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...

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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...

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The collaboration game

By Garath Symonds | 11 November 2014

Surrey CC managed to secure major improvements in services for young people despite slashing expe...

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Future-proofing

By Jeremy Cooper | 11 November 2014

Jeremy Cooper says an opportunity to transform the future of local government is being missed, an...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Thomas to help with Rotherham turnaround

By Jamie Hailstone | 07 November 2014

Derbyshire CC’s deputy chief executive, Ian Thomas, has been named as Rotherham MBC’s new strateg...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

ADCS chief seeks clarity on safeguarding boards

By Dan Peters | 04 November 2014

The Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) has called for an ‘urgent national rev...