Title
FINANCE
EXCLUSIVE: Government has no action plan for improving children's social care
By Dan Peters | 08 February 2022
The Government has admitted it does not have a single detailed action plan to deliver high-qualit...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Councils defend child abuse approach after critical report
By William Eichler | 02 February 2022
Councils have insisted they take child exploitation 'very seriously' after an inquiry identified ...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Making social work matter for children
By Melanie John-Ross | 01 February 2022
Melanie John-Ross looks back at the successes of the Children’s Social Work Matters programme, in...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Call for chief and leader to quit after Star death
By Dan Peters | 31 January 2022
A senior Bradford city councillor has called for the chief executive and leader to quit in the af...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Praise for two outstanding directors
By Michael Burton | 26 January 2022
Two senior executives, one in children’s services and the other in public health, shared the top ...
SOCIAL CARE
Trust for children's services at Star Hobson council
By Mark Conrad | 25 January 2022
Bradford City Council’s children’s services will be transferred to a not-for-profit trust followi...
FINANCE
Wrexham faces £2.3m budget gap
By Martin Ford | 19 January 2022
Savings across most services have been outstripped by overspends in social care.
DIGITAL
Narrowing the digital divide
By Andrea Watts | 19 January 2022
Andrea Watts explains how Sefton’s partnership with Digital Advantage delivers innovative work ex...
OFSTED
Ofsted finds 'no improvement' at St Helens
By Martin Ford | 18 January 2022
Children’s services at St Helens MBC have not improved despite an injection of increased funding,...
LEGAL
Scotland to ease cross-border placements
By Martin Ford | 12 January 2022
Holyrood has proposed removing legal hurdles for cross-border placements of children by English c...
Director of Digital, Data and Technology
£139,000 per annum
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Director of Adult Social Care Commissioning
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Director of Adult Social Care
£145,000 per annum
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- April 2029 vesting day for all areas as ministers recommit to reorganisation
- Budget 2026: Fiscal Devolution Roadmap published and new mayors announced
- Budget 2026: High streets to benefit from greater business rates relief
- Budget 2026: Chancellor confirms £285m Good Growth funding
- Budget 2026: Healey's first Budget delivers fiscal devo vision
Director of Digital, Data and Technology
£139,000 per annum
Shape the future of a digitally enabled borough Apply for this job
Director of Adult Social Care Commissioning
£130,000 per annum
Transforming outcomes through integrated commissioning Apply for this job
Director of Adult Social Care
£145,000 per annum
Leading innovative, strengths-based social care that enables residents to live fulfilling and independent lives Apply for this job
- April 2029 vesting day for all areas as ministers recommit to reorganisation
- Budget 2026: Fiscal Devolution Roadmap published and new mayors announced
- Budget 2026: High streets to benefit from greater business rates relief
- Budget 2026: Chancellor confirms £285m Good Growth funding
- Budget 2026: Healey's first Budget delivers fiscal devo vision
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