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Serious case review calls for changes to domestic abuse procedures

Friday, January 5, 2018

| CYP Now

A serious case review into the murder of a toddler by his violent stepfather has called for improvements in the way councils assess the risk of domestic abuse to children.

Barnardo's appointed to run £8m national child sexual abuse centre

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Friday, January 20, 2017

| CYP Now

Children's charity Barnardo's has been appointed to run the National Centre for Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse being established by government as part of its efforts to tackle child sexual exploitation and abuse, CYP Now can reveal.

Study highlights ‘hidden' plight of sexually exploited boys

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Tuesday, March 22, 2016

| CYP Now

Increasing numbers of boys are being trafficked and sexually exploited in the UK but many are "hidden" to services designed to help them, a study has found.

Ofsted tells council to improve children's services standards

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Tuesday, December 1, 2015

| CYP Now

A council has been told to improve the quality of its work with children and young people after Ofsted inspectors identified "significant areas for development".

Ofsted rates government-imposed children's services trust 'inadequate'

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Friday, November 27, 2015

| CYP Now

An independent children's services trust that was established on government orders has been rated "inadequate" by Ofsted.

Ofsted slams poor practice at council where three children died

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Friday, November 27, 2015

| CYP Now

A children's services department that was providing support for three vulnerable children who died in the space of a month has been rated "inadequate" by Ofsted.

Ofsted joint inspections delayed as councils shun pilots

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Wednesday, October 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Ofsted's plans to launch new joint inspections of health, social care and criminal justice services for children and young people have been delayed amid councils declining approaches to take part in trials, it has emerged.

Ofsted rates council 'inadequate' for second time in two years

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Tuesday, October 20, 2015

| CYP Now

A council's children's services department has been rated "inadequate" for the second time in two years after Ofsted inspectors found widespread failings in services for vulnerable children.

Children ‘find ways to cope' with domestic violence

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Thursday, September 3, 2015

| CYP Now

Children are often more resilient than they seem in dealing with the impact of domestic violence in their home, researchers have found.

Home Office unveils statutory FGM guidance

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Wednesday, July 22, 2015

| CYP Now

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.

Prime Minister announces child protection taskforce

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Thursday, June 25, 2015

| CYP Now

A child protection taskforce has been established to drive government reforms in the area, it has been announced.

Cameron: Government to intervene more in child protection

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Tuesday, June 23, 2015

| CYP Now

More local authority children's services departments will be taken out of council control in order to tackle failure, Prime Minister David Cameron has said.

Massive rise in number of children in care under coalition

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Monday, June 22, 2015

| CYP Now

The number of children being cared for by the state rose by more than 5,000 during the term of the coalition government, an investigation by CYP Now has found.

Government commits to ‘long-term' funding for Centre of Expertise to tackle child abuse

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Wednesday, June 3, 2015

| CYP Now

A proposed national Centre of Expertise in tackling child abuse will be around for the long-term, children's minster Edward Timpson has vowed amid concerns about potential levels of funding.

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.

Haringey 'missed chances' to help young killer

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Thursday, May 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Haringey Council has been criticised for failing a teenage boy who is serving a life sentence for murdering a stranger in the street.

CSE victims to play central role improving services in Rotherham

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Wednesday, May 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Rotherham Council is enlisting the help of victims of child sexual exploitation (CSE) to help it improve the way it tackles abuse in the town.

Rotherham yet to launch new taxi rules to combat CSE

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Thursday, May 7, 2015

| CYP Now

Plans to combat child sexual exploitation (CSE) in Rotherham by toughening up rules for taxi drivers are yet to be implemented seven months after they were first drawn up, it has emerged.

Scotland raises leaving care age to 21

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Wednesday, April 1, 2015

| CYP Now

Young people in Scotland who are in residential care, foster care, or kinship care will be able to remain in their placement up until the age of 21 as a result of landmark legislation.

Government to consider intervention in Somerset children's services

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Monday, March 30, 2015

| CYP Now

The Department for Education will consider intervening in the running of children's services in Somerset after the department was labelled "inadequate" by Ofsted for the second time in less than two years.

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Serious case review calls for changes to domestic abuse procedures

Barnardo's appointed to run £8m national child sexual abuse centre

Study highlights ‘hidden' plight of sexually exploited boys

Ofsted tells council to improve children's services standards

Ofsted rates government-imposed children's services trust 'inadequate'

Ofsted slams poor practice at council where three children died

Ofsted joint inspections delayed as councils shun pilots

Ofsted rates council 'inadequate' for second time in two years

Children ‘find ways to cope' with domestic violence

Home Office unveils statutory FGM guidance

Prime Minister announces child protection taskforce

Cameron: Government to intervene more in child protection

Massive rise in number of children in care under coalition

Government commits to ‘long-term' funding for Centre of Expertise to tackle child abuse

Ofsted moves to ease children's services inspection burden

Haringey 'missed chances' to help young killer

CSE victims to play central role improving services in Rotherham

Rotherham yet to launch new taxi rules to combat CSE

Scotland raises leaving care age to 21

Government to consider intervention in Somerset children's services

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