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FINANCE
Goodbye 2016 and hello to another turbulent year
By Heather Jameson | 13 December 2016
Heather Jameson looks back on one difficult year for local government and forward to another.
FINANCE
Care fears ahead of finance settlement
By Jamie Hailstone | 13 December 2016
Chief executives have warned ministers against using council tax to fund social care, as a survey...
FINANCE
Joining up the broken places
By Merran McRae | 13 December 2016
Despite reducing numbers, the costs in Calderdale are escalating, with external placement costs b...
FINANCE
Lessons for outsourcing
By Simone Vibert | 13 December 2016
How can local authorities adopt a proactive approach to outsourcing children’s services? Simone V...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Brum hits back at Wilshaw 'rotten borough' attack
By Heather Jameson | 12 December 2016
Birmingham City Council has hit back at outgoing chief inspector of schools, Sir Michael Wilshaw,...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Chief's pledge to improve failing children's services
By Sam Clayden | 09 December 2016
Tameside MBC’s chief executive has insisted the council has embarked on an improvement journey af...
WHITEHALL
Ministers to limit council exemptions clause
By Jamie Hailstone | 09 December 2016
The Government is to backtrack on a controversial clause in the Children and Social Work Bill whi...
WHITEHALL
A different school of thought
By Ben Cahill | 06 December 2016
Compulsory academisation has been dropped – but challenges remain for local authorities and small...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
State of independence
By Jonathan Lima-Matthews | 06 December 2016
Research by Scope has shown councils could be doing more to help young disabled people live indep...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Children's services approaching 'tipping point'
By Sam Clayden | 06 December 2016
The country’s most senior children’s services director has warned that the sector is facing a ‘ti...
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