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3 Dec 19
The competitive market place in children’s services has brought the system “close to collapse”, a charity leader has warned.
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15 Oct 19
Two London councils’ shared children’s services have received a second ‘outstanding’ rating from Ofsted.
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13 Aug 19
Nearly two-thirds of looked after children are cared for by local authorities with substandard services, a think-tank has found.
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30 Jul 19
Northamptonshire County Council’s children services are “failing to keep children safe”, a watchdog has concluded.
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1 Jul 19
Council leaders have warned of a child mental health crisis after the number of disorders recorded in England increased by more than half in just four years.
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16 May 19
The Children’s Commissioner has called on councils to provide information on detained children in their area, in a study out today.
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23 Jan 19
The government should know more about why council spending on children’s social care in England is increasing, the National Audit Office has said.
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15 Nov 18
Social care was the largest area of increased expenditure for local authorities in the last financial year, government figures have revealed.
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20 Sep 18
The UK government will return all powers to Rotherham Council after a three-year intervention, the communities secretary has announced.
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10 Sep 18
Thousands of children could miss out on care unless the government clarifies what councils must legally provide as they cut services, the Children’s Commissioner has told PF.
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16 Aug 18
Stricken Northamptonshire County Council is looking for a new permanent finance director who will “roll their sleeves up” and is ready to make “hard decisions”.
3 Dec 19The competitive market place in children’s services has brought the system “close to collapse”, a charity leader has warned.
15 Oct 19Two London councils’ shared children’s services have received a second ‘outstanding’ rating from Ofsted.
13 Aug 19Nearly two-thirds of looked after children are cared for by local authorities with substandard services, a think-tank has found.
30 Jul 19Northamptonshire County Council’s children services are “failing to keep children safe”, a watchdog has concluded.
20 Sep 18The UK government will return all powers to Rotherham Council after a three-year intervention, the communities secretary has announced.
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