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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 ...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
'Slow progress' two years after inadequate judgement
By Dan Peters | 24 May 2019
Gloucestershire CC is making ‘slow progress’ in improving its services for its children and young...
EDUCATION
Council schools more likely to retain good ratings - LGA
By Martin Ford | 22 May 2019
Local authority schools are more likely to retain a good or outstanding Ofsted rating than those ...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
The biggest challenge in local government
By Heather Jameson | 22 May 2019
Last week, James Brokenshire announced the reorganisation of Northamptonshire CC – a year later t...
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