Neil Puffett

News 5 April 2016

Government announces grant fund for innovative childcare provision

Early Years

News 5 April 2016

DfE acts after Ofsted rates council's children's services ‘inadequate'

Children's Services

News 5 April 2016

First multi-agency child protection inspection criticises health services

Health

News 4 April 2016

DfE announces £200m funding for social care innovation programme

Children's Services

News 4 April 2016

Childcare to be available from 6am

Early Years

News 4 April 2016

National unit for secure children's home placements to be created

Children's Services

Other 1 April 2016

Children to be removed from families as part of ‘randomised adoption trial'

Children's Services

News 1 April 2016

YJB moves to tackle minority ethnic over-representation in youth justice system

Youth Justice

News 1 April 2016

Nine children's centres at risk as council proposes cuts to save £1.5m

Early Years

News 1 April 2016

Children's services leaders issue warning on voluntary care orders

Social Care

News 31 March 2016

Number of children receiving mental health treatment tops 200,000

Health

News 31 March 2016

Rise in special guardianship orders made by courts

Children's Services