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Growing challenge: Children's welfare after Covid-19
Growing challenge: Children's welfare after Covid-19
PF Perspectives
24 Aug 20
It has been a challenging few months to say the least. Covid-19 has decimated already-stretched budgets, leaving many local authorities to manage the fallout without adequate support from central...
Opportunity from adversity
PF Perspectives
24 Aug 20
Three decades after the Children Act was introduced, the Covid-19 pandemic presents the chance to properly fulfil its aims
False economy
PF Perspectives
24 Aug 20
The impact of the pandemic will only escalate the long-overdue need for a change in approach to funding children’s services
Investing in the future
PF Perspectives
24 Aug 20
Rebuilding a sustainable post-coronavirus economy requires an incresase in spending on improving the health of our poorest children
Strength in numbers
PF Perspectives
24 Aug 20
As more service users are brought into the process of designing services, funding decisions must be devolved to the local level
Sharing the rewards
PF Perspectives
24 Aug 20
Councils across the UK are reaping benefits from collaborating with children and families in designing service provision
Home improvements
PF Perspectives
24 Aug 20
A raft of evidence shows the importance of tackling poor housing conditions in preventing children needing support from local authority care services
Learning to change
PF Perspectives
24 Aug 20
The Covid-19 lockdown has propelled technology-enabled learning to the forefront of discussions on school education methods
Holistic medicine
PF Perspectives
24 Aug 20
A tiered, whole-system approach is required to make the most of scarce resources in the face of acute service pressures
Gazing into the crystal ball
PF Perspectives
24 Aug 20
Commissioners of children’s services need to anticipate future demand to ensure ongoing resilience
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CIPFA analysis of demand and reserves emphasises councils’ ‘severe’ financial challenge
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