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Luton failed boy in its care

27 November 2008, Children & Young People Now

Luton Borough Council has been criticised by the Local Government Ombudsman for its delay in providing counselling to a child in its care with sexual behaviour problems.

London councils unite to support children and young people

27 November 2008, Children & Young People Now

All 33 London councils have signed an agreement to provide consistent support for looked-after children and care leavers across the capital.

Social Work with Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children

27 November 2008, Children & Young People Now

Dr Ravi K. S. Kohli, Palgrave Macmillan, ISBN 9781403989666, £19.99, 240 pages

How we are improving ... Placement stability in Halton

27 November 2008, Children & Young People Now

Halton Borough Council in Cheshire has managed to dramatically slash the number of young people in its care that have three or more placements in a year.

Ofsted criticism of residential care homes may be an exaggeration

27 November 2008, Children & Young People Now

Ofsted's damning assessment of the way children's homes safeguard children may have been overstated, the National Centre for Excellence in Residential Child Care (NCERCC) is warning.

Social workers' IT system unwieldy

27 November 2008, Children & Young People Now

The government's electronic system for managing children's social work is unfit for purpose, a local authority specialist has claimed.

Editorial: This cycle of hate does children no good

27 November 2008, Children & Young People Now

The outburst of vitriol towards social workers emanating from some of the media and online message boards in the wake of Baby P has been comparable in tone to the...

Queen set to announce wide-ranging skills Bill

27 November 2008, Children & Young People Now

Details of a new wide-ranging Bill for children and young people will be unveiled on 3 December in the Queen's Speech, CYP Now has learned.

News Insight: Children's Services - The state of services is laid bare

27 November 2008, Children & Young People Now

Ofsted's annual report last week showed that there have been improvements across the sector, but it also flagged up areas of significant concern. Ross Watson examines what the findings mean...