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FINANCE
National children's placement strategy required to remove 'profiteering'
By Ann McGauran | 13 December 2023
The president of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services has called for a national pl...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
Government admits councils spending 75% of budgets on adult social care
By Paul Marinko | 12 December 2023
A Government minister has admitted around three quarters of council budgets are now being spent o...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Regional working is here to stay
By John Copps | 11 December 2023
John Copps says regional working in children’s services can no longer be something that can be se...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
From merger to milestone: a year in reflection
By Dr Jo Casebourne | 11 December 2023
Dr Jo Casebourne says Foundations has been delivering on its mission in its first year – generati...
ASSOCIATION OF DIRECTORS OF CHILDRENS SERVICES
Remove the risk from large private providers
By John Pearce | 11 December 2023
Local authorities are the sole purchasers of children’s care placements, yet are often held to ra...
PUBLIC HEALTH
The asylum mess needs cleaning up
By Heather Jameson | 07 December 2023
'The current conditions in some asylum hotels make the prospect of Rwanda look like a soft option...
FINANCE
Gove in 'crying wolf' claim
By Martin Ford | 06 December 2023
Local government secretary Michael Gove has claimed some people in the sector have ‘been crying w...
FINANCE
One in five councils 'likely' to issue section 114
By Martin Ford | 06 December 2023
Almost one in five councils believe bankruptcy is likely within two years, while doubt hangs over...
PUBLIC HEALTH
Damning reality of asylum
By EXCLUSIVE by Mark Conrad | 05 December 2023
Shocking public health report by Hounslow LBC exposes bleak conditions as councils urge Home Offi...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Using data to make better decisions for our children
By Debbie Barnes | 04 December 2023
Dominic Luscombe and Debbie Barnes look at how an approach to capturing and tracking children’s n...
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- Lancashire CC apologises for role in failings before Southport attack
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Building Control Manager
Circa £59k* + 10% Recruitment Payment
Lead a High-Performing Team. Shape Building Control Excellence in North Yorkshire. Apply for this job
Building Control Manager
Circa £59k* + 10% Recruitment Payment
Lead a High-Performing Team. Shape Building Control Excellence in North Yorkshire. Apply for this job
Building Control Manager
Circa £59k* + 10% Recruitment Payment
Lead a High-Performing Team. Shape Building Control Excellence in North Yorkshire. Apply for this job
- Lancashire CC apologises for role in failings before Southport attack
- Reform leads ward coverage in May local elections
- LGR creates major challenges for the corporate services that many have reduced and pared back for years
- Peers push back on committee system ban
- Council threatens legal action over £20m roads funding row
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