The £12 million four-year programme is hoped to reduce the numbers of children in care and improve services to children and families.
Norfolk County Council’s Policy and Resources Committee is being asked to agree a one-off investment in the project, which would reduce demand on children’s services and prevent families reaching the threshold for court intervention and care proceedings.

Michael Gove has met with the Scottish farming and fishing leaders to discuss the future of the farming and fishing industries outside the EU.
Representatives from across the Scottish farming and fish processing sectors attended the meetings with the Secretary of State.
The meetings focused on the opportunities and challenges facing Scottish farmers and fishing businesses as the UK prepares to leave the EU.
The meetings also focused on how Scotland’s entrepreneurial farmers and fisherman can make the best use of innovation and new technology to boost productivity.

Essex residents can now apply for extra funding to help prevent their homes from being flooded.
Essex County Council has received a £100,000 boost from the Environment Agency to protect its homes from flooding. This is in addition to £145,000 already dedicated, bringing the new total to £245,000.

Only 87 households were in temporary accommodation in and around Oxford this August, down from 96 at the end of March 2017.

The Children and Young People and Safeguarding cabinet has updated the council’s pledge to Derby’s children in care.
Last year, the council launched the pledge which was written by Derby’s Children in Care Council (CiCC) and details what Derby’s looked after children and young people can expect from the council.
An event was organised by councillor Sara Bolton in July with the CiCC and senior staff to hear their views.

The Mayor of Bristol has joined the leaders and mayors of the UK’s most powerful cities in calling on the government for increased powers and investment.

More than 60 per cent of outsourcing deals between local authorities and third-party suppliers happen without discussion of disability requirements.

Sajid Javid has announced a new approach to address how many homes each local area needs and how many they will need in future years.

New £1.9 million design proposals show the planned redevelopment for one of the key gateway areas of Leeds.
An innovative approach to develop public space in the city has been outlined, focusing on changing areas of space across the city centre so as to provide people living, working and visiting the city with spaces that they want to visit and use.

A new CCS framework will see SMEs play a key part in supplying furniture for the government’s network of efficient, regional office spaces.