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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...
MANAGEMENT
Council changes after 'culture of fear' found
By Dan Peters | 20 August 2020
Southampton City Council has made ‘significant changes’ to its children’s services senior leaders...
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