The idea that Whitehall can rectify child protection failures with a ‘clever fix’ from the centre...
Council leaders have warned they are facing a £600m financial black hole after the Government aba...
Controversial new legislation giving the Government the power to exempt local authorities from th...
Care directors have welcomed the news the Government’s new social work inspectorate will be indep...
Government support for grammar schools and rising demand from communities mean councils face a to...
Schools form a crucial part of local services and are at the heart of the economic growth agenda ...
Government officials have defended the Troubled Families programme under interrogation, rebutting...
The Government has made changes to the Children and Social Work Bill in a bid to soothe fears tha...
Child sexual exploitation cannot be tackled by local government alone and councils are undertakin...
New approaches are needed to effectively deal with the issue of children sexually harming other y...
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