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Andrew Rome: “It is perhaps not surprising to find that the commissioning sector has struggled to move away from the spot purchasing of placements model”

Features 1 December 2020

Commissioning: Implications of divergence

Yvette Stanley, Ofsted's national director for regulation and social care, said the pandemic had exacerbated a range of problems in services for children. Picture: Ofsted

News 1 December 2020

Pandemic a ‘pressure cooker’ for issues facing vulnerable children, Ofsted chief warns

NDNA chief Purnima Tanuku said childcare providers need more funding to tackle the impact of Covid-19. Image: NDNA

News 1 December 2020

Coronavirus daily round-up: Tuesday 1 December

Half of children are experiencing increased anxiety in the run up to Christmas, Action for Children say. Picture: Action for Children

News 30 November 2020

Prospect of Covid Christmas heightening anxiety for children, study finds

More than 600 children were referred to local authority children's services a day after the first lockdown. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 27 November 2020

Councils report influx of referrals to children’s services

Campaigners are calling for a ban on unregulated accommodation for all young people. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 26 November 2020

Care leavers experience more lonlieness and anxiety, report warns

Anna Feuchtwang says the label 'toxic trio' risks alienating families.

News 26 November 2020

Little evidence to support focus on ‘toxic trio’, National Children's Bureau suggests

Rishi Sunak will focus solely on the UK's recovery from Covid-19. Picture: Parliament UK

News 25 November 2020

Spending Review: Sector bodies set out key asks

Croydon Council will discuss plans to cut funding this week. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 25 November 2020

Croydon Council plans to cut support for children to tackle £66m funding shortfall

Rishi Sunak was previously urged to put children 'at the heart of the Spending Review'. Picture: HM Treasury

News 25 November 2020

Spending Review: What has Rishi Sunak pledged for children and young people?

Teachers have reported children going to school hungry and unwashed. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 25 November 2020

Sector ‘disappointed’ over Spending Review’s failure to do more for disadvantaged children

The pay freeze will 'deepen the chasm' between NHS and social care workers, critics have said. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 25 November 2020

Public sector pay freeze ‘a body blow’ to frontline workers, unions say

Gavin Williamson 'acted unlawfully' in not consulting the children's commissioner for England, a judge has said. Picture: Parliament UK

News 24 November 2020

Gavin Williamson acted unlawfully over children’s social care exemptions, Court of Appeal rules

Children's commissioner for England Anne Longfield has released three new reports. Picture: Alex Deverill

News 24 November 2020

Children’s commissioner calls for social care reform in stark warning to ‘negligent’ government

Northamptonshire was the 11th local authority to establish an alternative delivery model. Picture: Jevanto Productions/Adobe Stock

Analysis 24 November 2020

Early adopters set out the key features of children’s trusts