Children's Services
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CHILDREN'S SERVICES CO-LOCATION/FLEXIBLE WORKING In October 2006, the Government's Joint Area Review of Peterborough's children's social care services concluded the service was significantly underperforming in ensuring the safety of children in its care. This outcome drove the implementation of a landmark specialist services property project to promote effectiveness and consolidate the workforce development strategy.  Read more >
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SHARPER FOCUS ON CHILDREN'S NEEDS CREATES ROOM FOR INVESTMENT Peterborough City Council's children's services department was focused on the things it wanted to do for clients - at the expense of client demands. It was failing to make intelligent use of data and plan effectively for the future. Additionally staff were caught in a cycle of obtaining new grants to fund fresh initiatives. Read more >
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VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN PETERBOROUGH GET A BETTER DEAL Following the Government's Joint Area Review in August 2006 a judgement was made that safeguarding arrangements in Peterborough were 'inadequate'. In part it recommended "the council strengthen recruitment and retention processes to reduce high vacancies of qualified social workers." A five stream strategy was put in place. Read more >
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TRANSFORMING SERVICES FOR CHILDREN In summer 2007 Peterborough City Council's children's services department was at crisis point. School improvement had stalled, the planned integration of commissioning and services was delayed and the department was experiencing unmanageable financial pressures. Read more >
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IMPROVING THE SAFETY OF CHILDREN IN PETERBOROUGH Following a joint area review of Peterborough's children's services, the need to increase the capacity for work within the specialist services division was highlighted. Read more >
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REDUCING THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN CARE AND ASSOCIATED EXPENDITURE Peterborough City Council significantly reduced the number of children in care and children in independent fostering agencies by introducing robust management practices and improving date and management information. Read more >
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