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BUSINESS

Directors warn against blanket ban on unregulated accommodation

By Dan Peters | 10 September 2020

Children’s services directors have warned against a blanket ban on placing vulnerable youngsters ...

WHITEHALL

LGA backs mandatory council role in migrant children scheme

By Dan Peters | 09 September 2020

Council leaders have backed a government suggestion that the national transfer scheme for unaccom...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Responding to the rise in parental conflict during lockdown

By Virginia Ghiara | 08 September 2020

Despite a divergence in referral rates during COVID, research has found that councils are respond...

FINANCE

Criticised council makes SEND investment

By Dan Peters | 02 September 2020

Bristol City Council has pledged to spend £29m on capital works to boost services for children wi...

FINANCE

EXCLUSIVE: Survey reveals spending control plans

By Dan Peters | 01 September 2020

A dozen metropolitan councils have been forced to impose spending controls or plan to do so, surv...

LEGAL

Tribunal rules foster care workers entitled to employee rights

By William Eichler | 01 September 2020

A UK tribunal has ruled that foster care workers are council employees and therefore entitled to ...

EDUCATION

High hopes for high needs

By Leo Jones | 30 August 2020

IMPOWER has published a list of the best performing councils on high needs. Leo Jones takes a loo...

EDUCATION

The problem with averages

By Dan Corry | 30 August 2020

In the aftermath of the exams disaster it should sound obvious that the individual matters, says ...

WHITEHALL

Migrant children transfer scheme could be mandatory

By Martin Ford | 28 August 2020

The Government is consulting on making the National Transfer Scheme for unaccompanied asylum-seek...

IMMIGRATION

Government tells councils to 'do their bit' for child asylum seekers

By William Eichler | 21 August 2020

The Home Office has called on local authorities to do more to support vulnerable children seeking...

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frederica-diamanta

Assistant Director of Regeneration and Economic Development

Up to £111,000

You will be responsible for overseeing area based regeneration programmes. Apply for this job

London Borough of Hackney Council

Executive Director, Home and Communities

£160-200k p.a.

At Camden, we don’t just deliver services — we work alongside communities to challenge injustice and drive real social change. Apply for this job

Camden London Borough Council

Director of Finance (Deputy Section 151 Officer)

Up to £128,000

As we respond to a complex and fast-changing financial environment. Apply for this job

Lewisham London Borough Council