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CHILDREN'S SERVICES
O'Sullivan named institute chair
14 March 2017
Former president of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services Alison O’Sullivan has bee...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Taking stock of fostering
By Dave Hill | 21 February 2017
Amid news of a national fostering stocktake, Dave Hill explains there are a host of challenges to...
WHITEHALL
Authorities seek renewed support for child refugees
By Mark Conrad | 14 February 2017
Town halls have urged ministers to re-design government support for asylum-seeking children follo...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Fostering agencies accused of profiteering
By Mark Conrad | 08 February 2017
Children’s services directors have accused fostering agencies of ‘direct profiteering’ from the h...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Children's services 'absent from devolution debates'
By Sam Clayden | 24 January 2017
Overlooking children’s services in devolution discussions is a missed opportunity that is costing...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Acting early for the parents of tomorrow
By Ian Thomas | 24 January 2017
Intervening early to support children’s life chances has been largely absent from national debate...
HEALTH
Mental health reforms may be derailed by cuts
By Sam Clayden | 10 January 2017
Cuts to council-provided support services could pose a barrier to the prime minister’s flagship m...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Children's services approaching 'tipping point'
By Sam Clayden | 06 December 2016
The country’s most senior children’s services director has warned that the sector is facing a ‘ti...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Responding to the needs of child asylum seekers
By Dave Hill | 29 November 2016
Local authorities are working hard to support unaccompanied asylum seeking children but swift act...
FINANCE
Child refugee support 'compromised by wholly inadequate funding'
By Sam Clayden | 03 November 2016
The abilities of councils to meet the needs of child refugees is being undermined by ‘wholly inad...
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Assistant Director Adult Social Care Operations
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