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Fathers group criticises domestic violence study

Friday, July 28, 2017

| CYP Now

A group representing fathers has criticised a study that identifies domestic violence as a factor in the majority of applications for contact with a child heard in the family courts.

Domestic violence a factor in majority of child contact applications, research finds

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Wednesday, July 26, 2017

| CYP Now

Nearly two-thirds of applications heard in the family courts for contact with a child feature some kind of domestic violence allegation, a study has found.

Munby advises judges to limit involvement in serious case reviews

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Thursday, May 4, 2017

| CYP Now

Judges should avoid taking part in official probes into child deaths in order to maintain the independence of the judiciary, England's most senior family court judge has said.

Care applications surge by 14 per cent to new record high

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Wednesday, April 12, 2017

| CYP Now

The number of applications for children to be taken into care have hit a new record level, official figures have confirmed.

Number of care applications hits record annual level

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Monday, March 13, 2017

| CYP Now

The number of applications for children to be taken into care has risen to its highest level, the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) has revealed.

Fourfold increase in courts refusing adoption applications

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Tuesday, February 28, 2017

| CYP Now

The number of times family courts have turned down application orders for adoptions has quadrupled in the past four years, government figures show.

Councils and Cafcass join forces to tackle care system delays

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Friday, February 10, 2017

| CYP Now

Social worker and court guardians' chiefs have drawn up a joint plan of action to tackle delays in children in care cases.

Duration of care proceedings falls to record low

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Monday, October 3, 2016

| CYP Now

Courts are dealing with care proceedings in record time, but are still failing to meet the government's 26-week target, according to latest figures.

Record jump in care applications to Cafcass

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Monday, September 12, 2016

| CYP Now

August saw the biggest monthly rise in care applications on record, the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) has revealed.

Children's services leaders issue warning on voluntary care orders

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Friday, April 1, 2016

| CYP Now

All local authorities must ensure that looked-after children are not suffering harm as a result of being placed in care on a voluntary basis by their parents, children's services leaders have said.

Rise in special guardianship orders made by courts

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Thursday, March 31, 2016

| CYP Now

The number of children placed with special guardians each year has passed the 5,000 mark for the first time.

Ofsted tells council to improve children's services

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Tuesday, March 29, 2016

| CYP Now

A council's children's services department has been rated as "requires improvement" by Ofsted after inspectors found a number of areas that need to be addressed.

Frontline social work students ‘perform better', study finds

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Tuesday, March 29, 2016

| CYP Now

Students taking part in the Frontline social work training programme display better practice skills than those from mainstream programmes, researchers have found.

Ofsted awards first ‘outstanding' ratings for children's services

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Tuesday, March 29, 2016

| CYP Now

Two local authorities have become the first to be awarded "outstanding" judgments under Ofsted's controversial inspection framework for children's services.

Stronger support urged for CSE victims

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Monday, March 21, 2016

| CYP Now

Victims of child sexual exploitation (CSE) or abuse should receive more support when offenders are prosecuted, a senior figure at the Office of the Children's Commissioner for England has said.

DfE commits to fresh funding for social care innovation programme

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Thursday, March 17, 2016

| CYP Now

Local authorities and charities will be able to access a fresh round of government funding to test innovative ideas for children's social care, it has emerged.

Care applications hit record high

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Thursday, March 10, 2016

| CYP Now

The number of applications for children to be taken into the care system in England has hit an all-time high.

Fast-track social work scheme massively oversubscribed

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Friday, March 4, 2016

| CYP Now

A government-funded fast-track social work training scheme is massively oversubscribed, with more than 10 applicants battling it out for every place, it has emerged.

Fresh drive to speed up care proceedings

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Monday, February 29, 2016

| CYP Now

Children's services leaders have unveiled a new tool to help social workers in their bid to speed up care proceedings.

Morgan criticised for foster care ‘slur'

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Friday, January 15, 2016

| CYP Now

Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has been criticised for denigrating foster care with comments she made as the government launched a bid to reverse a sharp drop in adoptions.

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Fathers group criticises domestic violence study

Domestic violence a factor in majority of child contact applications, research finds

Munby advises judges to limit involvement in serious case reviews

Care applications surge by 14 per cent to new record high

Number of care applications hits record annual level

Fourfold increase in courts refusing adoption applications

Councils and Cafcass join forces to tackle care system delays

Duration of care proceedings falls to record low

Record jump in care applications to Cafcass

Children's services leaders issue warning on voluntary care orders

Rise in special guardianship orders made by courts

Ofsted tells council to improve children's services

Frontline social work students ‘perform better', study finds

Ofsted awards first ‘outstanding' ratings for children's services

Stronger support urged for CSE victims

DfE commits to fresh funding for social care innovation programme

Care applications hit record high

Fast-track social work scheme massively oversubscribed

Fresh drive to speed up care proceedings

Morgan criticised for foster care ‘slur'

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