Avoiding the abyss
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Avoiding the abyss

By Ann McGauran | 26 November 2024

ADCS president Andy Smith talks to Ann McGauran ahead of the National Children and Adult Services Conference about the state of children’s services as he warns reforms ‘can’t be rolled out on the c...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Children's social care faces 'biggest overhaul in a generation'

By Martin Ford | 18 November 2024

The Government has announced a slew of children’s social care reforms, including new responsibili...

FINANCE

English councils face £9.3bn deficit by 2026-27

By Ellie Ames | 25 October 2024

Fresh analysis has uncovered a £9.3bn funding shortfall facing councils in England by 2026-27.

FINANCE

Waiting continues for multi-year settlement despite 'collapse' warnings

By Dan Peters | 11 September 2024

Local government expects another one-year finance settlement despite warnings that failing to add...

POLITICS

Benefit of the doubt

By Dan Peters | 31 July 2024

Political pressure is to be piled on the Local Government Association (LGA) to strengthen its wav...

ASSOCIATION OF DIRECTORS OF CHILDRENS SERVICES

Call for 'cross-government plan for childhood'

By Martin Ford | 12 July 2024

The new Government’s approach to child poverty ‘doesn’t go far enough’, the president of the Asso...

ASSOCIATION OF DIRECTORS OF CHILDRENS SERVICES

'The best job in the sector'

By Andy Smith | 04 June 2024

Andy Smith says it is a huge privilege to be an director of children’s services – despite the cha...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Solving the price hike challenge

By Ann McGauran | 04 June 2024

Soaring demand for children’s care placements has driven a culture of profiteering providers and ...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Children and childhood must get the priority they deserve

By Andy Smith | 03 May 2024

A plan for childhood should have a focus on developing the workforce, as well as a national empha...

RECRUITMENT

DCS churn nears record levels

By Martin Ford | 01 May 2024

The number of changes in directors of children’s services (DCS) postholders has reached near reco...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Telling social care's story

22 April 2024

As adult social care directors gather in Bedfordshire this week for the ADASS Spring Seminar the ...

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Head of Community Cohesion

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Brighton & Hove City Council

Principal Planning Officer

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