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CHILDREN'S SERVICES
NAO: Government children's services reforms unsuccessful
By Sam Clayden | 12 October 2016
Auditors have blasted government attempts to rectify failure within children’s services, warning ...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Trusts no 'quick fix' for failures in kids' services
By Sam Clayden | 12 October 2016
Delivering children’s services through a trust is not a ‘quick fix’ solution to failure, an acade...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Trust to run Sandwell MBC's children's services
By Sam Clayden | 07 October 2016
Sandwell MBC’s children’s service department is to be transferred to a trust despite inspectors h...
SCRUTINY
'Flawed' consultation gains 58% support for Solent mayor
By Sam Clayden | 06 October 2016
The Solent devolution consultation – which found just 58% of residents supported proposals for a ...
SOCIAL CARE
Norfolk issues apology to carers
05 October 2016
Norfolk CC has apologised to foster carers they have wronged after the publication of an independ...
LEGAL
Interim chief vows to 'get to bottom' of South Ribble failures
By Thomas Bridge | 26 September 2016
South Ribble’s BC’s new interim chief executive has vowed to ‘get to the bottom’ of council failu...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Chief to head Reading turnaround
By Sam Clayden | 26 September 2016
Achieving for Children chief executive Nick Whitfield has been assigned to turn around Reading Co...
LEGAL
'Major governance failures' found in South Ribble BC
By Thomas Bridge | 20 September 2016
An investigation into South Ribble BC’s handling of a safeguarding review has uncovered ‘major co...
FINANCE
So, you want to work together?
By Malcolm Morley | 14 September 2016
Joint working is not as simple as it sounds. Malcolm Morley explains how councils can ensure perf...
FINANCE
Striving for excellence
By Tracie Evans | 14 September 2016
Councils can deliver excellence regardless of how much money they have but must follow three cruc...
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