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CHILDREN'S SERVICES

To the power of four

By Mark Rogers | 12 October 2017

As part of the second installment of children's services essays collated by iMPOWER, Mark Rogers ...

CHILD ABUSE

New research: Councils more aware of the need to combat child abuse

By Hiba Mahamadi | 12 October 2017

There has been a ‘sharp increase’ in local authorities’ efforts to recognise and combat child sex...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Children in care figures hits record high

By Dan Peters | 12 October 2017

Some 90 children a day entered care last year, meaning a record number of youngsters are now in t...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Narey: Foster carers should be paid better

By Dan Peters | 11 October 2017

Foster carers should be ‘treated as professionals and properly remunerated,’ the leader of a gove...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Knowing me, knowing NCAS

10 October 2017

At this time of year, Diary’s inbox is flooded with mostly dull press releases urging people to a...

FINANCE

A critical time for children's services

By Jenny Coles | 10 October 2017

Alison Michalska explains the urgent need for government action and national attention on the sta...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Kids' services costs are creating 'unsustainable overspends'

10 October 2017

London Councils has told the Government that rising children’s services pressures are forcing cou...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Knowsley chief wins praise for turning around kids' services

By Dan Peters | 10 October 2017

The independent chair of Knowsley MBC’s children’s services improvement board has praised the cou...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Whitehall and authorities clash over review on deprivation

By Dan Peters | 10 October 2017

The Government and the sector could be on a collision course over the approach the fair funding r...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Sector's ethnicity under government scrutiny

By Mark Conrad | 10 October 2017

Councils have been warned they must ‘explain or change’ their record on ethnicity despite fresh d...

frederica-diamanta

Director of People

£108,697 - £117,998

As a leader at Lancashire County Council, you’ll join an authority with real scale, courageous ambition and deep pride in place. Apply for this job

Lancashire County Council

Director of Strategy and Transformation

£108,697 - £117,998

As a leader at Lancashire County Council, you’ll join an authority with real scale, courageous ambition and deep pride in place. Apply for this job

Lancashire County Council

Highway Design and Construction Manager

Grade N, scp50 £62,443 to scp53 £65,663 per annum, plus essential car user allowance

We embrace AI to enhance our operations and to innovate our services. Apply for this job

Bolton Council

frederica-diamanta

Director of People

£108,697 - £117,998

As a leader at Lancashire County Council, you’ll join an authority with real scale, courageous ambition and deep pride in place. Apply for this job

Lancashire County Council

Director of Strategy and Transformation

£108,697 - £117,998

As a leader at Lancashire County Council, you’ll join an authority with real scale, courageous ambition and deep pride in place. Apply for this job

Lancashire County Council

Highway Design and Construction Manager

Grade N, scp50 £62,443 to scp53 £65,663 per annum, plus essential car user allowance

We embrace AI to enhance our operations and to innovate our services. Apply for this job

Bolton Council