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Charity chief warns of knock-on effect of Kids Company and BAAF closures

Tuesday, August 11, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's charities are facing a financial backlash following the sudden collapse of Kids Company and the British Association for Adoption and Fostering, it has been claimed.

ADCS Conference: Narey urges action to halt fall in adoptions

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Friday, July 10, 2015

| CYP Now

The number of children being adopted is set for an "alarming drop" unless action is taken, the government's adoption adviser has warned.

Councils to receive £30m to speed up adoptions

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Monday, July 6, 2015

| CYP Now

The government is to give councils £30m to encourage them to place children with adoptive parents outside their area.

Foster carers reject Staying Put over lack of financial support

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Wednesday, June 24, 2015

| CYP Now

Foster carers are reluctant to allow young people to remain with them until they are 21 because of a lack of financial support for the flagship government policy, it has emerged.

Funding for children's charities cut by £150m

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Monday, June 8, 2015

| CYP Now

Charities working with children and young people have lost more than £150m of government funding in the past year, it has emerged.

Ofsted brands council 'inadequate' over CSE failures

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Thursday, June 4, 2015

| CYP Now

Surrey has become the fourth authority in the space of a month to have its children's services rated "inadequate" by Ofsted after inspectors flagged up serious concerns about how it deals with child sexual exploitation (CSE).

Ofsted moves to ease children's services inspection burden

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Tuesday, June 2, 2015

| CYP Now

Ofsted will spend fewer days "on site" during inspections of local authority children's services as part of efforts to ease the impact of the process, CYP Now has learned.

Tory council boss hits out at government over Ofsted grading

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Thursday, May 21, 2015

| CYP Now

The leader of a council where children's services were graded "inadequate" by Ofsted has blamed central government for falling standards.

Children's services in Lambeth judged 'inadequate'

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Tuesday, May 12, 2015

| CYP Now

Standards at Lambeth Council's children's services department have nosedived from "outstanding" to "inadequate" in the space of just three years.

Children's social worker vacancies soar

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Thursday, February 26, 2015

| CYP Now

The number of vacant children's social worker posts has increased by nearly 20 per cent in a single year, latest government statistics show.

Half of sibling groups in the care system live apart, study finds

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Monday, January 26, 2015

| CYP Now

A charity is calling for local authorities to do more to keep sibling groups taken into care together, after data it gathered showed half are being separated.

Ofsted calls for improvements at Bristol and Rochdale children's services

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Friday, December 5, 2014

| CYP Now

Bristol and Rochdale have been told to improve the quality of services for children and young people following inspections by Ofsted.

Somerset sacks £320k DCS over 'too little, too slow' progress

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Monday, October 20, 2014

| CYP Now

Somerset County Council has announced it has terminated the contract of the interim director of children's services (DCS) for failing to deliver improvements at the struggling authority quickly enough.

Slough children's services to become independent trust

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Wednesday, October 8, 2014

| CYP Now

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.

Charity warns of 'inappropriate' use of special guardianship orders

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Thursday, October 2, 2014

| CYP Now

Foster carers are being pressured by local authorities into considering permanently caring for children through special guardianship orders (SGOs), a charity has warned.

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Charity chief warns of knock-on effect of Kids Company and BAAF closures

ADCS Conference: Narey urges action to halt fall in adoptions

Councils to receive £30m to speed up adoptions

Foster carers reject Staying Put over lack of financial support

Funding for children's charities cut by £150m

Ofsted brands council 'inadequate' over CSE failures

Ofsted moves to ease children's services inspection burden

Tory council boss hits out at government over Ofsted grading

Children's services in Lambeth judged 'inadequate'

Children's social worker vacancies soar

Half of sibling groups in the care system live apart, study finds

Ofsted calls for improvements at Bristol and Rochdale children's services

Somerset sacks £320k DCS over 'too little, too slow' progress

Slough children's services to become independent trust

Charity warns of 'inappropriate' use of special guardianship orders

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