Title
HEALTH
Buckinghamshire's break for success
By Martin Tett | 08 June 2021
Martin Tett looks at how Buckinghamshire Council’s unitary status removed some barriers to succes...
LEGAL
A change of direction
By Léonie Cowen | 08 June 2021
Léonie Cowen says there is a better model for the procurement of placements for looked after chil...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Kent threatens Patel with legal action over asylum children
By Heather Jameson | 07 June 2021
Kent CC is threatening to launch legal action against the home secretary as it struggles with ris...
FINANCE
LGA in 'unsustainable' warning after children's services overspend
By Dan Peters | 03 June 2021
Derbyshire CC, and Ealing and Croydon LBCs recorded the biggest children’s services overspends in...
WHITEHALL
Croydon in fresh unaccompanied asylum-seeking children plea
By Dan Peters | 02 June 2021
Croydon LBC has urged the Government to make up its historic funding gap in the cost of caring fo...
PEOPLE
Slough Children First appoints new chair
By Martin Ford | 01 June 2021
Slough Council has announced the appointment of Tony Hunter as the new chair of Slough Children F...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Call to tackle children's services 'postcode lottery'
By Martin Ford | 27 May 2021
National standards are needed to tackle variation in the quality of children’s services, the Hou...
HOUSING
Using creative housing strategies to improve fostering
By Helen Costa | 26 May 2021
Helen Costa discusses the urgent issue of lack of capacity in fostering and looks at what solutio...
HOUSING
Government announces £50m boost for care leavers
By William Eichler | 24 May 2021
The Government today announced a £51m funding boost to help councils support care leavers and hav...
WELFARE
'Alarming' rise in child poverty in North East
By Martin Ford | 19 May 2021
Research has found the top 10 local authority areas with the greatest increase in child poverty w...
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Band I (£55,609 to £59,025)
Sandwell Council’s Finance Division is seeking a proactive Finance Development Accountant on a full-time permanent basis Apply for this job
LGR Programme Director
Up to £120k
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