CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Birmingham director hails 'groundbreaking' sexual exploitation case

By Dan Peters | 20 November 2014

Birmingham City Council’s strategic director for people has hailed a ‘groundbreaking’ case that l...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

MPs and Ofsted clash over CSE failures

By Mark Conrad | 18 November 2014

Ofsted has criticised council leadership on child sexual exploitation (CSE) hours after MPs deman...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

More cross-agency help needed

By Dan Peters | 18 November 2014

Care bosses have called for more cross-agency support to help vulnerable children as figures reve...

FINANCE

Public satisfaction paradox

By Ben Page | 18 November 2014

Local government has soldiered on and maintained satisfaction levels, but for how much longer can...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Six sacked from Rotherham's children's services

By Mark Conrad | 17 November 2014

Six people involved in children’s services at Rotherham were sacked last year for putting kids at...

FINANCE

Manchester's children's services face £54m budget axe

By Jonathan Werran | 14 November 2014

Manchester City Council’s beleaguered children’s services department is set to bear the brunt of ...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Council's senior management team praised

By Dan Peters | 12 November 2014

Northamptonshire CC’s senior management team has been praised by the independent chair of the cou...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Liverpool chief quizzed over Rotherham child scandal

By Dan Peters | 12 November 2014

Liverpool City Council chief executive Ged Fitzgerald has been quizzed by Mayor Joe Anderson over...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Report boosts council's social impact bond

By Dan Peters | 11 November 2014

The world’s first social impact bond to fund children’s services has been boosted by a report loo...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

MJ People 13 November

11 November 2014