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CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Wakefield avoids intervention over children's services
By Martin Ford | 13 December 2018
Wakefield Council should retain control of its children’s services, a commissioner has recommended.
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Future Forum North: 'Get a grip on mysterious DCS role'
By Dan Peters | 07 December 2018
Local authority bosses should get a grip on the ‘mysterious’ director of children’s services [DCS...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
'We can't go on as we are'
By Stuart Gallimore | 05 December 2018
Investing in strategies that reduce childhood poverty is an efficient economic policy as well as ...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Co-production – the way forward for our youth
By Kate Pieroudis | 05 December 2018
Kate Pieroudis outlines how the Social Care Institute for Excellence is developing a plan to make...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Councils 'need to do better' on SEND provision
By Martin Ford | 04 December 2018
Ofsted has criticised councils over their provision for children with Special Educational Needs a...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Union's FoI reveals scale of youth centre cuts
By Chris Mahony | 03 December 2018
At least 160 youth centres have closed since 2016, a report based on Freedom of Information Act r...
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Reserves warning in face of predicted overspend
By Dan Peters | 23 November 2018
Hartlepool Council has warned it may have to dip into its reserves if it fails to make savings to...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Minister refuses to rule out imposing asylum dispersal on councils
By Martin Ford | 21 November 2018
A minister has not ruled out forcing councils to take in asylum seekers, but said the option was ...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Javid: Asylum housing system could be overhauled
By Martin Ford | 21 November 2018
Schemes for homing asylum seekers across the country could be overhauled following heavy criticis...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Transformation can still yield more savings, claims mandarin
By Martin Ford | 19 November 2018
Further transformation may still help councils make savings in children’s services, a top Departm...
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