NATIONAL CHILDREN AND ADULT SERVICES CONFERENCE

NCASC: 'Watch this space' on spiralling cost of children's placements

By John Cooper | 30 November 2023

The sector should ‘watch this space’ for an announcement from the Government on the spiralling co...

FINANCE

Surge in costly care placements

By Martin Ford | 29 November 2023

The number of children’s care placements costing £10,000 or more per week has soared by more than...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

NCASC: Government must make 'some difficult decisions' on children's services

By John Cooper | 29 November 2023

The Government must make ‘some difficult decisions’ if it is ‘not able or willing’ to provide fun...

FINANCE

MPs warn services on 'knife edge'

By William Eichler | 28 November 2023

MPs have warned key services are on a ‘knife edge’ due to the poor financial health of councils i...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Partnerships will unlock potential of Oxfordshire's children

By Cllr John Howson | 28 November 2023

Children and young people are at the heart of Oxfordshire’s partnership approach – a shared visio...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Who wouldn't want to be a DCS?

By Jane Parfrement | 27 November 2023

As directors of children’s services gather at the National Children and Adult Services Conference...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Autumn Statement: not what it says on the tin

By Kate Ogden | 24 November 2023

Kate Ogden says it seems likely either taxes will have to rise further, borrowing will have to ri...

HOUSING

DLUHC defends homelessness monitoring

By Martin Ford | 23 November 2023

Mandarins have denied they do not have a clear picture of homelessness levels among Ukrainian ref...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Putting RAAC front of mind

By Mark Robinson | 20 November 2023

With a shake up in the Cabinet, reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) cannot slip down th...

FINANCE

Councils set out Autumn Statement priorities

By Martin Ford | 20 November 2023

The Government is facing calls to provide emergency funding for children’s social care in this we...

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Chief Digital and Information Officer

£88,679 to £103,255

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Reading Borough Council

Executive Director, Operations

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Ashfield is thriving. We are proud of our district and our ambition is to be ‘great’ across all our services. Apply for this job

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