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Commissioning Children’s Social Care: Key policy developments

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  • Tuesday, May 30, 2023
  • | CYP Now
Faced with a 25 per cent rise in children in care over the past decade and funding levels that have failed to keep pace with this demand, some local authorities have struggled to ensure there are enough placements in their local area to meet the number and needs of children.

Guide to Qualifications and Training: Directors

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  • Thursday, September 1, 2022
  • | CYP Now
During 2021/22, there were 18 new permanent appointments of directors of children’s services (DCSs), up from 12 the previous year, according to the Association of Directors of Children’s Services. Fewer local authorities are combining children’s and adult services with just 22 “twin hat” directors, the lowest number since 2010.

Commissioning Care: Policy context

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  • Tuesday, June 21, 2022
  • | CYP Now
CYP Now’s Special Report on Commissioning Care outlines the key measures in the Care Review, hears from experts across the sector on the impact these could have on services, summarises latest influential research and highlights examples of good commissioning practice involving councils and providers.