A major childcare management strategy - to tackle the problem of erratic and unfocused work in children’s services - will be developed and launched later this year by the Department of Health.
The revelation comes in a new report summarising several recent findings of inspections into the quality of care provided by social services departments. These show there area several areas where there is serious concern about services for children. 

The Home Office Minister Alun Michael has urged the Police and local councils to aim for an equal partnership in their efforts to meet the challenges of the Crime and Disorder Bill.
And he told the annual conference of the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives that there would be no room for ‘criminally irresponsible’ attitudes of non-co-operation and competitiveness between individual councils when drawing up the essential first stage of the bill’s demands. 

Rohan Collier
This book gives practical advice on how organizations delivering a service to the public can meet the needs of different groups of people. Using examples from the private, public and voluntary sectors, Rohan Collier explains how to develop and implement equalities policies which effect real change.