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Westminster announces u-turn on cuts to youth services

By Heather Jameson | 11 June 2019

Westminster City Council leader Nickie Aiken has admitted the council made a mistake when it cut ...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Court ruling defends council but warns others

By Hiba Mahamadi | 10 June 2019

A crucial Supreme Court judgment has dismissed a family’s claim against a council for housing the...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Call for leader to quit after 'repeated failures'

By Dan Peters | 05 June 2019

Shadow local government secretary Andrew Gwynne has called for Northamptonshire CC leader, Matt G...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

'We've broken the social contract with people'

04 June 2019

Former Society of Local Authority Chief Executives president Jo Miller is leaving her chief execu...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Let austerity end for the children first

By Rachel Dickinson | 28 May 2019

Rachel Dickinson says a host of conflicting policy initiatives are making it harder for councils ...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Turning around the turnover problem

By Lucy Butler | 28 May 2019

The average length of tenure for directors of children’s services is four years. Lucy Butler asks...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Tackling child exploitation together

By Ann McGauran | 28 May 2019

A programme to support areas battling child exploitation has been launched by the Department for ...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Can SIBs still make an impact?

By Dan Peters | 28 May 2019

Essex’s five-year experiment with a social impact bond (SIB) has concluded, with conflicting pers...

WHITEHALL

Trafford handed improvement notice

By Martin Ford | 28 May 2019

The Government has ordered Trafford MBC to improve its inadequate children’s care within 15 months.

CRIME

LGA decries youth offending budget cut

By Martin Ford | 24 May 2019

Government funding to prevent young people entering a life of crime has reduced, sparking disappo...

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Strategic Director – Place-Based Services

£Competitive

Stevenage is a town with bold ambitions. Apply for this job

Stevenage Borough Council

Executive Director of Adult Care Services

£158,000

This is an exciting time to be joining Hertfordshire County Council. Apply for this job

Hertfordshire County Council

Assistant Director - People & Change

Up to £91,625 + generous pension

Cambridge is a city of global reputation and local pride – a place of ideas, innovation and inclusion. Apply for this job

Cambridge City Council