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CHIEF EXECUTIVES
'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 ...
WHITEHALL
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...
EDUCATION
'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...
EDUCATION
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...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
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...
OFSTED
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...
OFSTED
Improvement notice for Nottingham
By Martin Ford | 25 October 2022
An improvement notice has been handed to Nottingham City Council over its children’s services.
FINANCE
Councils face stark choices on services
By Chris Tambini | 19 October 2022
President of the Society of County Treasurers Chris Tambini says that if local government is goin...
OFSTED
Devon slapped with improvement notice
By Martin Ford | 05 October 2022
The Government has imposed an improvement notice on Devon CC’s special educational needs and disa...
OFSTED
Ofsted blasts Cheshire East's safeguarding services
By William Eichler | 27 September 2022
Child safeguarding services in Cheshire East have ‘serious and fundamental weaknesses’ that leave...
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