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FINANCE
Peer warning over Redbridge finances
By Joe Lepper | 21 October 2025
Redbridge LBC will be forced to seek exceptional financial support (EFS), a review has warned.
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Putting good relationships centre stage
By Dr Jo Casebourne | 20 October 2025
New ministers have urged councils to lead reforms for children and young people by investing in r...
PRODUCTIVITY
How productive is local government – and are there any savings left?
By Jeremy Cooper | 15 October 2025
As the sector awaits the launch of the Local Government Outcomes Framework, how ready is local go...
NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE
NAO: Children's residential care market failing
By William Eichler | 12 September 2025
Residential care for looked-after children is costing councils more than ever, but many youngster...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
The influence of dual perspectives in children's social care
By Craig White | 11 September 2025
Craig White looks at how dual perspectives can change thinking in children's social care
SEND
Overdiagnosis straining SEND system, think tank says
By William Eichler | 28 August 2025
A new report has warned that England’s special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system i...
SOCIAL CARE
Two-thirds of councils lack safeguarding policy for gender-questioning children
By William Eichler | 27 August 2025
Nearly two-thirds of councils with care responsibilities could not provide a policy on safeguardi...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Back on track for families
By Jeanette Richards | 18 August 2025
When Jeanette Richards took up her executive director of children’s services’ post at Bury Counci...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Reshaping the landscape for our children
By Andy Smith | 15 August 2025
As children’s services face a series of overlapping reforms – not least local government reorgani...
FAIR FUNDING
Fix the flawed children's funding formula
By Michael McVicker | 15 August 2025
Michael McVicker explains why the proposed children’s social care funding formula is unfit for pu...
REORGANISATION
Reorganisation plans to include social care partnerships
By Martin Ford | 04 August 2025
Councils will have to set out plans for partnership working in social care as part of reorganisat...
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