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One in six authorities to face multi-agency inspections

Monday, June 23, 2014

| CYP Now

Up to 25 local authorities will be judged on their multi-agency child protection arrangements under new inspections being introduced in April 2015, it has been announced.

Timpson moves to calm outsourcing fears

News

Wednesday, June 11, 2014

| CYP Now

Concerns about controversial plans to allow councils to outsource child protection services will get serious consideration, children's minister Edward Timpson has pledged.

Social work leaders demand extension to outsourcing consultation

News

Friday, May 30, 2014

| CYP Now

The College of Social Work (TCSW) has called for a government consultation on controversial plans to outsource child protection services to be extended.

Timpson strips Slough of responsibility for children's services

News

Thursday, April 24, 2014

| CYP Now

Children's services are to be delivered outside of council control in Slough as part of government efforts to improve performance.

Councils increase expenditure on children's social care

News

Friday, February 21, 2014

| CYP Now

Spending by England's councils on children's social care increased by 2.6 per cent in the last financial year, according to latest government figures.

Doncaster report reveals delays in establishing trust

News

Friday, February 14, 2014

| CYP Now

Efforts to create an independent trust to run children's services in Doncaster are weeks behind schedule, it has emerged.

Warrington DCS to lead Ofsted's social care improvement work

News

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

| CYP Now

The head of children's services in Warrington has been appointed by Ofsted to spearhead attempts to improve social care across England.

Alison O'Sullivan to be ADCS president in 2015

News

Thursday, January 2, 2014

| CYP Now

The head of children's services for Kirklees has been announced as the vice president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services for 2014/15.

Government reluctant to raise leaving care age

News

Friday, December 20, 2013

| CYP Now

The government will not consider raising the leaving age for children in residential care to 21 until standards have improved, Education Secretary Michael Gove has said.

Labour calls for investigation into children's care charges

News

Thursday, August 15, 2013

| CYP Now

Shadow children's minister Lisa Nandy is calling for an investigation into how many councils are planning to levy charges for taking children into care after Wakefield Council became the latest local authority to confirm it is considering such a move.

Worcestershire unveils policy to charge parents of looked-after children

News

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

| CYP Now

Parents could be forced to pay as much as £900-a-month if their children are taken into care, under plans announced by Worcestershire County Council.

LGA and Barnardo's warn of 'reckless' adoption changes

News

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

| CYP Now

The entire adoption system could be significantly damaged unless proposed reforms are reconsidered, Barnardo's and the Local Government Association (LGA) have warned.

Call for social workers to have greater role in early intervention

News

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

| CYP Now

Social workers should be routinely involved in early intervention work that goes beyond their legal responsibilities, the College of Social Work has said.

Intervention projects help to cut care figures, DfE research suggests

News

Friday, October 21, 2011

| CYP Now

Areas with established family intervention projects are seeing fewer children taken into care, emerging research by the Department for Education (DfE) has suggested.

DfE offers funding for development of intensive interventions for vulnerable children

News

Friday, March 18, 2011

| CYP Now

The Department for Education is inviting councils and partner agencies to bid for up to 200,000 of funding to develop intensive interventions for looked-after children or children on the edge of care or custody.

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One in six authorities to face multi-agency inspections

Timpson moves to calm outsourcing fears

Social work leaders demand extension to outsourcing consultation

Timpson strips Slough of responsibility for children's services

Councils increase expenditure on children's social care

Doncaster report reveals delays in establishing trust

Warrington DCS to lead Ofsted's social care improvement work

Alison O'Sullivan to be ADCS president in 2015

Government reluctant to raise leaving care age

Labour calls for investigation into children's care charges

Worcestershire unveils policy to charge parents of looked-after children

LGA and Barnardo's warn of 'reckless' adoption changes

Call for social workers to have greater role in early intervention

Intervention projects help to cut care figures, DfE research suggests

DfE offers funding for development of intensive interventions for vulnerable children

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