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FINANCE
Social work concern five years after Baby P
By Jamie Hailstone | 04 December 2013
A group of MPs has warned the ability of social workers to keep children safe from harm has dimin...
FINANCE
Birmingham praised for war on payday lenders
By Jamie Hailstone | 04 December 2013
A leading think tank has praised Birmingham City Council for ‘channelling the spirit’ of former m...
FINANCE
Councils seek tougher laws for beggars
By Jamie Hailstone | 04 December 2013
Councils have demanded fresh powers to deal with ‘aggressive beggars’.
FINANCE
New legal duty for councils to support foster children
By Laura Sharman | 04 December 2013
Local authorities will be given a new legal duty to allow children to stay with foster families u...
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
NAO: troubled families schemes fail payment-by-results test
By Mark Conrad | 03 December 2013
Spending watchdogs report poor design of payment-by-results will hamper intervention schemes for ...
FINANCE
CQC unveils new mental health approach
By Jamie Hailstone | 02 December 2013
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has unveiled its new approach to inspecting mental health servi...
FINANCE
Charity warns of postcode lottery for care after Government map published
By Jamie Hailstone | 29 November 2013
The Alzheimer’s Society has warned wide variations in care standards for people with dementia are...
FINANCE
Spending poverty gap denied by Lewis
By Jonathan Werran | 29 November 2013
Ministers have rejected findings from two reports that suggest councils in areas of greater depri...
FINANCE
Calls grow for national child protection debate
By MJ Correspondent | 27 November 2013
Fresh calls have been made for a national debate on child protection and social services.
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Troubled families programme hits half-way target
By Jonathan Werran | 25 November 2013
Top-tier authorities now working with 62,000 chaotic households in £448m flagship payment-by-resu...
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