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CHILDREN'S SERVICES
FoI and the hidden side of safeguarding
By Ann McGauran | 08 January 2019
FOI responses show more than half of the councils approached had reported incidents in the last t...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
The longer-term solution to home care's problems requires more than money
By Simon Bottery | 21 December 2018
Simon Bottery says the decline and fall of Allied Healthcare has not been the disaster some feare...
FINANCE
When care cannot cope
By Glen Garrod | 12 December 2018
Care provider Allied Healthcare may have found a buyer for its business, but Glen Garrod warns pr...
FINANCE
Over-40s care tax could net £15bn
By Martin Ford | 11 December 2018
A tax levied on people aged over 40 could raise £15bn per year for social care, according to new ...
BUSINESS
Allied urges councils to consider 'disruption' before ending contracts
By Martin Ford | 03 December 2018
Allied Healthcare has attempted to reassure councils of its long-term future following its takeover.
FINANCE
Ombudsman concerned over council care policies as complaints increase
By Martin Ford | 28 November 2018
Council systems and policies are increasingly to blame for a surge in complaints over charges for...
FINANCE
Economic value of social care tends to slip under the radar
By Anthony May | 28 November 2018
The social care Green Paper must set out proposals that recognise the need to develop a motivated...
FINANCE
How to balance budgets while creating happiness
By Donna Hall | 28 November 2018
Most councils are struggling to balance their social care budgets, but Wigan MBC generated a smal...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Minister refuses to rule out imposing asylum dispersal on councils
By Martin Ford | 21 November 2018
A minister has not ruled out forcing councils to take in asylum seekers, but said the option was ...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Javid: Asylum housing system could be overhauled
By Martin Ford | 21 November 2018
Schemes for homing asylum seekers across the country could be overhauled following heavy criticis...
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