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FINANCE
Brighton & Hove faces £12m overspend
By Martin Ford | 28 November 2022
Inflation is threatening to derail Brighton & Hove City Council’s planned savings, leaving it wit...
FINANCE
Children's social care plan delayed
By Dan Peters | 25 November 2022
Ministers’ plan for implementing the recommendations of the children’s social care review has bee...
INNOVATION
Council leaders welcome innovation programme call
By William Eichler | 23 November 2022
Council leaders have welcomed a call to build on the children’s social care innovation programme.
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Funding formula is the only answer
By Chloe Darlington | 23 November 2022
A Children Act Funding Formula would distribute government funding to every council so they could...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
We must show the children we're listening
By Steve Crocker | 23 November 2022
Steve Crocker says the system for supporting children and young people with mental health concern...
ASSOCIATION OF DIRECTORS OF CHILDRENS SERVICES
Time for a talk about families
By Ann McGauran | 23 November 2022
Setting out her vision, children's commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza says she wants to see servic...
WHITEHALL
Plans floated to tackle secure children's home shortage
By Dan Peters | 21 November 2022
Plans have been floated for a secure children’s home that could be used by councils across London.
HEALTH
Housing providers urged to tackle mould after toddler death
By William Eichler | 21 November 2022
Local government secretary Michael Gove has written to all providers of social housing warning th...
EDUCATION
'Significant weaknesses' in two-thirds of SEND services
By Martin Ford | 18 November 2022
‘Significant weaknesses’ were found in more than two-thirds of services for children with special...
EDUCATION
Leader admits SEND report was 'uncomfortable reading'
By Martin Ford | 10 November 2022
Kent CC is at risk of Government intervention following a damning indictment of its provision for...
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