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CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Wakefield orders new IT following 'serious problems'
By Martin Ford | 12 June 2019
Wakefield Council has ordered the immediate procurement of a new IT system following criticism fr...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Information sharing tensions found in child harm review
By Dan Peters | 12 June 2019
Legal and ethical tensions between maintaining confidentiality and sharing information are contin...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Council apologies for failing to spot signs of historic exploitation
By Laura Sharman | 11 June 2019
Kirklees MBC has apologised for failing to protect two girls from abuse after an independent revi...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Evidence emerges for the effectiveness of Intensive Family Preservation Services
By Ann McGauran | 11 June 2019
A review has found evidence of the effectiveness of Intensive Family Preservation Services (IFPS)...
FINANCE
Westminster announces u-turn on cuts to youth services
By Heather Jameson | 11 June 2019
Westminster City Council leader Nickie Aiken has admitted the council made a mistake when it cut ...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Court ruling defends council but warns others
By Hiba Mahamadi | 10 June 2019
A crucial Supreme Court judgment has dismissed a family’s claim against a council for housing the...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Call for leader to quit after 'repeated failures'
By Dan Peters | 05 June 2019
Shadow local government secretary Andrew Gwynne has called for Northamptonshire CC leader, Matt G...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
'We've broken the social contract with people'
04 June 2019
Former Society of Local Authority Chief Executives president Jo Miller is leaving her chief execu...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Let austerity end for the children first
By Rachel Dickinson | 28 May 2019
Rachel Dickinson says a host of conflicting policy initiatives are making it harder for councils ...
HUMAN RESOURCES
Turning around the turnover problem
By Lucy Butler | 28 May 2019
The average length of tenure for directors of children’s services is four years. Lucy Butler asks...
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Shape the Future of Essex. Drive climate action. Deliver for our communities. Apply for this job
Director of Social Work and Social Care
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You will join a values-driven senior leadership team, providing visible and responsive leadership. Apply for this job
Development & Adoptions Lead WMF2670e
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This is an exciting opportunity to work within the Thriving Places Directorate within the Highways Consenting Team Apply for this job
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