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Barge death concerns
Concerns over conditions inside some asylum accommodation intensified this week, after the death of an asylum seeker onboard the controversial Bibby Stockholm barge.
Reaching their peak
Never agree to anything late night in a bar at the Solace summit.
‘Shocking’ number of children in care far from home
A ‘shocking’ number of children are being moved into care far from their communities, according to a charity.
Legal threat pushes Devon CC to pause care cuts
Devon CC will pause its plans to cut adult day and respite services after the mental health charity Mencap threatened to take legal action.
Scale of exploitation of refugees unrecorded
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has no figures tracking the scale of abuse and exploitation of Homes for Ukraine refugees, it has been forced to admit.
Reach out for support with safeguarding
With the right support and understanding of advocacy, we can ensure that 2023 is the year we all keep safeguarding in our minds, says Elyzabeth Hawkes.
Budget 2023: The promises made now call for action to benefit communities
The chancellor promised to give communities more control over their economic destiny, and this now needs to be backed up by action, says Graham Duxbury.
Rough sleeping numbers up by a quarter
The number of rough sleepers has risen by 26% – the biggest increase since 2015 – in what one charity has branded a ‘collective failure’.
Peak performance
The public sector is always up for a challenge – so we have a new one: taking part in the National Three Peaks Challenge to fundraise for Cancer Research UK
Charities can’t do everything
Responding to the scale of the crisis hitting Britain raises difficult issues for charities – and even when the sector is solvent, there is a limit to what they can do, says Dan Corry.
Children ‘bounced around’ care system
Research by the charity Barnardo’s has found young people are facing frequent changes of home, school and social workers.
We need the help of Government to support Afghan arrivals
Cllr Danny Thorpe says that it was his London council and local NHS partners who supported traumatised Afghan refugees, and once again ‘local authorities and charities are bearing the brunt of the responsibility’.
Standards: the search for common ground
John Tizard says collaboration within and between sectors will be crucial to ‘building back better’ – but the principles of governance and behaviour should be universal.
Councils faced with 20,000 homeless families
English councils were approached by more than 20,000 families concerned about homelessness in just three months, according to the latest Government figures.
Future Forum: Call to replace transactional with relational
A forthcoming report by the Demos think-tank advocates moving from ‘transactional’ to ‘relational’ public services.
Deluge of donations for Afghan refugees
Councils have been inundated with donations from people eager to help refugees fleeing Afghanistan.
Pandemic made councils 'more responsive' to charities, survey finds
The pandemic has helped improve the relationships and collaboration between local authorities and charities, according to new research.
We need to hear everyone’s voice
Apparent attempts to stifle the voice of civil society are bad for all of us, says Dan Corry - and a plurality of voices is a key part of a healthy and thriving democracy.
Councils fear homelessness ‘tidal wave’
Local authorities are braced for a surge in the number of homeless people as protections put in place for the COVID-19 pandemic are allowed to lapse.
Procurement proposals lack social value focus
The Government’s Procurement Green Paper has been criticised by Lords for focusing on finance over social value.