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Local Government Studies @lgstudies.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

New for LGS@50: in 'Making a difference? Attracting new generations into local government' @catherinemangan.bsky.social @catherineneedham.bsky.social @drdavemckenna.bsky.social & Jason Lowther show how public services need more transformational & relational work doi.org/10.1080/0300...

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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Local authorities say there were more than 1,500 children in 2023 for whom councils were paying over £500,000 a year to be placed in residential homes, with a lack of other options being the most common reason. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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'Exploitative' children's home firm profits to be curbed

The new measures aim to stop private care home providers benefiting excessively from a stretched system.

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Professor Judith Smith @profjudithsmith.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Important article here by @guardianheather.bsky.social on a too often neglected #socialcare workforce issue:

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Jack Newman @jacknewman.bsky.social · 11/09/2024

Here's the programme for the UK Association for Public Administration Conference #ukapa24 With @catherineneedham.bsky.social keynote and @paulcairney.bsky.social lecture. Full programme: airdrive.eventsair.com/eventsairwes...

Conference programme for UKAPA Conference 2024. Full programme available via link.

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