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Workforce pressures contribute to lack of joint early help for families, Ofsted finds

Tuesday, November 7, 2023

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Workforce and resource pressure is hampering multi-agency help for families, a report from inspectorates behind joint targeted area inspections (JTAIs) warns.

Children in need numbers fall but still higher than pre-pandemic levels

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Thursday, October 26, 2023

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The number of children in need of support and protection has fallen over the last year but is still higher than pre-pandemic levels, latest data shows.

Charities question councils' treatment of teenagers presenting as homeless

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Thursday, October 12, 2023

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Children’s charity leaders have raised concerns over reports that children treated as homeless by local authorities rather than as in need of care are not being offered adequate information about their entitlements.

Young care leavers offered half price bus travel in London

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Tuesday, October 10, 2023

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Young care leavers in London will benefit from half price travel on buses and trams from early next year, the Mayor of London has announced.

North East launches foster care recruitment partnership

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Friday, September 29, 2023

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A government-backed foster care initiative has been launched in a bid to tackle a carer recruitment crisis in the North East of England.

Council’s children’s services receives uplifted Ofsted rating

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Monday, September 25, 2023

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A local authority no longer requires government intervention to improve its children’s services after Ofsted uplifted its rating from “inadequate” to “good”.

Children England: Sector pays tribute as charity announces closure

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Wednesday, September 20, 2023

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Organisations and professionals supporting children and young people have paid tribute to the work of Children England, the collective body for children’s charities, after it announced its closure due to “financial challenges”.

Inside CYP Now this month: Residential youth work, Care Review pilot, youth justice trends

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Thursday, August 31, 2023

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The September edition of Children & Young People Now has all the latest news, views and analysis on the key issues affecting services for children, young people and families.

‘Outstanding’ council launches social worker recruitment campaign

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Friday, August 25, 2023

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A local authority has launched a recruitment campaign to attract social workers after being awarded its second consecutive “outstanding” rating by Ofsted.

Essex council praised for ‘outstanding’ children’s services

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Monday, August 14, 2023

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Essex County Council's children's services have been rated “outstanding” by Ofsted, with inspectors praising improvements in the quality of planning for disabled children and those in private foster care.

Ofsted praises Lambeth’s in house review of children’s services

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Thursday, August 10, 2023

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Lambeth council’s review of improvements needed to its children’s services is already “leading to positive” change, according to Ofsted inspectors.

Housing children in asylum hotels is 'unlawful’, judge rules

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Friday, July 28, 2023

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The High Court has ruled that Kent County Council and the Home Secretary breached legal obligations to provide appropriate accommodation for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children.

Positive relationships reduce homelessness among care leavers, study finds

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Tuesday, July 25, 2023

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Supporting children in care to build positive relationships with trusted adults can reduce their risk of homelessness by 10 per cent, a new analysis of the Lifelong Links programme has found.

Ombudsman uncovers huge SEND complaints backlog in Kent

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Monday, July 10, 2023

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A backlog of 170 unanswered complaints submitted to Kent County Council over delayed support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) has been uncovered during a Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGO) investigation.

ADCS president warns of 'untenable' risks posed by placement capacity crisis

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Thursday, July 6, 2023

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Risks to children in care posed by a lack of placement capacity and exacerbated by a profit-based system are becoming “increasingly untenable”, the president of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) has warned.

Ofsted renews Lincolnshire’s outstanding rating

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Wednesday, July 5, 2023

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Inspectors have renewed Lincolnshire County Council children’s services rating of "outstanding" four years after its previous full inspection.

Councils fear Afghan refugees face homelessness amid housing shortage

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Tuesday, July 4, 2023

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Around 8,000 Afghan asylum seekers in temporary accommodation are at risk of becoming homeless due to housing shortages and long waiting lists, the Local Government Association (LGA) has warned.

Child protection system ‘at risk’ without government action, NSPCC chief warns

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Wednesday, June 28, 2023

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A “lack of coherent national leadership” in implementing recommendations made in a series of major inquiries into support services for vulnerable children is putting the child protection system at risk, the NSPCC's chief executive has warned.

DCS to step down after just a year in post

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Friday, June 9, 2023

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The director of children’s services (DCS) at Plymouth City Council will step down from the position after just a year in the role, the local authority has announced.

Home Office response to child sexual abuse inquiry ‘will not protect children’, review chair warns

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Tuesday, May 23, 2023

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The government’s response to the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) “will not provide the protection from sexual abuse that our children deserve”, said the investigation’s chair.

Council to review treatment of children with SEND

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Monday, April 3, 2023

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West Northamptonshire Council is set to review its treatment of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), after an ombudsman investigation revealed a number of children were left without adequate education.

Bexley Council retains 'outstanding' Ofsted rating

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Thursday, March 30, 2023

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A south east London council has been praised for maintaining “outstanding” children’s services by Ofsted inspectors, despite an increase in demand following the Covid-19 pandemic.

Ofsted praises 'significant' improvements at council's children's services

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Monday, March 27, 2023

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East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s children’s services has seen “significant and sustained changes”, since its last inspection in 2019 Ofsted has found, resulting in the withdrawal of an improvement notice from the Department for Education.

Ofsted: Rochdale not making ‘sufficient progress’ to improve

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Thursday, March 23, 2023

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Rochdale Council’s children’s services department has “not made sufficient progress” to correct failures in supporting vulnerable young people over the last five years, Ofsted has warned.

Solihull Council ‘must develop three-year plan’ to improve children's services

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Monday, March 20, 2023

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Solihull Council should develop a three-year improvement plan in social care, focusing on improving the quality of social work practice and its impact on outcomes for children, a child protection expert has recommended.

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Workforce pressures contribute to lack of joint early help for families, Ofsted finds

Children in need numbers fall but still higher than pre-pandemic levels

Charities question councils' treatment of teenagers presenting as homeless

Young care leavers offered half price bus travel in London

North East launches foster care recruitment partnership

Council’s children’s services receives uplifted Ofsted rating

Children England: Sector pays tribute as charity announces closure

Inside CYP Now this month: Residential youth work, Care Review pilot, youth justice trends

‘Outstanding’ council launches social worker recruitment campaign

Essex council praised for ‘outstanding’ children’s services

Ofsted praises Lambeth’s in house review of children’s services

Housing children in asylum hotels is 'unlawful’, judge rules

Positive relationships reduce homelessness among care leavers, study finds

Ombudsman uncovers huge SEND complaints backlog in Kent

ADCS president warns of 'untenable' risks posed by placement capacity crisis

Ofsted renews Lincolnshire’s outstanding rating

Councils fear Afghan refugees face homelessness amid housing shortage

Child protection system ‘at risk’ without government action, NSPCC chief warns

DCS to step down after just a year in post

Home Office response to child sexual abuse inquiry ‘will not protect children’, review chair warns

Council to review treatment of children with SEND

Bexley Council retains 'outstanding' Ofsted rating

Ofsted praises 'significant' improvements at council's children's services

Ofsted: Rochdale not making ‘sufficient progress’ to improve

Solihull Council ‘must develop three-year plan’ to improve children's services

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