Councils

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Children’s Minister launches £20 million scheme to encourage closer working between children’s services

Robert Goodwill, Minister for Children and Families, has announced that £20 million will provided in the form of a new programme to help councils wor...
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New ADCS president highlights high demand for welfare placements

The new president of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services, Alison Michalska, used her inaugural speech to highlight how demand for we...
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Social work self-evaluations to be shared with Ofsted

Ofsted has announced that it will pilot a scheme in which councils send them audits of frontline social work practice, under a new inspection regime. ...
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Rise in appropriate housing for care leavers

The number of children being placed in inappropriate housing such as bed and breakfast accommodation has fallen by 35% in two years, research by Barna...