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FINANCE

Making the case for a bigger cake

19 February 2020

Darryl Eyers explains why four local professional associations have come together alongside the L...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Demand led, resource constrained: SEND is broken

By Ian Thomas | 17 February 2020

Outraged at the Government's call for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities financial recove...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

The sound of silence

By Chris Mahony | 12 February 2020

Local agencies are often ‘woefully ill-equipped’ to stop child sexual abuse in the family environ...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Examining the boarding school effect

By Paul Marinko | 28 January 2020

Councils appear to be reluctant to explore the option of placing the children they support at boa...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Securing our future, today

By Rachel Dickinson | 28 January 2020

Rachel Dickinson warns of the dangers of not making significant long-term investment in children’...

PUBLIC HEALTH

Clear leadership from the government is needed on public health

By Dr Jeanelle de Gruchy | 08 January 2020

Wellbeing should be built into the fabric of Government decision-making when it comes to both pol...

ASSOCIATION OF DIRECTORS OF CHILDRENS SERVICES

Councils defend out of area placements

By Martin Ford | 24 December 2019

The children’s commissioner has called for a national review of the care system as four in 10 chi...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Fair redistribution must play a continuing part in council funding

By Sir Stephen Houghton | 18 December 2019

SIGOMA chair Sir Stephen Houghton trusts ministers will ‘recognise the key role that councils mus...

ASSOCIATION OF DIRECTORS OF ADULT SOCIAL SERVICES

We are forced to 'eke out too little to too many people' says social care chief

By Ann McGauran | 20 November 2019

Too many social workers, managers and councillors 'are having to make invidious decisions to eke ...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Level of private equity profits 'turns my stomach' says children's chief

By Ann McGauran | 20 November 2019

The level of profits made by private equity companies from the care of vulnerable children 'turns...

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