by Dominic Luscombe | Jul 23, 2026 | Local government transformation
Last Thursday I joined a roundtable with senior officers from the East of England focused on the challenges and opportunities of local government reorganisation (LGR) for children’s services. Presentations from local authorities with previous experience of...
by Dominic Luscombe | Jul 12, 2024 | Children's social care
While the sector awaits a clear policy direction for children’s social care from our new Government there are reasons for optimism. Some well-received ministerial appointments and a fresh team with new ideas and energy could empower the sector to tackle the...
by Dominic Luscombe | Mar 18, 2024 | Children's social care, Local government transformation
On Thursday 7 March I joined Bevan Brittan for a shared learning event focused on the government’s children’s social care reform strategy. In support of this myself and my colleague Kate Dexter (Assistant Director, Family Help and High Needs at Norfolk County Council)...
by Dominic Luscombe | Mar 6, 2024 | Children's social care, Local government transformation
50 children’s services leaders discussed the ways in which their organisations are using insight on children’s needs to transform practice and commissioning. IMPOWER and the County Councils Network (CCN) recently welcomed more than 50 children’s services leaders...
by Dominic Luscombe | Dec 19, 2023 | Children's social care, Local government transformation
For the first time, this data provides an in-depth picture and breakdown of the needs of England’s care population, the connection with cost, and the impact of care on children and young people over time. On Friday DfE published an update on its Children’s...
