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SOCIAL CARE

Councils must challenge Government fearlessly for pandemic cash

By John Tizard | 05 June 2020

Local government needs to reach out to others to support a campaign for Government to meet its du...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Heaphy gets children's trust chief role

By Dan Peters | 04 June 2020

Birmingham City Council’s former interim chief executive has been appointed to head up Northampto...

OFSTED

Ofsted 'mindful' of councils' coronavirus pressures

By Martin Ford | 03 June 2020

The watchdog has promised to be ‘extremely mindful’ of pressures faced by local authorities as it...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Mockingbird: Supporting foster families

By Angharad Dalton | 02 June 2020

A Flintshire CC support system for foster families was awarded innovation funding last week. Ang...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Time for some creative thinking on safeguarding

By Anne Longfield | 02 June 2020

With many key partners having closed their doors, local authorities need to think differently abo...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Children should not carry the cost of this crisis

By Jenny Coles | 02 June 2020

Emergency funding for the pandemic is welcome, but it is not enough to cover costs. Children shou...

EDUCATION

'Vast majority' of primary schools to reopen next week

By Martin Ford | 27 May 2020

The Government believes most councils plan to partially reopen primary schools from Monday.

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Authorities missed chance to help murdered County Lines teen

By Martin Ford | 27 May 2020

A lack of information sharing meant authorities missed an opportunity to intervene in the case of...

FINANCE

Kent leader warns of migrant crossing 'crisis'

By Martin Ford | 26 May 2020

The council's leader has asked the home secretary to make it mandatory for authorities to provide...

LEGAL

Judge highlights Haringey safeguarding failures

By Martin Ford | 22 May 2020

A London borough has defended its social care service following scathing criticism from a High Co...

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Director of Governance (Monitoring Officer)

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Director of Commissioning and Partnerships

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Shape the Future of Commissioning in Walsall Apply for this job

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