HEALTH

Joint inspections called into question

By Dan Peters | 22 July 2015

New joint targeted inspections for local agencies that ‘fail to work together effectively’ have b...

FINANCE

Interim head made permanent

14 July 2015

Mike Owen has been appointed the new chief executive of Bury MBC following five months as its int...

WHITEHALL

Care chief warns impact of spending cuts not yet understood

By Jamie Hailstone | 10 July 2015

The full impact of spending cuts on care services will not be known for several years, the presid...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

How to make adoption work

17 June 2015

The Government’s plans to merge adoption services across the UK is admirable but, Alison O’ Sulli...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Minister warns: merge or submit to new powers

By Jamie Hailstone | 27 May 2015

The children’s minister has told council services to merge voluntarily and speed up the adoption ...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Off-payroll work defended

By Jonathan Werran | 13 May 2015

Children’s services chiefs have defended the use of hiring expert troubleshooters on controversia...

FINANCE

SOLACE seeks views on ethics code

By Dan Peters | 06 May 2015

Ideas about what should be in an overarching statement of ethics for senior public service manage...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Continuing with care

By Alison O’Sullivan | 05 May 2015

‘Staying Put’ is a scheme that enables young people to remain with their carers up to age 21. Ali...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Cuts hit early intervention plans

By Jamie Hailstone | 21 April 2015

The new president of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) has warned public...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Looking to the future

By Alison O’Sullivan | 09 April 2015

Alison O’Sullivan outlines her immediate hopes and targets as she takes up her role as president ...

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