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CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Proposed law 'could strip councils of children's social care'
By William Eichler | 14 June 2016
Hundreds of local authority duties to young people could be removed as the Government seeks to ‘r...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
'Missed opportunities' in baby's death
By Jamie Hailstone | 14 June 2016
Newcastle City Council has admitted there were ‘missed opportunities’ in the wake of a review int...
WHITEHALL
Trust option on the table for Sandwell
By William Eichler | 10 June 2016
Children’s social care services at Sandwell MBC could be transferred to a voluntary trust after t...
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Tackling FGM on the front line
By Javed Khan | 07 June 2016
Local government is seen as crucial to tackling female genital mutilation. Javed Khan explains ho...
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Time to alter the image of adoption
By Cllr Roy Perry | 07 June 2016
Cllr Roy Perry says there was much to welcome in the Queen’s Speech surrounding support for child...
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
New details emerge from Rotherham CSE enquiry
By Dan Peters | 07 June 2016
Fresh details about the scale of the Rotherham child sexual exploitation (CSE) investigation have...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Ofsted boss praises 'in touch leaders'
By Dan Peters | 07 June 2016
Areas with exceptional practice leaders in children’s social work ‘demonstrate what can be done,’...
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Now is the time for radical change
By Sarah Gillinson | 02 June 2016
Sarah Gillinson says revelations about Birmingham’s children’s services show it is time for chang...
BUSINESS
Spending on social care spirals by 25%
By Tom Bridge | 02 June 2016
Council spending on social care services has spiralled by as much as a quarter since 2012/13, dat...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Chiefs hit back at TV exposé
By Mark Whitehead | 02 June 2016
Social services directors have hit back after Birmingham City Council was featured in a highly-cr...
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