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CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Bradford faces £34m overspend after children's services 'assumptions'

By Chris Mahony | 25 July 2022

An ‘incorrect assumption from an internal document’ contributed to Bradford City Council’s childr...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Number of children waiting for secure accommodation doubles

25 July 2022

The numbers waiting for secure children’s home placements has doubled in a year, showing the need...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Starve a kid to save a quid?

By Deborah McMillan | 19 July 2022

Deborah McMillan argues that governments have for too long tuned out to the issue of child povert...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Reset and renew

By Steve Crocker | 19 July 2022

Steve Crocker outlines the major challenges facing children’s services – getting the right staff ...

ENVIRONMENT

Asking for the earth

By Dame Rachel de Souza | 19 July 2022

We need to be more ambitious for our children, for their future and the future of the planet, say...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Leeds denies cover-up over social care grievance

By Dan Peters | 18 July 2022

A senior Leeds City Council member has denied a ‘cover-up’ amid suggestions concerned frontline s...

BUSINESS

Early intervention cuts trigger crisis interventions

By Chris Mahony | 18 July 2022

Councils, young people and families are trapped in a ‘vicious cycle’ due to the halving of invest...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Council apologises for child sexual exploitation

By Dan Peters | 13 July 2022

Telford & Wrekin Council has apologised ‘wholeheartedly’ after an inquiry concluded more than 1,0...

WHITEHALL

Ombudsman raises role change fears

By Dan Peters | 12 July 2022

Questions remain about the future of the Local Government Ombudsman’s long-standing role in the r...

REORGANISATION

Structural change not a cure-all for children's services

By Martin Ford | 11 July 2022

Structural change alone is not enough to turn around children’s services, a new report has found.

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frederica-diamanta

Information Governance Manager and Deputy DPO

£57,171 - £72,186

Information Governance Manager & Deputy... Apply for this job

London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and London Borough of Wandsworth

Director of Communities

up to £98k

Leading today. Designing tomorrow. Apply for this job

Erewash Borough Council

Director of Place

up to £98k

Leading today. Designing tomorrow. Apply for this job

Erewash Borough Council

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