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Four in 10 councils 'unwilling to take child refugees from other areas'

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

| CYP Now

Around 40 per cent of councils across England have not signed up to a voluntary scheme to take child refugees from other areas, amid concerns that central government is not providing enough funding to cover the true cost, a report has revealed.

Asylum-seeking children funding rates set for review

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Wednesday, November 1, 2017

| CYP Now

The amount of money councils receive from central government to cover the cost of looking after unaccompanied asylum-seeking children will be reviewed, it has been announced.

Munby advises judges to limit involvement in serious case reviews

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Thursday, May 4, 2017

| CYP Now

Judges should avoid taking part in official probes into child deaths in order to maintain the independence of the judiciary, England's most senior family court judge has said.

European human rights body calls for urgent action on youth custody safety

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Thursday, April 20, 2017

| CYP Now

The Council of Europe has called on the British government to take urgent action to improve the safety of young people held in custody.

Government introduces law to tackle sexual communications to children

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Monday, March 20, 2017

| CYP Now

Adults who communicate with children using sexual language could face up to two years in prison and be automatically placed on the sex offenders register, according to a new law announced today.

Police 'failing to deal appropriately' with children missing from care

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Friday, March 10, 2017

| CYP Now

A charity has called for police forces to improve their handling of missing children cases after it emerged some are inappropriately categorising those who are missing from care as "absent".

Courts set to consider ethnicity when sentencing under-18s

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Tuesday, March 7, 2017

| CYP Now

Courts will be required to take into account the overrepresentation of black and ethnic minority children in the youth justice system when they sentence children, under new guidance coming into force this summer.

Exclusive: Government set to drop controversial 'exemption clause'

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Thursday, March 2, 2017

| CYP Now

The government is set to scrap plans to allow councils to apply for exemptions from social care legislation in the face of continuing opposition, CYP Now understands.

ADCS president speaks out in favour of 'exemption clause'

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Tuesday, February 14, 2017

| CYP Now

Government plans to allow councils to apply for exemptions from children's social care legislation will help councils to better support young people, the president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services has said.

Brexit 'risks delaying' push for compulsory SRE, warns Creasy

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Monday, February 13, 2017

| CYP Now

The Brexit process risks taking up so much parliamentary time that unless legislation to make sex and relationships education (SRE) compulsory is pushed through now, it could be years before another opportunity emerges, Labour MP Stella Creasy has warned.

Eileen Munro 'deserts' controversial exemption clause

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Friday, February 10, 2017

| CYP Now

A social work academic cited as one of the inspirations for controversial government plans to allow councils to apply for exemptions from children's social care legislation has spoken out against the proposals, describing them as potentially dangerous.

Government blames councils for sharp reduction in child refugee intake

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Thursday, February 9, 2017

| CYP Now

The government is to significantly reduce the number of lone child refugees it plans to accept from Europe, claiming that local authorities do not have the capacity to accommodate them.

Child trafficking advocate scheme faces further delays

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Thursday, February 2, 2017

| CYP Now

An initiative designed to support vulnerable child trafficking victims is unlikely to launch until 2019 at the earliest, more than four years behind schedule, it has been claimed.

Councils freed from social care obligations 'left children at risk'

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Wednesday, February 1, 2017

| CYP Now

Two local authorities where children's services are currently rated "inadequate" for leaving children at risk, were previously granted exemptions from statutory guidance on children's social care, it has emerged.

Fewer families forcibly removed from UK

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Tuesday, January 24, 2017

| CYP Now

The number of families being forcibly removed from the UK is on the decline, with more choosing to return voluntarily since a family returns system was introduced in 2011.

Government blocks Labour bid to make sex education compulsory

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Wednesday, January 11, 2017

| CYP Now

Conservative MPs have blocked an attempt by Labour to introduce compulsory sex and relationships education (SRE) through an amendment to the Children and Social Work Bill currently going through parliament.

MPs vote to reinstate controversial 'exemption clause'

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Tuesday, January 10, 2017

| CYP Now

Government proposals to allow councils to apply for exemptions from children's social care legislation have been reinserted into the Children and Social Work Bill following a vote by MPs.

Magistrates issue 'exemption clause' warning

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Tuesday, January 10, 2017

| CYP Now

Magistrates have added their voice to fears that measures in the Children and Social Work Bill to allow councils to opt out of children's legislation will undermine the rights of vulnerable young people.

Youth custody 'unsafe' for half of boys

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Tuesday, November 15, 2016

| CYP Now

Almost half of all boys held in young offender institutions (YOIs) feel "unsafe" in custody, the highest level recorded since the Prisons Inspectorate began recording views in 2001, a study has found.

Children's services to be allowed to seek ‘Ofsted exemption'

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Monday, May 23, 2016

| CYP Now

Councils will be given the opportunity to have Ofsted inspections of their child protection provision suspended for up to six years as part of the government's social care reforms, it has emerged.

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Four in 10 councils 'unwilling to take child refugees from other areas'

Asylum-seeking children funding rates set for review

Munby advises judges to limit involvement in serious case reviews

European human rights body calls for urgent action on youth custody safety

Government introduces law to tackle sexual communications to children

Police 'failing to deal appropriately' with children missing from care

Courts set to consider ethnicity when sentencing under-18s

Exclusive: Government set to drop controversial 'exemption clause'

ADCS president speaks out in favour of 'exemption clause'

Brexit 'risks delaying' push for compulsory SRE, warns Creasy

Eileen Munro 'deserts' controversial exemption clause

Government blames councils for sharp reduction in child refugee intake

Child trafficking advocate scheme faces further delays

Councils freed from social care obligations 'left children at risk'

Fewer families forcibly removed from UK

Government blocks Labour bid to make sex education compulsory

MPs vote to reinstate controversial 'exemption clause'

Magistrates issue 'exemption clause' warning

Youth custody 'unsafe' for half of boys

Children's services to be allowed to seek ‘Ofsted exemption'

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