CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Making changes and building evidence in children's social care

By Michael Sanders | 29 January 2019

Michael Sanders outlines how the What Works Centre for Children’s Social Care is working with par...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Ministers accused of 'irrational policy-making'

By Chris Mahony | 29 January 2019

Ministers have been accused of irrational policy-making by funding prevention in the NHS while fo...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Auditors bid to explain real cause of difference in councils' spend on kids

By Chris Mahony | 23 January 2019

A nine-fold variation in spending on children’s social care could largely be down to ‘differences...

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Balancing children's outcomes

By Ann McGauran | 23 January 2019

As pressures on children’s services budgets rise, London boroughs battle with balancing the books...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Tackling unauthorised encampments

By Jan Britton | 22 January 2019

Jan Britton describes how Sandwell MBC is leading the way in tackling unauthorised encampments. ...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Doncaster brought in to review Herefordshire children's services

By Martin Ford | 21 January 2019

Doncaster MBC will review Herefordshire Council’s children’s services following heavy criticism f...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Birmingham children's care no longer 'inadequate'

By Martin Ford | 17 January 2019

Children’s care services in Birmingham are no longer inadequate for the first time in more than 1...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Powys: Restructure will help improve performance

By Dan Peters | 14 January 2019

Powys CC has pledged that a children’s services restructure that will be in place by April will p...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Cumbria faces budget overspend due to children's services

By Martin Ford | 10 January 2019

Rising demand and costs in looked after children threaten to leave Cumbria CC with a budget gap.

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Nine out of ten councils blow the budget on children's care

By Heather Jameson | 09 January 2019

Nearly ninety percent of councils overspent on children’s social care last year, according to fig...

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