CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Damning Ofsted reports make matters worse, claims Impower

By Heather Jameson | 27 April 2015

Ofsted reports into children’s social care cause more damage than good, according to a damning re...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Ofsted social care director to step down

By Jonathan Werran | 15 April 2015

Ofsted’s national director of social care, Debbie Jones, has announced her intention to step down...

FINANCE

Next government 'must tackle the crisis in care'

By Dan Peters | 31 March 2015

Council services face a hammering in next year’s spending review if the soaring costs of health a...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Advisers step in at Somerset

By MJ reporter | 31 March 2015

Children’s minister Edward Timpson has appointed a team of advisers to help turnaround Somerset C...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Ofsted intervention awaits director's appointment

By Dan Peters | 31 March 2015

Norfolk CC’s children’s services will remain under government intervention until a permanent dire...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Peart is new shared head of legal

31 March 2015

Buckinghamshire CC has appointed Hugh Peart as its new head of legal on a shared service basis wi...

FINANCE

MJ Future Forum 15: Council chiefs call for inspection overhaul

By Dan Peters | 31 March 2015

Senior local government leaders have united over calls to overhaul multi-agency inspection.

FINANCE

The sector 'needs its own OBR'

By Michael Burton | 30 March 2015

Local government needs its own Office for Budget Responsibility to fill the gap left by the Audit...

WHITEHALL

Plugging the watchdog gap

By Heather Jameson | 24 March 2015

One of the first acts of the new secretary of state, Eric Pickles, when he came into post in 2010...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Leadership 'knew all about' botched structural overhaul

By Jonathan Werran | 24 March 2015

Leicester City Council's former interim children's services director has hit back at claims made ...

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