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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...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Tackling child exploitation together
By Ann McGauran | 28 May 2019
A programme to support areas battling child exploitation has been launched by the Department for ...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Can SIBs still make an impact?
By Dan Peters | 28 May 2019
Essex’s five-year experiment with a social impact bond (SIB) has concluded, with conflicting pers...
WHITEHALL
Trafford handed improvement notice
By Martin Ford | 28 May 2019
The Government has ordered Trafford MBC to improve its inadequate children’s care within 15 months.
CRIME
LGA decries youth offending budget cut
By Martin Ford | 24 May 2019
Government funding to prevent young people entering a life of crime has reduced, sparking disappo...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
'Lessons learnt' from Essex social impact bond
By Dan Peters | 24 May 2019
Investors behind the first council social impact bond (SIB) in the world have said what has been ...
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- Mayor steps into chief executive row with Reform UK councillors
- Reform pledges to proritise Green councils for immigration detention centres
- Warning over financial risks faced by children's care providers
- Reorganisation: For councils, 'business as usual' matters as we look to the future
- Legal threat over council reorganisation in Hampshire
Heads of Service - Cared For/Care Leavers
£76,261 - £88,631
With strong investment, renewed energy and a clear sense of purpose across our services. Apply for this job
Heads of Service - Caring For (Regulated Services)
£76,261 - £88,631
With strong investment, renewed energy and a clear sense of purpose across our services. Apply for this job
Heads of Service - Practice, Workforce and Quality Assurance (Principal Social Worker)
£76,261 - £88,631
With strong investment, renewed energy and a clear sense of purpose across our services. Apply for this job
- Mayor steps into chief executive row with Reform UK councillors
- Reform pledges to proritise Green councils for immigration detention centres
- Warning over financial risks faced by children's care providers
- Reorganisation: For councils, 'business as usual' matters as we look to the future
- Legal threat over council reorganisation in Hampshire
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