NCASC 24
Facing the future of local authority assessment
By Jon Wilson | 28 November 2024
While the journey towards local authority assurance has brought some welcome benefits, difficult issues remain, including costs and frustrations about one-word judgements says Jon Wilson.
MJ AWARDS
Making services fit for your family
By Heather Jameson | 23 October 2024
Bernadette Enright talks to Heather Jameson about turning Manchester City Council’s adults servic...
SOCIAL CARE
Review finds 'poor operational performance' at CQC
By Martin Ford | 15 October 2024
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has been told it must improve its assessments of local authorit...
REGULATION
Joining up relational regulation
By Jess McGregor | 11 October 2024
The early days of a new government offer a chance to consider what collaborative and purposeful a...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Prediction of recruitment boost from scrapping of one-word judgements
By Emily Twinch | 11 September 2024
Getting rid of single-word Ofsted judgements for social services could help bring in and retain p...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Council issued SEND improvement notice for 'widespread failings'
By Martin Ford | 28 August 2024
An improvement notice has been issued to Suffolk CC’s services for children with special educatio...
CARE QUALITY COMMISSION
Streeting: CQC not fit for purpose
By Dan Peters | 26 July 2024
England’s social care watchdog is ‘not fit for purpose’, health secretary Wes Streeting has said,...
CARE QUALITY COMMISSION
Top tips for handling CQC
By Lucy Rush | 01 July 2024
Hertfordshire CC's adult social care services were recently rated Good by the Care Quality Commis...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
SEND soars ahead in Herts
By Hero Slinn | 05 February 2024
Hertfordshire CC’s system-wide approach has made SEND everyone’s business, writes Hero Slinn.
HOUSING
Future Forum North: Questions over sector regulation
By Martin Ford | 08 December 2023
Questions have been raised about the role of regulation in the local government sector at the MJ ...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
No quick fix as challenges grow
By Ann McGauran | 04 December 2023
Ann McGauran reflects on last week’s NCAS conference, where the general mood was of determination...
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