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HUMAN RESOURCES
Queen's Speech 2016: Councils face fresh demands under 'care covenant'
By Thomas Bridge | 18 May 2016
Plans to speed up adoption and raise scrutiny on council support for young people were outlined i...
HUMAN RESOURCES
Queen's Speech 2016: Crack down on extremists working with vulnerable groups
By Laura Sharman | 18 May 2016
Councils will be given the power to stop extremists from working with children or vulnerable peop...
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Let's stop this back door manoeuvre towards academisation
By Heather Jameson | 17 May 2016
After local government's lobbying success on academies, Heather Jameson explains why councils and...
BUSINESS
Council keeps cash as Serco fails to pay wages
By Jamie Hailstone | 17 May 2016
Lincolnshire CC has held back more than £1m after outsourcing giant Serco failed to pay staff wag...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Back to school
By Claire Fox | 17 May 2016
After the High Court’s ruling on unauthorised school abscences, Claire Fox warns against the risi...
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Bad marks for ministers
By Dave Hill | 17 May 2016
Dave Hill explains his concerns about the impact academisation could have on child safeguarding
WHITEHALL
Queen's speech 2016: Education Bill could lead to 'backdoor academisation'
By Sam Clayden | 17 May 2016
A new Bill unveiled in the Queen’s speech today will legislate for the academisation of all maint...
WHITEHALL
Hampshire chief to take over Torbay's failing children's services
By Sam Clayden | 17 May 2016
The Government has assigned Hampshire CC’s chief executive to intervene in Torbay Council’s faili...
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Somebody's sister, somebody's daughter
By Cllr David Green | 17 May 2016
Cllr David Green explains Bradford MDC’s approach to tackling child sexual exploitation and incre...
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Don't cut foster care
By Kevin Williams | 17 May 2016
With adoption taking centre stage at the Queen's Speech, Kevin Williams explains why investment i...
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