Children-s-services - Page 16

By Martin Ford | 25 August 2023

Council directors have raised doubts over Government plans to take over age assessments of unacco...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Unlocking opportunities for young people in Blackburn with Darwen

By Jo Siddle | 22 August 2023

Blackburn with Darwen got the highest grant award of any English authority area from the Youth In...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Pioneering a new approach to children's social care in Somerset

By Chris Luck | 22 August 2023

A new partnership in Somerset is supporting the county’s most complex looked-after children and c...

FINANCE

Asylum 'perma-backlog' to impact councils

By Martin Ford | 22 August 2023

Reforms to the UK’s asylum system are likely to pile more pressure on councils struggling to supp...

EDUCATION

Children referred to social services twice as likely to fail GCSEs

By William Eichler | 22 August 2023

Children who have been referred to social care are twice as likely to fail an English or Maths GC...

LEGAL

Murdered Sara Sharif known to council

By Martin Ford | 21 August 2023

The 10-year-old victim at the centre of a murder inquiry was known to Surrey CC, the council has ...

FINANCE

Service costs 'unmanageable', city council warns

By William Eichler | 21 August 2023

Coventry City Council has projected a £12.1m overspend in its budget and warned that service cost...

WHITEHALL

Kent due in court over unaccompanied asylum seeking children

By Mark Conrad | 15 August 2023

Kent CC is due back in court today to explain how it will deal with unaccompanied asylum seeking ...

SOCIAL CARE

Ofsted warns against placing children in unregistered homes

By William Eichler | 15 August 2023

Ofsted has warned local authorities against placing vulnerable children including those subject t...

WHITEHALL

Pearce renews prevention call amid CAMHS spiral

By Ann McGauran | 14 August 2023

England’s top director of children’s services has called for a greater focus on prevention amid s...

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