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Profit cap on children's placement providers 'won't be worth the paper it's written on'
NCASC

Profit cap on children's placement providers 'won't be worth the paper it's written on'

By Ann McGauran | 27 November 2025

Any profit cap on providers of children’s placements in England ‘won’t be worth the paper it’s written on’, a social care chief has warned.

NCASC

Counting care costs

By Ann McGauran | 27 November 2025

Councils continue to face steep rises in the cost of care in both children and adult services. As...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Reorganisation financial risk warning

By Martin Ford | 17 October 2025

Local government reorganisation has been highlighted as a key concern by the Public Accounts Comm...

PLANNING

PAC: 'Drought of planners' is 'serious problem'

17 October 2025

MPs are ‘unconvinced’ the Government is addressing the ‘lack of staffing capacity and capability ...

TRANSFORMATION

ICBs may be given longer to make redundancies, says NHS chief

By Lee Peart | 11 September 2025

Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) may be given longer to make redundancies due to an impasse over fun...

DEVOLUTION

EXCLUSIVE: Fresh law to boost mayoral scrutiny

By EXCLUSIVE by Dan Peters and Neil Merrick | 03 September 2025

The Government will propose more legislation to enhance the scrutiny and accountability of mayors...

SEND

Searching for a solution

By Sir Bob Neill | 16 July 2025

As the Government embarks on SEND reform, Sir Bob Neill asks whether ministers have chosen the ri...

INTERVENTION

Councils using planning time extensions 'too often'

By Martin Ford | 30 June 2025

More councils could face Government intervention over planning following a tightening of rules.

FINANCE

Government handling of NICs increase 'unacceptable'

By Martin Ford | 18 June 2025

Ministers made a ‘major misstep’ in failing to assess the impact of the National Insurance Contri...

WHITEHALL

Time for Government to inspire confidence with policies

By Paul Marinko | 15 May 2025

Whitehall is right to be keen to strengthen scrutiny as powers for regional mayors expand, writes...

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE

EXCLUSIVE: Push for local PACs slows amid Whitehall scepticism

By EXCLUSIVE by Dan Peters and Martin Ford | 15 May 2025

Support for establishing local versions of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) across England is ...

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Assistant Director – Public Health (Partnerships & Commissioning)

£98,673 - £111,60

You will report to our Director of Public Health who is a chief officer of the council reporting to the Chief Executive Apply for this job

Leicestershire County Council

Head of Service Future Options

SMG, £70,614 - £76,256

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our senior leadership team in Adult Social Care in Doncaster. Apply for this job

City Of Doncaster Council

Service Director: Education & Skills

to £108k

It’s all happening in Doncaster. Apply for this job

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