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Town halls 'helping more than 30,000 problem families'Councils have begun to help more than a quarter of the 120,000 troubled families that Prime Minister David Cameron wants to 'turn round' by 2015, the government announced today. 13 May 2013
Ofsted toughens up inspections of nurseriesAlmost a quarter of a million children are in nurseries that need to improve, Ofsted said today as it announced tougher inspections. 19 April 2013
Ofsted announces single inspection regime for children's servicesOfsted has ditched plans for separate inspections of child protection and looked-after children services following discussions with councils. 12 April 2013
Councils pledge to make up shortfall in adoptive parentsLocal authority bosses have put forward plans to speed up adoptions and keep councils involved in the recruitment of adoptive parents. 04 April 2013

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Video interview with former US comptroller general David WalkerAfter addressing the CIPFA international conference in London, the former US comptroller general and founder and CEO of the Comeback America Initiative talks to Public Finance about: fiscal responsibility; the March Budget; protected spending areas; 'leadership and laggardship'; and public finance transparency. 16 March 2011
Through a glass, lightlyShould the public sector start drowning its sorrows as the cuts kick in? Doom merchants certainly seem to think so. But perhaps in reality the glass is half full and not half empty. Tony Travers finds some reasons to be cheerful 18 November 2010
The balance sheetThings really did get better under New Labour. But now we need a new settlement for progressive politics and public service reform, say Lisa Harker and Carey Oppenheim 07 July 2010

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Children 'don't belong in jail'
Frances Done
Social care inspection: setting the record straight
John Goldup
Social care inspectors have lost respect
Ray Jones
Finding funds for a better future
Graham Allen
What not to cut, by Ray Jones
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