Devon social services in £7million overspend
Devon County Council leader John Hart has been told to “get to grips” with spiralling costs after a £6.9 million overspend was revealed just weeks ahead of plans to axe
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Local Authorities and Child Poverty: Balancing Threats and Opportunities
Some 3.5 million children – over a quarter of all children – currently live below the poverty line in the UK. And this has a devastating impact on their lives.
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Residential care reforms tighten scrutiny on council decisions
Councils have been warned against locating vulnerable children far from their homes, as residential care reforms increase scrutiny on town hall decision-making. Regulation changes set for introduction at the end
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Surrey’s social care director Sarah Mitchell resigns
Surrey County Council’s director of adult social care has stepped down from her post for “personal reasons and by mutual consent”. Sarah Mitchell left the county council on December 31
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Adult social care ‘redesigned’ as Dorset bids to save £7million
Dorset County Council is planning to transform the way it delivers adult social care in a bid to save £7million. The directorate is to carry out a ‘radical review’ of
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Norfolk County Council cuts ‘could set back community based social care by at least 10 years’
Controversial proposed council cuts, one of which a charity warned could set back community based social care in Norfolk by at least 10 years, will be considered by councillors for
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Coventry City Council plans to cut 150 social care jobs
About 150 community care jobs could be cut if Coventry City Council plans to save £5m are agreed next year. It is expected 100 of the job losses would be
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Dorset County Council plans ‘radical review’ of adult social care
Dorset County Council is planning to transform the way it delivers adult social care in a bid to save £7million. The directorate is to carry out a ‘radical review’ of
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Councils call for ‘sustainable’ adult social care funding
The Local Government Association (LGA) has called for long-term ‘sustainable funding’ for adult social care. In the wake of the announcement of the local government finance settlement yesterday, the LGA
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Croydon Council to cut adult social care services in £17m budget cuts
Croydon council is set to slash more than £17m from its yearly budget, axing jobs and millions of pounds of spending on health and social care. Elderly care, retirement housing
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