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Former ADCS president to oversee development of mental health services for children in care
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- Wednesday, April 27, 2016 | CYP Now
A former president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has been appointed by government to oversee attempts to boost support for children in care with mental health problems.
Council proposes 'higher risk' care strategy for vulnerable children
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- Tuesday, October 27, 2015 | CYP Now
A council has warned that vulnerable children are likely to be placed at risk if plans to balance the books by adopting a "higher risk" care strategy are given the go-ahead.
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.
Corbyn names Lucy Powell shadow education secretary
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- Monday, September 14, 2015 | CYP Now
New Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn has appointed Lucy Powell shadow education secretary.
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.
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.
Ofsted rates third council ‘inadequate' in space of week
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- Monday, May 18, 2015 | CYP Now
West Berkshire Council has become the third local authority in the space of a week to have its children's services department rated "inadequate" after Ofsted inspectors found serious failures in services.
Doncaster sees four-fold decrease in children missing from care
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- Tuesday, April 21, 2015 | CYP Now
The number of looked-after children that go missing from care in Doncaster has fallen nearly four-fold over the past year following the introduction of a dedicated support worker.
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.
Failure to tackle children's problems costs £17bn a year
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- Thursday, February 12, 2015 | CYP Now
Social problems affecting young people are costing government close to £17bn a year, a major study by the Early Intervention Foundation (EIF) has found.
Casey savages Rotherham CSE response: the key failings
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- Wednesday, February 4, 2015 | CYP Now
Nearly six months since professor Alexis Jay's report revealed the extent of child sexual exploitation in Rotherham, the government's troubled families tsar Louise Casey's has pulled no punches in her assessment of how the authority has fared since.
Ofsted tells two further authorities to improve children's services
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2015 | CYP Now
Two more English authorities have been told by Ofsted that their children's services are not up to scratch.
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.
Children's charities criticise focus of government spending plans
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- Wednesday, December 3, 2014 | CYP Now
Children's charities have criticised the government for failing to prioritise the needs of children in the Chancellor's Autumn Statement.
Councils see rise in child abuse contacts
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- Tuesday, November 18, 2014 | CYP Now
Numbers of calls to councils about the safety and wellbeing of children have increased by nearly 12 per cent in a single year, research has found.
Somerset DCS sacking: Peter Lewis speaks out
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- Friday, October 24, 2014 | CYP Now
A lack of authority-wide support for change and an "arcane" IT system were key reasons for slow progress in improving children's services in Somerset, the council's former director of children's services (DCS) has claimed.
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.
Inspectors criticise Doncaster agencies over CSE failings
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- Tuesday, September 30, 2014 | CYP Now
Child protection agencies in Doncaster have come under fire for failing to take action to protect three girls in a children's home from child sexual exploitation (CSE).
County councils call for 'devolution' to boost children's services
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- Wednesday, September 17, 2014 | CYP Now
County councils should be given five-year finance settlements and more power over budgets as part of a "devolution" package that would help improve children's services, a local authority group has said.
Ofsted to inspect councils on child sexual exploitation
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- Friday, September 12, 2014 | CYP Now
A group of local authorities will face Ofsted inspections on the way they deal with child sexual exploitation (CSE) in a bid to ensure services are up to scratch in the wake of the Rotherham scandal, CYP Now can reveal.
London lord mayor Fiona Woolf to lead child sexual abuse inquiry
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- Friday, September 5, 2014 | CYP Now
The current lord mayor of London Fiona Woolf will lead an independent inquiry into historical child sexual abuse, the government has announced.
Children's services in Manchester receive 'inadequate' rating
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- Thursday, September 4, 2014 | CYP Now
Nearly 500 children in Manchester were potentially left at risk because social work assessments were not carried out quickly enough, a report that has rated the city's children's services as "inadequate", has found.
Rotherham abuse scandal: one week on
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- Wednesday, September 3, 2014 | CYP Now
It is now one week since an independent report by Professor Alexis Jay estimated that approximately 1,400 children were sexually exploited in Rotherham between 1997 and 2013. CYP Now looks at what has happened since publication last Tuesday.