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Local leadership on the Public Leaders Network 04.04.2013
SOLACE Statement Local Government Settlement 19.12.12
SOLACE Response to EC's Review of Electoral Fraud in the UK 17.12.12
SOLACE Statement on Public Health Funding Allocations 10.01.13
SOLACE Statement Working Together To Safeguard Children 22.03.13
SOLACE Survey and Masterclass Analysis Report 04.04.13
SOLACE LGA and ADCS Adopter Recruitment Commitments 04.04.13
SOLACE Statement on Child Protection Inspections - 12.04.13
SOLACE response to multi-agency inspection proposals for child protection 27.09.12
Health and Social Care Network E-Bulletin 20.09.12
SOLACE Statement on CIB Funding - 08.04.13
SOLACE Statement on Ofsted School Improvement Consultation 19.03.13
SOLACE Responds to DfE Safeguarding Guidance Consultation - 04.09.12
SOLACE Press Release - Law Commission Scoping Consultation - June 2012
SOLACE says no to legislating a right to choice - 22/06/12
SOLACE response to ISOS report on Councils' role in education - 26/06/12
SOLACE responds to Lords Committee on Public Service and Demographic Change – 03.09.12
SOLACE response to Local Government Health Scrutiny Consultation – 07.09.12
SOLACE Responds to NHS CB Draft Mandate – 20.09.12
SOLACE letter to the Law Commission 17.09.12
The Future of Public Audit SFI
SOLACE response to proposed inspection arrangements for children looked after and care leavers - 18.09.12
SOLACE Statement on OFSTED Consultation on School Improvement Service Inspections 15.05.13
Fighting Fraud Locally - Rachael Tiffen
Media release on the HWB Operating Principles
SOLACE Response to Local Goverment Resource Review Consultation
Social Work Reform Board Update
SOLACE Response to the Riots Panel Call for Evidence
CIB bulletin - Towards Excellence for Children
SOLACE Briefing on Public Services (Social Value) Bill
SOLACE statement on Adoption Scorecards
Leading the fight against fraud - Martin Smith
SOLACE Consultation on Dilnot
SOLACE response to the proposed repeal of the annual inspection of children’s services
SOLACE Children‟s & Education Policy Network e-bulletin
SOLACE Statement on Social Care White Paper - 11/07/12
Championing the role of English Councils in Education
SOLACE response to Constitutional Reform 05.10.12
SOLACE responds to School Funding Reform
SOLACE’s response to the PCRC report on Individual Electoral Registration
When the Salami’s gone – the SOLACE guide to commissioning and sourcing 18.10.12
SOLACE & LGA statement on Adoption and EIG 24.01.12
SOLACE Statement on Constitutional Reform 29.01.13
SOLACE Business Plan 08.02.13
SOLACE Statement in Advance of Spending Review 13.05.13
SOLACE Joint Response to Market Oversight Consultation
Sector Unites to Address Adopter Shortfall 14.01.13
Response to Statutory Protection Proposals 14.03.13
SOLACE Statement on Ofsted Inspection Proposals 05.02.13
SOLACE Statement on LGA Funding - 26/06/12
SOLACE Response To Moving Date Of Local Elections
LGA and SOLACE response to Ofsted School Improvement Consultation 19.03.13
SOLACE Statement On Labour Whole Care Service Commission
Queen's Speech Briefing 08.05.13
SOLACE Statement on TPA Report 10.05.13
18 recommendations for LEP reform 11.03.13
SOLACE welcomes outcomes focused Mandate 14.11.12
SOLACE Chair responds to Heseltine report 31.10.12
SOLACE statement on TPA report on senior management in Local Government
SOLACE Response to NALC Consultation - What Next for Localism 16.01.13
Reform Of Adult Social Care and Support 29.10.12
Leading Change: Five Questions Every Chief Executive Should Ask 19.10.12
SOLACE Statement on Chief Executive Pay and Performance 09.11.12
SOLACE Statement On Carlile Report On Child Protection 16.11.12
SOLACE Statement: Audit Commission report 'Tough Times 2012' 21.11.12
SOLACE responds to describing the electoral register – 03.12.12
SOLACE and the LGA responds to Draft Care and Support Bill 19.10.12
SOLACE Summit Presidents Closing Address 19.10.12
Solace Autumn Statement 05.12.12
Local Government involvement in Quality Surveillance Groups 17.12.12
Towards Excellence in Adult Social Care 25.10.12
Kim Ryley annual dinner speech
SOLACE Summit Communiqué
NEW SFI Pamphlet - A Problem Shared?
SOLACE Summit Travels Deals information launched - click here now
Bennett to say au revoir to SOLACE
Children's improvement board: May bulletin
Letter to Michael Gove re Standards Fund
Statement on Sunday Times article from 20 February 2011
Letter to George Osborne - Stimulating Economic Growth
Localism Bill evidence
The SOLACE Summit – take a lead, take part
Government Amendments To: The Health And Social Care Bill
SOLACE Submission to the Law Commission’s Scoping Consultation 17.09.12
SOLACE Summit 2011 shared learning No 2 – Public health
Children and Education Policy Network Bulletin - Feb 2012
SOLACE Summit 2011 Workstream Notes Published
Police and Crime Commissioners Briefing
SOLACE Summit 2011 shared learning No 5 – Economic growth
SOLACE Summit 2011 shared learning No 1 – The times are changing
SOLACE Summit 2011 shared learning No 3 - Democracy
SOLACE Summit 2011 shared learning No 4 – Networked world
Rebalancing the public finances - New Cipfa SOLACE report
New SFI pamphlet - The Big Society
Sir Bob Kerslake’s speech to annual dinner
SOLACE’s response to Caring for our Future: Shared ambitions for care and support
SOLACE Statement on the role of a Chief Executive - 7 October 2011
The Winter Conference
Institute of Fiscal Studies on CSR aftermath - click for presentation
Wordcloud of SOLACE Top Five Issues – May 2011
Macmillan Cancer Support and SOLACE to combat cancer poverty
Kim Ryley President speech to SOLACE conference 2010
SOLACE Summit 2013
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