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Number of children in care at highest level on record, latest figures show

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Thursday, November 18, 2021

| CYP Now

The number of children in care is at an all-time high, according to latest figures from the Department for Education.

Care Review publishes responses to ‘overly critical’ Case for Change

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Wednesday, October 13, 2021

| CYP Now

The Care Review’s Case for Change was viewed as “overly critical” of social workers and local authorities, a summary of responses to the panel’s first report reveals.

Number of 10- to 17-year-olds in care proceedings doubles over last decade

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Thursday, October 7, 2021

| CYP Now

The number of older children and teenagers involved in care proceedings in England has more than doubled over the last 10 years, analysis has found.

Care proceedings continue to exceed 26-week target

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Monday, July 5, 2021

| CYP Now

Care proceedings are expected to exceed the government’s 26-week target until courts are “operating as normal”, the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) has said.

New care applications fall five per cent

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Thursday, November 14, 2019

| CYP Now

The number of new care applications for children being dealt with by the courts is continuing to fall, according to official figures.

Care applications hit three-year low

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Wednesday, April 10, 2019

| CYP Now

The number of children's care applications made by councils to family courts has hit a three-year low, falling five per cent year-on-year.

Family Drug and Alcohol Court National Unit secures funds to reopen

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Thursday, February 14, 2019

| CYP Now

A unit working to prevent children from being taken into care by supporting their substance-misusing parents, is to reopen after a group of private backers agreed funding.

Children affected by domestic abuse must be given 'protected' status, MPs urge

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Tuesday, October 23, 2018

| CYP Now

The government must develop a specific strategy for children affected by domestic abuse, give them "protected" status on waiting lists for mental health services, and impose new legal duties on local authorities to protect them, an influential group of MPs has said.

Teenagers and single parents 'at highest risk of domestic abuse'

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Thursday, May 31, 2018

| CYP Now

Teenage girls and single parents with children are among the most likely victims of domestic abuse, official data has revealed.

*Study backs 'tandem model' of welfare and legal court support for children

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Friday, May 18, 2018

| CYP Now

Children in court benefit from dual representation from both a publicly funded legal representative and a Cafcass guardian, a study has concluded.

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Number of children in care at highest level on record, latest figures show

Care Review publishes responses to ‘overly critical’ Case for Change

Number of 10- to 17-year-olds in care proceedings doubles over last decade

Care proceedings continue to exceed 26-week target

New care applications fall five per cent

Care applications hit three-year low

Family Drug and Alcohol Court National Unit secures funds to reopen

Children affected by domestic abuse must be given 'protected' status, MPs urge

Teenagers and single parents 'at highest risk of domestic abuse'

*Study backs 'tandem model' of welfare and legal court support for children

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