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Home Office unveils statutory FGM guidance

Wednesday, July 22, 2015

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Statutory guidance for how children's social workers, doctors, police and teachers should deal with suspected cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) has been published by government as part of attempts to protect potential victims.

Corbyn names Lucy Powell shadow education secretary

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Monday, September 14, 2015

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New Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn has appointed Lucy Powell shadow education secretary.

North-south divide apparent by age five, report finds

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Tuesday, October 27, 2015

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Poor children in the north of England are faring worse by the age of five than their counterparts in London, a study has found.

One in four troubled families 'not satisfied' with access to services

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Wednesday, April 5, 2017

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A quarter of people receiving support through the government's flagship Troubled Families programme have said they were "dissatisfied" with how easy it was to access support.

Tax evasion crackdown 'threatens early intervention'

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Wednesday, April 11, 2012

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Attempts to fund early intervention work through social finance would be compromised by a government bid to crack down on tax evasion through charitable donations, it has been claimed.

Troubled families programme should target siblings of offenders, MPs told

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Tuesday, July 10, 2012

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Involving youth offending services with the government's troubled families agenda could help reduce numbers of young people getting in trouble with the law, MPs have been told.

Paul Ennals to chair Haringey child safeguarding board

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Wednesday, April 16, 2014

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Former National Children's Bureau chief executive Sir Paul Ennals has been appointed as chair of Haringey's Local Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB).

Domestic violence project to focus on children's needs

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Tuesday, April 29, 2014

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More than 700 children who have been affected by domestic violence are to benefit from help and support as part of a £470,000 project being delivered by charity Buttle UK.

Children's directors rally against profit-making in child protection

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Thursday, June 5, 2014

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Child protection services should not be outsourced to organisations intending to make a profit, the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has said.

Children's services in Manchester receive 'inadequate' rating

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Thursday, September 4, 2014

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Nearly 500 children in Manchester were potentially left at risk because social work assessments were not carried out quickly enough, a report that has rated the city's children's services as "inadequate", has found.

Slough children's services to become independent trust

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Wednesday, October 8, 2014

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Slough will become the second local authority to have its children's services transferred to an independent trust after children's minister Edward Timpson dismissed council proposals for alternative arrangements.

Riots reinforce need for early intervention, says Allen

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Wednesday, August 10, 2011

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The MP who led a review on early intervention has called for the government to hold its nerve in pursuing long-term societal change in the wake of riots across England.

Children's centres: seven councils responsible for more than half of closures

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Wednesday, July 22, 2015

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Just seven councils are responsible for more than half the closures of children's centres since 2010 according to figures provided by childcare minister Sam Gyimah.

Parental conflict ‘damages children's mental health'

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Tuesday, March 22, 2016

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Exposure to conflict between their parents can put children's mental health and long-term life chances at risk, a government-funded study has found.

Sandwell creates network of early intervention local hubs

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Friday, August 16, 2013

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Sandwell Council is to create a network of local multidisciplinary hubs to act as an "early warning system" for identifying troubled families.

Daniel Pelka SCR: Four-year-old "invisible" to professionals

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Tuesday, September 17, 2013

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A four-year-old who was murdered after months of starvation and beatings was effectively "invisible" to professionals as a result of language barriers, a probe has found.

Timpson strips Slough of responsibility for children's services

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Thursday, April 24, 2014

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Children's services are to be delivered outside of council control in Slough as part of government efforts to improve performance.

London lord mayor Fiona Woolf to lead child sexual abuse inquiry

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Friday, September 5, 2014

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The current lord mayor of London Fiona Woolf will lead an independent inquiry into historical child sexual abuse, the government has announced.

Somerset DCS sacking: Peter Lewis speaks out

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Friday, October 24, 2014

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A lack of authority-wide support for change and an "arcane" IT system were key reasons for slow progress in improving children's services in Somerset, the council's former director of children's services (DCS) has claimed.

Alison O'Sullivan to be ADCS president in 2015

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Thursday, January 2, 2014

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The head of children's services for Kirklees has been announced as the vice president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services for 2014/15.

Child welfare focus for social policy research unit

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Tuesday, October 22, 2013

| CYP Now

Studies into the quality of life of children living in London, as well as nutrition and the role of fathers are set to be priorities for the Thomas Coram Research Unit (TCRU) in the future.

Government orders councils to review child sexual exploitation procedures

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Monday, September 29, 2014

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Local authorities have been ordered to undertake an audit of how they respond to child sexual exploitation (CSE) cases in the wake of the Rotherham abuse scandal.

Ofsted tells two further authorities to improve children's services

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Tuesday, February 3, 2015

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Two more English authorities have been told by Ofsted that their children's services are not up to scratch.

Government commits to overhaul of children's mental health services

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Tuesday, March 17, 2015

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The government has pledged a "complete overhaul" for children and young people's mental health services to address poor access and support.

Council to offer homes to social workers as part of £6m recruitment drive

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Thursday, May 14, 2015

| CYP Now

Social workers could be offered their own home if they agree to work for Somerset County Council, under plans being considered by the authority as it attempts to recruit 100 new members of staff.

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Home Office unveils statutory FGM guidance

Corbyn names Lucy Powell shadow education secretary

North-south divide apparent by age five, report finds

One in four troubled families 'not satisfied' with access to services

Tax evasion crackdown 'threatens early intervention'

Troubled families programme should target siblings of offenders, MPs told

Paul Ennals to chair Haringey child safeguarding board

Domestic violence project to focus on children's needs

Children's directors rally against profit-making in child protection

Children's services in Manchester receive 'inadequate' rating

Slough children's services to become independent trust

Riots reinforce need for early intervention, says Allen

Children's centres: seven councils responsible for more than half of closures

Parental conflict ‘damages children's mental health'

Sandwell creates network of early intervention local hubs

Daniel Pelka SCR: Four-year-old "invisible" to professionals

Timpson strips Slough of responsibility for children's services

London lord mayor Fiona Woolf to lead child sexual abuse inquiry

Somerset DCS sacking: Peter Lewis speaks out

Alison O'Sullivan to be ADCS president in 2015

Child welfare focus for social policy research unit

Government orders councils to review child sexual exploitation procedures

Ofsted tells two further authorities to improve children's services

Government commits to overhaul of children's mental health services

Council to offer homes to social workers as part of £6m recruitment drive

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