CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Grabbing the baton for children

02 November 2022

Josh MacAlister says he is still expecting the Government to respond to his independent report on...

SOCIAL CARE

Shared Lives is a win-win

By Ewan King | 01 November 2022

Shared Lives has yet to grow to its potential and needs to be at the heart of our plans for adult...

IMPROVEMENT

'Still some way to go' for Sefton children's services

By Martin Ford | 01 November 2022

Sefton MBC’s inadequate children’s services are not improving quickly enough, according to its co...

OFSTED

Review exposes 'very serious abuse and neglect'

By Dan Peters | 31 October 2022

Children with disabilities and complex needs suffered ‘very serious abuse and neglect’ at three n...

FINANCE

Section 47 enquiries increase by 7% in two years

By Mark Conrad | 31 October 2022

The number of Section 47 enquiries involving English children’s services has increased by 7% over...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Five local actions on SEND

By Al Thompson | 31 October 2022

Councils shouldn’t wait for funding and legislation to improve the experiences and outcomes for c...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Tough choices ahead

By Mark Conrad | 27 October 2022

New child protection requirements likely to follow the national child abuse inquiry must dovetail...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

We owe it to the children to bring in CSA reforms

By Heather Jameson | 26 October 2022

Local government owes it to the children it failed to act on the Independent Inquiry into Child S...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Act now on CSA

By Mark Conrad | 26 October 2022

Long running national inquiry into child sexual abuse sees members call for wide-ranging reforms ...

OFSTED

Improvement notice for Nottingham

By Martin Ford | 25 October 2022

An improvement notice has been handed to Nottingham City Council over its children’s services.

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Service Director - Strategic Housing, Property and Safer Communities

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frederica-diamanta

Service Director - Strategic Housing, Property and Safer Communities

£104,810

We are looking for a strategic and resilient leader to become our next Assistant Director of Strategic Housing, Property and Safer Communities. Apply for this job

City Of Doncaster Council

Procurement Manager

Up to £60k (inc. market supplement*)

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced procurement professional to lead a small central team. Apply for this job

Dacorum Borough Council

Corporate Investigation Officer RBKC618350

£41,967 - £50,088 per annum

Three local authorities, one aim: to prevent and overcome fraud. Apply for this job

The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea Council