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WHITEHALL
Nine councils in section 114 warning
By Mark Conrad | 25 August 2023
Nine councils within the Special Interest Group of Municipal Authorities (Sigoma) have warned the...
ASSOCIATION OF DIRECTORS OF CHILDRENS SERVICES
EXCLUSIVE: Questions over child age assessments
By Martin Ford | 25 August 2023
Council directors have raised doubts over Government plans to take over age assessments of unacco...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Unlocking opportunities for young people in Blackburn with Darwen
By Jo Siddle | 22 August 2023
Blackburn with Darwen got the highest grant award of any English authority area from the Youth In...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Pioneering a new approach to children's social care in Somerset
By Chris Luck | 22 August 2023
A new partnership in Somerset is supporting the county’s most complex looked-after children and c...
FINANCE
Asylum 'perma-backlog' to impact councils
By Martin Ford | 22 August 2023
Reforms to the UK’s asylum system are likely to pile more pressure on councils struggling to supp...
EDUCATION
Children referred to social services twice as likely to fail GCSEs
By William Eichler | 22 August 2023
Children who have been referred to social care are twice as likely to fail an English or Maths GC...
LEGAL
Murdered Sara Sharif known to council
By Martin Ford | 21 August 2023
The 10-year-old victim at the centre of a murder inquiry was known to Surrey CC, the council has ...
FINANCE
Service costs 'unmanageable', city council warns
By William Eichler | 21 August 2023
Coventry City Council has projected a £12.1m overspend in its budget and warned that service cost...
WHITEHALL
Kent due in court over unaccompanied asylum seeking children
By Mark Conrad | 15 August 2023
Kent CC is due back in court today to explain how it will deal with unaccompanied asylum seeking ...
SOCIAL CARE
Ofsted warns against placing children in unregistered homes
By William Eichler | 15 August 2023
Ofsted has warned local authorities against placing vulnerable children including those subject t...
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Business Manager – Knowsley Safeguarding Children Partnership (KSCP)
£54,703 - £60,044
Knowsley Council is an award-winning Local Authority, named Local Authority of the Year in the Municipal Journal Awards 2024. Apply for this job
Deputy Social Care Manager
£52,413 - £54,495 per annum
Are you looking for your next step in your Social Work management career? Apply for this job
Assistant Director of Culture, Growth and Infrastructure
£86,537 – £95,898 plus benefits and relocation support
Premium jobThis is a new, pivotal and exciting opportunity for an inspiring leader to help shape York's future prosperity... Apply for this job
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