The City of York Council is to consider proposals for the future development of its libraries and archives amongst budget pressures.

Up to 10 pilots across the country will trial new high quality mental health assessments for children in care.

New research has revealed a disturbing picture of the impact that being housed illegally in unsuitable B&Bs is having on their lives.

The Care Crisis Review has claimed that the children’s care sector is overstretched and overwhelmed.

New research shows that the chances of being placed for adoption by the age of five varies starkly by local authority.

Almost half of the entire £8.6 billion children’s services budget in England is now spent on 73,000 children in the care system.

Ofsted report says Birmingham Children’s Trust has made further progress in improving the quality of services for young people leaving care.

The Children's Commissioner for England has warned that thousands of children are still ‘pinging’ around the care system.

New research has revealed that parent groups have only been behind about one in five of the free schools that have been opened.

Local authorities are set to benefit from a £50million funding boost to create additional school places for children with special educational needs and disabilities.

New analysis by the LGA has revealed that more than 22,000 children aged 10 and 11 in Year 6 are classed as severely obese.

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has announced a new £1 million fund to help some of London’s most polluted primary schools fight poor air quality.

The LGA has strongly urged the government to take control of ‘faltering’ academy finances or be prepared to let councils oversee them.

Living Streets has set out 21 recommendations to enable more children to walk to and from school and fight air pollution.

The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has found problems in the way North Tyneside Council was paying support to special guardians.

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