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FINANCE
Rotherham's future progress 'not in doubt'
By Dan Peters | 09 September 2015
Change at Rotherham MBC is ‘not yet embedded but future progress is not in doubt,’ lead commissio...
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Calls for policy shift over school local authority control
By Mark Whitehead | 03 September 2015
Councils must be given urgent new powers to control the intake of academies and free schools, loc...
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Ofsted slammed over judgements
By Dan Peters | 03 September 2015
A social work professor has accused Ofsted of ‘undermining and destabilising’ children’s services...
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Council invests £600k to improve children's services
By Mark Whitehead | 01 September 2015
West Berkshire Council is investing £600,000 in new staff and extra training as part of a plan to...
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
One Year From Jay: Rotherham could 'win back powers in 2017'
By Dan Peters | 25 August 2015
The head of the intervention team sent in to turn around Rotherham MBC hopes to hand back ‘some o...
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
£25m bill for kids left without care
By Mark Whitehead | 18 August 2015
Councils could face a £25m bill for looking after children left without care following the collap...
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Who's there for the kids?
By Mark Whitehead | 18 August 2015
The closure of two important children’s charities raises questions about the voluntary sector and...
FINANCE
Provision must be local
By Adam Fineberg | 18 August 2015
Adam Fineberg argues the case for local authorities being the chief source of local public expend...
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Don't learn the wrong lessons
By Claire Fox | 18 August 2015
Claire Fox examines the collapse of Kids Company and its impact on councils.
FINANCE
Whitehall to examine cost of children's care
By Dan Peters | 18 August 2015
The Government will commission work to find out more about children’s services demand and expendi...
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Service Director – Adult Social Care
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Lead governance, integrity and legal excellence in Rushcliffe. Apply for this job
- Whitehall looking to collaborate with councils on cohesion
- Labour Together says 'big bang' package repairs the contract between councils and residents
- Conservatives pledge ban on council four-day work weeks
- EXCLUSIVE: Council tax support localisation hits poorer areas
- Councils cutting services to pay for social care, think tank warns
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