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September: Back to school, back from holidays and ready to take on the second half of the financial year. Reflecting…
This month Children and Families Minister Edward Timpson committed to a “national stocktake of fostering”. In response to the national…
The ‘poaching’ of council foster carers by independent foster agencies (IFAs) made the national news this week. Highlighting the practice…
In April I listened to Harold Bodmer’s inaugural speech as he started his year as ADASS President. I wrote to…
Increasing ‘customer focus’ has made a huge difference in how public sector services are delivered. It has helped us move…
All communities share a collective story about themselves: who they are, where they came from, and the values that help…
Last week my colleagues and I attended CIPFA’s annual conference. Unsurprisingly, Brexit shaped the agenda and framed the discussions. However,…
Last week ADASS published their annual adult social care budget survey. As usual it is a fantastic resource for those working to…
Last week my colleagues and I attended the LGC & HSJ Integration Summit, a gathering of leaders and managers from…
If you’ve been glued to the coverage of the EU referendum result in recent days then you, like me, might…
In December 2014 Children’s minister Edward Timpson unveiled a plan to tackle poor standards across “failing” children’s services departments. Within…
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