Articles by Sam Clayden
Austerity driving up thresholds for children's services
By Sam Clayden | 13 September 2017
Thresholds for vulnerable children seeking care are creeping up, flying in the face of efforts to...
DCLG 'light-touch' fuels homeless rise
By Sam Clayden | 13 September 2017
Soaring homelessness levels have been described as a ‘national scandal’ after auditors warned min...
What went wrong in Rotherham
By Sam Clayden | 12 September 2017
Sam Clayden analyses the findings of six independent investigations delving into alleged failures...
Rotherham MBC 'did not investigate' alleged removal of CSE files
By Sam Clayden | 06 September 2017
Rotherham MBC failed to investigate claims of stolen files and deleted computer records relating ...
Sector told to boost reserves
By Sam Clayden | 06 September 2017
Local authorities are increasingly dipping into their reserves to plug funding gaps – something t...
Fresh calls made for overhaul of children's services
By Sam Clayden | 06 September 2017
An expert has called for a comprehensive shakeup of children’s services amid fears councils will ...
'Ignore' Whitehall calls to raid reserves, says CIPFA
By Sam Clayden | 06 September 2017
Councils have been urged to stand up to the communities secretary over their use of reserves and ...
Bristol facing management shake-up after chief resigns
By Sam Clayden | 06 September 2017
Bristol City Council may not seek a new chief executive after the sudden departure of Anna Klonow...
Liverpool chief to face employment panel
By Sam Clayden | 05 September 2017
A Liverpool City Council committee is to hold a meeting to decide the fate of the authority’s bai...
Health and care 'pretending' they are fully integrated system
By Sam Clayden | 04 September 2017
A senior health figure has warned that fundamental barriers to integration remain amid warnings t...
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