Title
OFSTED
Council 'apologises unreservedly' for children's service failings
By Martin Ford | 24 February 2020
Luton BC has been rated inadequate by Ofsted following an inspection of its children’s social car...
FINANCE
£3bn overspend on children's social care in five years - LGA
By Dan Peters | 21 February 2020
Demand and funding pressures have forced councils to overspend on children’s social care budgets ...
FINANCE
Councils braced for mounting pressure on aslyum support system
By Martin Ford | 20 February 2020
Concern has been raised over councils' capacity to support child asylum seekers ahead of an expec...
HEALTH
Health check
By Jayne Moules | 19 February 2020
Jayne Moules outlines how a group of Hartlepool agencies has developed a whole-system approach to...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Frustration grows over SEND deficits funding crackdown
By Dan Peters | 19 February 2020
Councils are unhappy about the Government’s message that they cannot rely on schools block fundin...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Demand led, resource constrained: SEND is broken
By Ian Thomas | 17 February 2020
Outraged at the Government's call for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities financial recove...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Government seeks clampdown on independent accommodation for children
By Martin Ford | 12 February 2020
Proposals to ban the use of independent accommodation for younger children in care have been met ...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Creating communities for all ages
By Stephen Burke | 12 February 2020
Bringing younger and older people together produces dividends, says Stephen Burke, who outlines h...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
'Things will not get better: We need radical action'
By Neil McInroy | 12 February 2020
Neil McInroy argues that a crisis in children’s and adults’ services calls for ‘a new spirit of a...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
The sound of silence
By Chris Mahony | 12 February 2020
Local agencies are often ‘woefully ill-equipped’ to stop child sexual abuse in the family environ...
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- April 2029 vesting day for all areas as ministers recommit to reorganisation
- Budget 2026: Fiscal Devolution Roadmap published and new mayors announced
- Budget 2026: High streets to benefit from greater business rates relief
- Budget 2026: Chancellor confirms £285m Good Growth funding
- Budget 2026: Healey's first Budget delivers fiscal devo vision
Director of Digital, Data and Technology
£139,000 per annum
Shape the future of a digitally enabled borough Apply for this job
Director of Adult Social Care Commissioning
£130,000 per annum
Transforming outcomes through integrated commissioning Apply for this job
Director of Adult Social Care
£145,000 per annum
Leading innovative, strengths-based social care that enables residents to live fulfilling and independent lives Apply for this job
- April 2029 vesting day for all areas as ministers recommit to reorganisation
- Budget 2026: Fiscal Devolution Roadmap published and new mayors announced
- Budget 2026: High streets to benefit from greater business rates relief
- Budget 2026: Chancellor confirms £285m Good Growth funding
- Budget 2026: Healey's first Budget delivers fiscal devo vision
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