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CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Knowsley leaving children 'being harmed or at risk'
By Emily Twinch | 21 January 2025
Regulator Ofsted has rated Knowsley MBC’s children’s services inadequate, warning the council was...
CHILD ABUSE
Questions over grooming inquiries' legal backing
By Martin Ford | 17 January 2025
Concern has been raised over the legal backing for local inquiries into child sexual exploitation.
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Building a brighter future for our children
By Andy Smith | 16 January 2025
Child poverty, a sector wide recruitment and retention crisis, and a ‘broken’ SEND system could f...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
ADCS: Cuts have led to poor safeguarding outcomes for children
By William Eichler | 15 January 2025
The combination of poor-quality housing and the cost-of-living crisis is contributing to ‘family ...
POLITICS
Phillipson open to Government funding local grooming inquiries
By Dan Peters | 08 January 2025
Ministers have promised the Government will ‘take whatever steps necessary to keep children safe’...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Jay distances herself from fresh inquiry calls
By Dan Peters | 06 January 2025
The former head of a national inquiry into child sexual abuse has warned against ‘politicising’ t...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Call for change after Sara Sharif murder
By Dan Peters | 12 December 2024
Some 485 children in England died or were seriously harmed by abuse or neglect in a year, a repor...
WHITEHALL
State will operate 'more like a start-up'
By Ann McGauran | 10 December 2024
The launch of a £100m fund to pioneer public sector reform and deliver the Government’s Plan for ...
SEND
No more SEND deficit agreements
By Martin Ford | 10 December 2024
The Government will not strike any more safety valve agreements for councils with financial defic...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Future Forum North - North West heads list for unregulated placements
By Paul Marinko | 05 December 2024
Cheshire East Council’s interim executive director of children’s services has revealed that the N...
Programme Director (LGR Transition)
£121k – £134k (fixed term 2 years with option to extend)
Hertfordshire is embarking on one of the most significant transformations in its public services for a generation. Apply for this job
Assistant Director People Commissioning
£99,433 to £112,411
Bradford is a district on the rise: ambitious, confident and determined to deliver lasting change. Apply for this job
Strategic Director Environment
£159,862 to £167,495
Bradford is a district on the rise: ambitious, confident and determined to deliver lasting change. Apply for this job
- Council workers offered 3.3% pay rise in 'full and final' deal
- Essex threatens legal action over reorganisation
- Bringing skills from the private sector into a council isn't simply a career shift
- Regions facing grant cut as fiscal overhaul takes shape
- Final reorganisation decisions for four priority areas announced
Programme Director (LGR Transition)
£121k – £134k (fixed term 2 years with option to extend)
Hertfordshire is embarking on one of the most significant transformations in its public services for a generation. Apply for this job
Assistant Director People Commissioning
£99,433 to £112,411
Bradford is a district on the rise: ambitious, confident and determined to deliver lasting change. Apply for this job
Strategic Director Environment
£159,862 to £167,495
Bradford is a district on the rise: ambitious, confident and determined to deliver lasting change. Apply for this job
- Council workers offered 3.3% pay rise in 'full and final' deal
- Essex threatens legal action over reorganisation
- Bringing skills from the private sector into a council isn't simply a career shift
- Regions facing grant cut as fiscal overhaul takes shape
- Final reorganisation decisions for four priority areas announced
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