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CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Mockingbird: Supporting foster families
By Angharad Dalton | 02 June 2020
A Flintshire CC support system for foster families was awarded innovation funding last week. Ang...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Time for some creative thinking on safeguarding
By Anne Longfield | 02 June 2020
With many key partners having closed their doors, local authorities need to think differently abo...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Children should not carry the cost of this crisis
By Jenny Coles | 02 June 2020
Emergency funding for the pandemic is welcome, but it is not enough to cover costs. Children shou...
EDUCATION
'Vast majority' of primary schools to reopen next week
By Martin Ford | 27 May 2020
The Government believes most councils plan to partially reopen primary schools from Monday.
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Authorities missed chance to help murdered County Lines teen
By Martin Ford | 27 May 2020
A lack of information sharing meant authorities missed an opportunity to intervene in the case of...
FINANCE
Kent leader warns of migrant crossing 'crisis'
By Martin Ford | 26 May 2020
The council's leader has asked the home secretary to make it mandatory for authorities to provide...
LEGAL
Judge highlights Haringey safeguarding failures
By Martin Ford | 22 May 2020
A London borough has defended its social care service following scathing criticism from a High Co...
TROUBLED FAMILIES
Call to release 'trapped' troubled families funding
By Martin Ford | 21 May 2020
Bureaucracy threatens to hold up cash needed to support vulnerable children, the County Councils ...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Charity threatens legal action on changes to safeguarding laws
By Ann McGauran | 20 May 2020
A charity has threatened legal action against the Department for Education (DfE) if it does not w...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
There is no return to yesterday
By Tony Hunter | 20 May 2020
Social services have adapted rapidly to the disruption of COVID-19, says Tony Hunter. As we emer...
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