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Campaigner raises concerns over Northamptonshire outsourcing plans

Monday, February 23, 2015

| CYP Now

Northamptonshire County Council plans to outsource all of its children's services, including child protection, to a staff-run mutual have been criticised by Children England.

Brent Council rejects youth service closure plans but backs outsourcing

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Tuesday, February 24, 2015

| CYP Now

The London Borough of Brent has thrown out plans to axe youth services, close children's centres and impose sweeping cuts to its Connexions services.

Safe Network loses DfE grant

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Friday, March 6, 2015

| CYP Now

Safeguarding support charity Safe Network is facing an uncertain future after the Department for Education announced it is to axe its annual funding of £500,000.

West Sussex creates 'academy' to support new social workers

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Tuesday, April 21, 2015

| CYP Now

West Sussex County Council has announced an overhaul of its social work team, including the creation of an "academy" to support new recruits and prevent burnout.

LGA's David Simmonds receives CBE in Queen's birthday honours

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Monday, June 15, 2015

| CYP Now

David Simmonds, chair of the Local Government Association's (LGA) children and young people board, has been awarded a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in the Queen's birthday honours.

Chief inspectors slam councils' CSE failings

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Wednesday, June 17, 2015

| CYP Now

The chief inspectors of Ofsted and Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) have launched a scathing attack on councils' failure to tackle child sexual exploitation (CSE).

Pilot regional adoption agencies to place 200 children a year

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Monday, June 22, 2015

| CYP Now

The government wants to test regional adoption agencies that can find homes for 200 children and young people a year so that they can be operating at a more "efficient and effective" scale.

Ex-MP calls for increased spending on child mental health services

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Wednesday, September 23, 2015

| CYP Now

The government needs to pump more money into tackling a wide range of mental health conditions through its children's mental health investment programme, former health minister Paul Burstow has said.

Councils call for clarity over refugee support arrangements

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Monday, September 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Council and children's services leaders are calling on the government to clarify how they will be supported to resettle 20,000 refugees, including unaccompanied children, from Syria.

Council outlines plans to hive off children's services

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Thursday, December 10, 2015

| CYP Now

Another council has announced plans to set up an independent trust to run its struggling children's services department.

Fifth of Ofsted staff plan to leave within a year

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Wednesday, December 16, 2015

| CYP Now

One in five Ofsted staff want to quit the inspectorate, according to a survey of its workers.

Ambition chief executive set to join sexual health charity Brook

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Wednesday, January 27, 2016

| CYP Now

The chief executive of Ambition is to leave the organisation - the announcement coming just a week after it emerged that the youth charity is in merger talks.

Loughton criticises 'quiet' chief children's social worker

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Wednesday, May 25, 2016

| CYP Now

Chief children's social worker Isabelle Trowler has been criticised for failing to give the post a high enough media or public profile.

Call for cross-government crime reduction body

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Thursday, September 12, 2013

| CYP Now

The government is being urged to create a cross-department crime reduction board to better co-ordinate criminal justice policy across Whitehall.

Councils urged to tackle preventable child deaths and injuries

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Tuesday, June 24, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authorities must do more to prevent the deaths of more than 60 children each year from preventable accidents, a report has found.

Outsourcing plans need more debate, warns APPG chair

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Wednesday, July 2, 2014

| CYP Now

The government's consultation over allowing councils to delegate children's social care services to third parties was insufficient and needs further debate, chair of the all-party parliamentary group on child protection has said.

ADCS urges safeguarding agencies to learn lessons from Rotherham

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Thursday, August 28, 2014

| CYP Now

Children's services leaders have said the Rotherham child sexual abuse inquiry report should be a "call to action" for all organisations and professionals working in child protection.

Birmingham children's chief: 'Fair social worker caseloads are my priority'

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Thursday, October 9, 2014

| CYP Now

Birmingham's children's services chief has vowed to protect the caseloads of social workers despite high staff vacancy rates across the struggling children's services department.

Majority of children's centres expect funding cut

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Monday, October 13, 2014

| CYP Now

More than half of children's centres are set to see their budgets reduce over the next year, a charity survey has shown.

Nicky Morgan: Promote British values to quash racism concerns

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Wednesday, October 15, 2014

| CYP Now

The promotion of fundamental British values will make the children's workforce more confident in investigating concerns linked to race, the Education Secretary has said.

Daily roundup: School sports, tooth decay and academies

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Monday, March 18, 2013

| CYP Now

£150m for primary school sport, 41 per cent of children in Wales suffer tooth decay by five, and concerns over cost of academies in Birmingham, all in the news today.

Forms of business support for youth sector identified

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Friday, May 4, 2012

| CYP Now

A range of different types of support that businesses can provide youth organisations have been identified as part of a project to strengthen links between commerce and the youth sector.

Sandwell reveals plans to halve youth services spend

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Monday, March 10, 2014

| CYP Now

Sandwell Council has revealed plans to cut its youth services budget by 53 per cent, putting more than 50 jobs at risk as a result.

Government agrees to consult on mandatory reporting law

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Wednesday, October 29, 2014

| CYP Now

The government is to launch a public consultation on whether to introduce mandatory reporting of suspected or actual child abuse for professionals working with children.

Councils call for national outcomes framework for looked-after children

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Monday, November 24, 2014

| CYP Now

A national outcomes framework should be developed as one of a range of measures to improve services for looked-after children and those with greatest needs, a report has found.

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Campaigner raises concerns over Northamptonshire outsourcing plans

Brent Council rejects youth service closure plans but backs outsourcing

Safe Network loses DfE grant

West Sussex creates 'academy' to support new social workers

LGA's David Simmonds receives CBE in Queen's birthday honours

Chief inspectors slam councils' CSE failings

Pilot regional adoption agencies to place 200 children a year

Ex-MP calls for increased spending on child mental health services

Councils call for clarity over refugee support arrangements

Council outlines plans to hive off children's services

Fifth of Ofsted staff plan to leave within a year

Ambition chief executive set to join sexual health charity Brook

Loughton criticises 'quiet' chief children's social worker

Call for cross-government crime reduction body

Councils urged to tackle preventable child deaths and injuries

Outsourcing plans need more debate, warns APPG chair

ADCS urges safeguarding agencies to learn lessons from Rotherham

Birmingham children's chief: 'Fair social worker caseloads are my priority'

Majority of children's centres expect funding cut

Nicky Morgan: Promote British values to quash racism concerns

Daily roundup: School sports, tooth decay and academies

Forms of business support for youth sector identified

Sandwell reveals plans to halve youth services spend

Government agrees to consult on mandatory reporting law

Councils call for national outcomes framework for looked-after children

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