Social care
Stories, page 17
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Kingston Council's SEND Futures Plan Sees Improved Review Times and Reduced Waiting Lists Kingston Council's SEND Futures Plan is showing promising results, with a significant increase in the timeliness of annual reviews for children with Special Educational Needs...
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Kingston's post-16 education offer deemed sufficient Kingston's post-16 education provision has been deemed sufficient to meet the needs of young people in the borough, including those with Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs).
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Wandsworth's Age Well Strategy Shows Positive Progress in Falls Prevention, Dementia Support, and Combating Social Isolation Wandsworth's Health and Wellbeing Board has reviewed significant progress made across its Age Well strategy priorities, with positive developments reported in falls prevention,...
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Healthwatch Wandsworth Faces Uncertain Future Healthwatch Wandsworth Faces Uncertain Future Amidst Government Abolition Plans
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Wandsworth Health Board Fails to Reach Quorum, Delays Key Decisions Wandsworth's Health and Wellbeing Board was unable to make any formal decisions at its meeting on Thursday, 17 September 2026, due to a lack of quorum. The meeting proceeded...
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Safeguarding Adults Board Report Shows Effective Arrangements Wandsworth's Safeguarding Adults Board has reported that safeguarding arrangements in the borough remain effective, with strong multi-agency partnership working contributing to...
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Carers' Charter Progress Report Presented to Health Board The Wandsworth Health and Wellbeing Board has received a progress report on the Carers' Charter, detailing advancements in supporting unpaid carers and young carers across the...
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Lewisham Council Faces £10 Million Overspend on High Needs Block for SEND Services Lewisham Council is facing a projected £10 million overspend on its high needs block for special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) services, a figure that has remained...
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Lewisham Council Faces £6.5m General Fund Overspend Driven by Parking and School Transport Costs Lewisham Council is facing a projected £6.5 million overspend on its General Fund for the 2026/27 financial year, an increase of £3.4 million since May. The overspend is...
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Hackney Council defers gender and ethnicity pay gap report Hackney Council's Corporate Committee has deferred a report detailing the council's gender and ethnicity pay gap until its next meeting on 17 November 2026. The decision was...
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Hackney Council Struggles to Collect Disability Pay Gap Data Hackney Council is facing challenges in collecting comprehensive data for its disability pay gap, a report presented to the Corporate Committee has revealed. The council has...
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Hackney Council's Gender Pay Gap: Women Earn More, Men Over-represented in Lowest Pay Quartile Hackney Council has a negative gender pay gap, meaning women on average earn more than men. However, men are over-represented in the lowest pay quartile, according to a report...