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CSE review calls for government to overhaul secure protection system

Friday, February 23, 2018

| CYP Now

The use of secure settings to protect vulnerable children at risk of sexual exploitation needs to be overhauled as it is failing to prevent further abuse, according to a major safeguarding review.

Domestic abuse sentences 'likely to increase' under new guidelines

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Wednesday, February 21, 2018

| CYP Now

Sentences for perpetrators of domestic abuse, particularly where a child has been affected, are set to get tougher under new guidance being issued to courts.

Children's social workers 'face suspension without hearing' under regulator plans

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Wednesday, February 21, 2018

| CYP Now

Social workers could be suspended from practice by "unaccountable administrators" under government plans for the future regulation of the profession, it has been claimed.

Councils call for hospital advisers to protect children from domestic violence

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Saturday, February 17, 2018

| CYP Now

Councils have called for independent domestic violence advisers to be deployed in hospitals as part of efforts to protect children from domestic abuse.

Council launches charity to support care leavers

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Friday, February 16, 2018

| CYP Now

A council has launched its own charity in a bid to improve support for looked-after children and care leavers.

CSE focus 'diverts attention from other forms of abuse', NSPCC warns

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Wednesday, February 14, 2018

| CYP Now

The current focus on tackling child sexual exploitation (CSE) is distracting policymakers from efforts to combat other forms of child abuse, the NSPCC has warned.

Transition period to replace LSCBs to start in May

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Monday, February 12, 2018

| CYP Now

A 15-month transition period to replace outgoing local safeguarding children boards (LSCBs) with new arrangements is set to get under way in May, it has emerged.

Parental drinking a factor in third of serious child neglect incidents

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Sunday, February 11, 2018

| CYP Now

More than a third of child deaths and serious injuries through neglect are linked to parental drinking, a report commissioned by MPs and peers has found.

Children's services 'biggest pressure for councils'

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Thursday, February 8, 2018

| CYP Now

Children's services are now the top immediate pressure for councils, a study has found.

Children's trust boss steps down in wake of Ofsted report

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Thursday, February 8, 2018

| CYP Now

The chief executive of the second children's services department in England moved out of council control has announced her intention to step down from the role, just days after Ofsted published a report highlighting concerns about the pace of progress.

Prejudice blamed for major rise in Roma and Traveller children in care

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Thursday, February 8, 2018

| CYP Now

A study has blamed a lack of professional understanding and prejudice within child protection services for the massive spike in the numbers of Roma and Traveller children being taken into care.

YoungMinds urges better support for childhood trauma victims

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Wednesday, February 7, 2018

| CYP Now

Supporting children who have been affected by adversity and trauma should be made a public health priority, a mental health charity has said.

Poor areas worst affected by children's services cuts

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Wednesday, February 7, 2018

| CYP Now

Council areas with the highest levels of deprivation are bearing the brunt of children's services funding cuts, research has found.

Social media 'provides important support for children in care'

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Friday, February 2, 2018

| CYP Now

Social media can bring psychological and emotional benefits to young people in care outweighing the potential risks it poses, a study has found.

Child trafficking victims going undetected, warns charity

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Tuesday, January 30, 2018

| CYP Now

A lack of resources to boost children's services professionals' knowledge in child exploitation and trafficking is seeing thousands of victims go undetected, a leading charity has warned.

Heavy caseloads hampering improvements at 'inadequate' council

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Thursday, January 25, 2018

| CYP Now

Inspectors have found "encouraging" signs of improvement at a children's services department rated as "inadequate" last year, but have raised concerns about high social worker caseloads.

Ofsted upgrades Doncaster from 'inadequate' to 'good'

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Friday, January 19, 2018

| CYP Now

Standards at an independent trust set up to improve the quality of children's services provision in Doncaster have been rated "good" following a re-inspection by Ofsted, just two years after receiving the lowest rating.

LGA issues child protection warning over social care funding gap

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Friday, January 12, 2018

| CYP Now

Children could be left in circumstances of risk unless the government acts to plug an estimated £2bn funding gap, councils have warned.

Lack of duty on schools 'could compromise safeguarding shake-up'

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Friday, January 12, 2018

| CYP Now

Government plans to overhaul local child safeguarding arrangements risk being compromised by a failure to involve schools, council leaders have warned.

Risks posed to children by offenders 'not properly assessed', inspectors find

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Wednesday, January 10, 2018

| CYP Now

The risk posed to children by offenders are not always properly assessed by probation services in London, an inspection has found.

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CSE review calls for government to overhaul secure protection system

Domestic abuse sentences 'likely to increase' under new guidelines

Children's social workers 'face suspension without hearing' under regulator plans

Councils call for hospital advisers to protect children from domestic violence

Council launches charity to support care leavers

CSE focus 'diverts attention from other forms of abuse', NSPCC warns

Transition period to replace LSCBs to start in May

Parental drinking a factor in third of serious child neglect incidents

Children's services 'biggest pressure for councils'

Children's trust boss steps down in wake of Ofsted report

Prejudice blamed for major rise in Roma and Traveller children in care

YoungMinds urges better support for childhood trauma victims

Poor areas worst affected by children's services cuts

Social media 'provides important support for children in care'

Child trafficking victims going undetected, warns charity

Heavy caseloads hampering improvements at 'inadequate' council

Ofsted upgrades Doncaster from 'inadequate' to 'good'

LGA issues child protection warning over social care funding gap

Lack of duty on schools 'could compromise safeguarding shake-up'

Risks posed to children by offenders 'not properly assessed', inspectors find

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