Proposed changes to the distribution of the formula grant for local government would leave the capital £100m out of pocket, London Councils is claiming
Organisations involved in the protection of children have struggled to keep up with increased demand for their services, two reports have claimed today
Government plans to give every teenager the opportunity to take part in a community service scheme are likely to prove unsustainable after the first two years, Public Finance has been told
Things really did get better under New Labour. But now we need a new settlement for progressive politics and public service reform, say Lisa Harker and Carey Oppenheim
Millions of pounds could be slashed from the cost of keeping children in care if councils intervened at an earlier stage, according to a report published today
The government is unlikely to meet legally binding targets to almost wipe out child poverty in the UK by 2020, the Institute for Fiscal Studies warned today
A High Court ruling that has given a grandmother the right to be paid the same amount as a foster carer for looking after her 15-year-old granddaughter could have wide-ranging implications for carers...
Fears that vulnerable children could be at risk have risen with the news that child protection services in 60 councils in England have not been properly inspected.
Adult care budgets are set to be slashed as councils strive to safeguard children’s social services in the wake of recent high-profile child protection failures, public spending experts have warned.
Costs are ‘mounting alarmingly’ at the Child Maintenance Enforcement Commission, where defective IT systems have led many cases to be processed by hand, MPs warn in a report published today
Funding to expand free nursery education for all should be redirected to only help children from the poorest families, according to report published today
Giving children the best possible start in life should be the priority to reduce inequalities in life expectancy, says a government-commissioned report published today
Health inequalities among children under five have barely improved in the past decade despite more than £10bn of government investment, research has shown
There is little appetite for stripping Ofsted of its role in children’s services despite continued criticism of ‘inconsistent’ and ‘flawed’ inspections, Public Finance has been told
Schools Secretary Ed Balls has denied reports that other public services will suffer as a result of the spending increase given to education in last week’s Pre-Budget Report
More support must be provided to children sleeping rough in Britain. Not only would this alleviate suffering, it would also reduce the long-term costs to the public purse, argues Emilie Smeaton
