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CHILDREN'S SERVICES
No 'clever fix from centre' for failing children's services
By Sam Clayden | 01 November 2016
The idea that Whitehall can rectify child protection failures with a ‘clever fix’ from the centre...
FINANCE
'£600m financial black hole' as ministers scrap academies Bill
By Jamie Hailstone | 31 October 2016
Council leaders have warned they are facing a £600m financial black hole after the Government aba...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Exemption laws 'will harm children'
By Sam Clayden | 26 October 2016
Controversial new legislation giving the Government the power to exempt local authorities from th...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Inspectorate to be independent
By Jamie Hailstone | 26 October 2016
Care directors have welcomed the news the Government’s new social work inspectorate will be indep...
EDUCATION
Learning from the school places challenge
By Mark Robinson | 26 October 2016
Government support for grammar schools and rising demand from communities mean councils face a to...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Do councils have a future in education?
By John Tizard | 26 October 2016
Schools form a crucial part of local services and are at the heart of the economic growth agenda ...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Troubled Families tsar defends programme amid controversy
By Sam Clayden | 20 October 2016
Government officials have defended the Troubled Families programme under interrogation, rebutting...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Government soothes children's services privatisation fears
By Sam Clayden | 19 October 2016
The Government has made changes to the Children and Social Work Bill in a bid to soothe fears tha...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Joining forces to tackle sexual exploitation
By Dave Hill | 18 October 2016
Child sexual exploitation cannot be tackled by local government alone and councils are undertakin...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Speaking out on harmful behaviour
By Javed Khan | 18 October 2016
New approaches are needed to effectively deal with the issue of children sexually harming other y...
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