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By Mark Conrad | 07 March 2023

Watchdog Ofsted this week offered to inspect hotels being used to house unaccompanied asylum-seek...

Herefordshire Council to retain control of children's services

By William Eichler | 02 March 2023

Herefordshire Council will have to demonstrate it can make improvements in order to keep control ...

Commissioner warns children's services could be removed from Sefton

By Mark Conrad | 07 February 2023

A Government-appointed commissioner has warned Sefton Council’s children’s services are still in ...

Star Hobson council still inadequate, Ofsted finds

By Dan Peters | 01 February 2023

Returning inspectors have judged Bradford City Council’s children’s services to still be inadequa...

'Serious and widespread failings' found by Ofsted at Solihull

By Dan Peters | 13 January 2023

‘Serious failings’ identified at Solihull MBC after the death of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes have ‘not ...

Government urged to act to prevent children's services slide

By Dan Peters | 14 December 2022

Local authorities have called on the Government to act to stop more council children’s services d...

'Significant weaknesses' in two-thirds of SEND services

By Martin Ford | 18 November 2022

‘Significant weaknesses’ were found in more than two-thirds of services for children with special...

Leader admits SEND report was 'uncomfortable reading'

By Martin Ford | 10 November 2022

Kent CC is at risk of Government intervention following a damning indictment of its provision for...

Care inspections could risk councils being 'set up to fail'

04 November 2022

The reintroduction of an inspection regime for adult social care could risk councils being ‘set u...

Review exposes 'very serious abuse and neglect'

By Dan Peters | 31 October 2022

Children with disabilities and complex needs suffered ‘very serious abuse and neglect’ at three n...

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