters | 12 October 2017

Some 90 children a day entered care last year, meaning a record number of youngsters are now in t...

WHITEHALL

Labour may ditch flagship National Care Service name

By Dan Peters | 11 October 2017

Labour may ditch the name of its flagship National Care Service policy, the party’s shadow minist...

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