CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Ofsted accused of 'creating chaos'

By MJ reporter | 28 April 2015

Ofsted is ‘not a force for good’ and creates chaos in children’s services, a report from outsourc...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Damning Ofsted reports make matters worse, claims Impower

By Heather Jameson | 27 April 2015

Ofsted reports into children’s social care cause more damage than good, according to a damning re...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Ofsted social care director to step down

By Jonathan Werran | 15 April 2015

Ofsted’s national director of social care, Debbie Jones, has announced her intention to step down...

FINANCE

Next government 'must tackle the crisis in care'

By Dan Peters | 31 March 2015

Council services face a hammering in next year’s spending review if the soaring costs of health a...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Advisers step in at Somerset

By MJ reporter | 31 March 2015

Children’s minister Edward Timpson has appointed a team of advisers to help turnaround Somerset C...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Ofsted intervention awaits director's appointment

By Dan Peters | 31 March 2015

Norfolk CC’s children’s services will remain under government intervention until a permanent dire...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Peart is new shared head of legal

31 March 2015

Buckinghamshire CC has appointed Hugh Peart as its new head of legal on a shared service basis wi...

FINANCE

MJ Future Forum 15: Council chiefs call for inspection overhaul

By Dan Peters | 31 March 2015

Senior local government leaders have united over calls to overhaul multi-agency inspection.

FINANCE

The sector 'needs its own OBR'

By Michael Burton | 30 March 2015

Local government needs its own Office for Budget Responsibility to fill the gap left by the Audit...

WHITEHALL

Plugging the watchdog gap

By Heather Jameson | 24 March 2015

One of the first acts of the new secretary of state, Eric Pickles, when he came into post in 2010...

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