CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Fostering agencies accused of profiteering

By Mark Conrad | 08 February 2017

Children’s services directors have accused fostering agencies of ‘direct profiteering’ from the h...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Children's services 'absent from devolution debates'

By Sam Clayden | 24 January 2017

Overlooking children’s services in devolution discussions is a missed opportunity that is costing...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Acting early for the parents of tomorrow

By Ian Thomas | 24 January 2017

Intervening early to support children’s life chances has been largely absent from national debate...

HEALTH

Mental health reforms may be derailed by cuts

By Sam Clayden | 10 January 2017

Cuts to council-provided support services could pose a barrier to the prime minister’s flagship m...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Children's services approaching 'tipping point'

By Sam Clayden | 06 December 2016

The country’s most senior children’s services director has warned that the sector is facing a ‘ti...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Responding to the needs of child asylum seekers

By Dave Hill | 29 November 2016

Local authorities are working hard to support unaccompanied asylum seeking children but swift act...

FINANCE

Child refugee support 'compromised by wholly inadequate funding'

By Sam Clayden | 03 November 2016

The abilities of councils to meet the needs of child refugees is being undermined by ‘wholly inad...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

No 'clever fix from centre' for failing children's services

By Sam Clayden | 01 November 2016

The idea that Whitehall can rectify child protection failures with a ‘clever fix’ from the centre...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Inspectorate to be independent

By Jamie Hailstone | 26 October 2016

Care directors have welcomed the news the Government’s new social work inspectorate will be indep...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Joining forces to tackle sexual exploitation

By Dave Hill | 18 October 2016

Child sexual exploitation cannot be tackled by local government alone and councils are undertakin...

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Head of Regeneration

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London Borough of Hackney Council

Project Manager

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Royal Borough of Greenwich

Director of Early Years, Education and Skills

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