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10 Aug 15
Three councils are to face a judicial review following concerns that the authorities are favouring in-house foster services over those from external providers.
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6 Aug 15
Local authorities will have to intervene to deal with young people who were supported by two charities that have collapsed in the last week.
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31 Jul 15
CIPFA has launched a new guide to the implementation of reforms to social care provision in Scotland that are designed to lead to greater personalisation of support.
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28 Jul 15
Firms providing home care services across the UK have called on the Treasury to fully fund the £750m cost to the sector of the government’s new ‘living wage’ because they fear...
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21 Jul 15
The government’s decision to pause the ‘capped cost’ care reforms for four years has probably killed off the policy, and represents a tragic waste of time and money for the care...
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17 Jul 15
The number of young people leaving care who are not in education, employment or training has increased in every year since 2007/08, with the current proportion costing the state £240m, auditors...
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15 Jun 15
Councils are footing the bill for local child protection initiatives because the police, NHS and schools do not contribute a fair share of funding, the Local Government Association has claimed today.
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11 Jun 15
Government reforms to the care system have exposed local authorities to increased financial risk due to uncertainty over the level of demand for services, auditors have concluded.
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4 Jun 15
Local authority funding for social care services fell by nearly one-third over the last parliament, an analysis by the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services has found.
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1 Apr 15
Directors of adult social services have warned that a funding deal is not yet in place to implement the government’s flagship reforms to care provision, despite new duties coming into force today.
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24 Mar 15
Over half of total council tax revenue will be used to pay for social care by the end of the decade, the latest analysis of the future of council finance by the Local Government Association has...
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15 Oct 13
Many councils are struggling to improve their child protection services and need better leadership to bring about sustained improvement in performance, Ofsted has warned today.
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11 Sep 13
Councils have been criticised for ‘turning a blind eye’ when home care providers pay their staff below the minimum wage. But commissioners should and do assume that bids include wage...
10 Aug 15Three councils are to face a judicial review following concerns that the authorities are favouring in-house foster services over those from external providers.
6 Aug 15Local authorities will have to intervene to deal with young people who were supported by two charities that have collapsed in the last week.
31 Jul 15CIPFA has launched a new guide to the implementation of reforms to social care provision in Scotland that are designed to lead to greater personalisation of support.
28 Jul 15Firms providing home care services across the UK have called on the Treasury to fully fund the £750m cost to the sector of the government’s new ‘living wage’ because they fear...
21 Jul 15The government’s decision to pause the ‘capped cost’ care reforms for four years has probably killed off the policy, and represents a tragic waste of time and money for the care...
17 Jul 15The number of young people leaving care who are not in education, employment or training has increased in every year since 2007/08, with the current proportion costing the state £240m, auditors...
15 Jun 15Councils are footing the bill for local child protection initiatives because the police, NHS and schools do not contribute a fair share of funding, the Local Government Association has claimed today.
11 Jun 15Government reforms to the care system have exposed local authorities to increased financial risk due to uncertainty over the level of demand for services, auditors have concluded.
4 Jun 15Local authority funding for social care services fell by nearly one-third over the last parliament, an analysis by the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services has found.
15 Oct 13Many councils are struggling to improve their child protection services and need better leadership to bring about sustained improvement in performance, Ofsted has warned today.
11 Sep 13Councils have been criticised for ‘turning a blind eye’ when home care providers pay their staff below the minimum wage. But commissioners should and do assume that bids include wage...
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