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Budgets, behaviour and Brexit: the results of our 2018 survey

Budgets, behaviour and Brexit: the results of our 2018…

At the start of this year, we surveyed people working across local government to ask their views on some of…

by Diane Sheard - February 6, 2018
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Reflections on the Fostering Stocktake Evidence Review

Reflections on the Fostering Stocktake Evidence Review

Here at IMPOWER, we have been digesting the findings of the evidence review undertaken as part of the national “stocktake”…

by James Edmondson - September 8, 2017
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Recruiting the 21st Century Civil Servant

Recruiting the 21st Century Civil Servant

This article, by IMPOWER’s Chief Executive and Vice Chairman Martin Cresswell, appeared in The MJ on 31 August

by Martin Cresswell - September 7, 2017
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We are failing our Looked After Children

We are failing our Looked After Children

To support the launch of our new programme Valuing Care, we have written an article setting out our thoughts around…

by James Edmondson - August 29, 2017
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The Homelessness Reduction Act: preparing to better prevent homelessness

The Homelessness Reduction Act: preparing to better prevent…

As we all know, time flies – which means that the Homelessness Reduction Act, which comes into force in spring…

by Olivia Bryan - July 5, 2017
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Social care in the Conservative manifesto: Is having less than £100k the emerging definition of ‘just about managing’?

Social care in the Conservative manifesto: Is having less…

The Conservative manifesto has plenty to say about social care. Whatever you think of the specific policy ideas, we would…

by Jeremy Cooper - May 18, 2017
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Children’s placements can be nine times more costly than Eton – but what are the outcomes?

Children’s placements can be nine times more costly than…

We pay more for many of our looked after children’s placements than it costs to go to Eton – why…

by Leo Jones - May 11, 2017
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Consulting: Why I do what I do

Consulting: Why I do what I do

With the many nights away from home and the hours spent travelling up and down the country, sometimes you find…

by Grace Warman - May 11, 2017
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Pressures grow on CCGs to move quickly into implementation

Pressures grow on CCGs to move quickly into implementation

We are reliably informed that NHS England (“NHSE”) has “evolved in three distinct phases” since it was established. Next Steps…

by Richard Hills - May 5, 2017
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Don’t let the election delay what we have to do

Don’t let the election delay what we have to do

Elections are hectic times for returning officers and their teams, but purdah, uncertainty and a vote which is “all about…

by Helen Bailey - April 20, 2017
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Holding up a mirror: the effectiveness of role play

Holding up a mirror: the effectiveness of role play

The problems facing many complex public sector services, such as adult social care, are often less to do with structure…

by Mark Methven - April 6, 2017
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Demand is proving demanding: Stepping off the ‘treadmill’

Demand is proving demanding: Stepping off the…

Today’s publication of the Next Steps for the Forward View shows that despite some progress in wrestling demand pressures in…

by Kieran Brett - March 31, 2017
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