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JNC coroners management side circular to local authorities - pay and next steps

In our last circular issued on 12 June we gave a further update on the coroner’s pay bargaining situation. Since then, the Ministry of Justice has shared with us correspondence between the CSEW and the Lord Chancellor, David Lammy MP. With their permission we share that correspondence with you as an appendix to this circular.

5. Commissioning and outcomes

The vision for youth provision in an area should be firmly based on the desired outcomes for young people, supported by a clear understanding of how

4. Funding

Where many youth services were traditionally funded by councils, the landscape has changed significantly since 2010. Councils are facing a £2 billion

3. Safeguarding

Councils have a statutory duty to safeguard the wellbeing of all young people in their area. This includes making sure that they are safe, and that

2. Delivering our vision

Local solutions As local leaders who know their communities best and have a key role in place-shaping, councils are ideally placed to set out the