Children's leaders left 'puzzled' by calls to remove DCS duty on councils
Derren Hayes
Monday, May 26, 2014
Local authority chief executives' group says the requirement for a director of children's services is stifling innovation in children's services and isolating it from the rest of local government - arguments that don't stack up, say leaders.

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