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Learn from free school meals failings during pandemic, MPs urge

Wednesday, April 7, 2021

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MPs have urged the government to ensure families eligible for free school meals “are able to feed their children” in the event of another national lockdown.

Adopted children face mental health emergency, warns charity

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Tuesday, June 29, 2021

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Adopted children are facing a mental health crisis caused by failings in a system that is not set up to meet their needs, research reveals.

DfE announces regional Covid-19 recovery fund for children’s social care

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Thursday, July 8, 2021

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The Department for Education has announced a £24m regional approach to boosting Covid-19 recovery for the children’s social care sector.

Support social workers in wake of child deaths, experts urge

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Thursday, December 16, 2021

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The criticism of social workers following reports of the deaths of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes and Star Hobson risks the safety of other vulnerable children, sector leaders have warned.

Former Hertfordshire DCS awarded CBE in New Year Honours list

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Tuesday, January 4, 2022

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The former director of children’s services (DCS) at Hertfordshire County Council has been recognised in this year’s New Year Honours list.

Victims' commissioner backs call to ban unregulated accommodation

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Thursday, April 2, 2020

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The victims’ commissioner for England and Wales has backed calls for the use of unregulated supported accommodation to be banned for 16- and 17-year-olds over concerns children living in such settings are more at risk of sexual and criminal exploitation.

Volunteers deliver 5,000 food parcels to children eligible for free school meals

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Thursday, April 2, 2020

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Hundreds of volunteers have delivered more than 5,000 food parcels to families eligible for free school meals in the West Midlands to "plug gaps" in the government's voucher scheme.

Children's home staff levels at 95 per cent despite Covid-19 outbreak

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Thursday, April 9, 2020

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Staffing levels in children’s homes remain around 95 per cent despite the coronavirus pandemic, a poll by sector leaders shows.

Vulnerable children ‘hidden’ during lockdown, children’s commissioner warns

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Saturday, April 25, 2020

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New data profiling the extent of child vulnerability across each local authority during lockdown does not take into account that much of it is hidden from sight, the children’s commissioner for England has warned.

Hundreds of children each week 'suffer abuse and neglect during lockdown'

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Monday, April 27, 2020

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More than 360 children reported being abused and neglected at home in just one week during lockdown, Childline has revealed, as reports of domestic abuse jumped by half across the UK.

Foster care providers call for clarity over emergency funding

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Tuesday, April 28, 2020

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Foster care providers have called for clarity on funding for foster parents “paying out of their own pocket” amid the coronavirus crisis.

Summer statement: Chancellor ‘missed opportunity’ to tackle child poverty and early years crisis as employment scheme praised

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Wednesday, July 8, 2020

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The government “missed an opportunity” to tackle child poverty and a financial crisis facing the early years sector in its summer statement, campaigners have said.

Girls at higher risk of informal exclusion than boys, study shows

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Tuesday, July 21, 2020

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Girls are more likely to be informally excluded from schools in England than boys leaving them hidden from official statistics and missing out on vital support, new research shows.

Article 39 launches judicial review over social care exemptions - what happened in court?

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Tuesday, July 28, 2020

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A judicial review launched by children’s rights charity Article 39 against the Education Secretary over emergency exemptions to children’s social care has been heard by a High Court judge.

Treasury announces one-year spending review ‘focussed entirely’ on Covid-19

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Wednesday, October 21, 2020

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The Treasury has postponed the scheduled three-year comprehensive spending review (CSR) and will instead put forward a one-year plan “focussed entirely” on combating coronavirus.

Sector leaders welcome government U-turn on free school meals

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Monday, November 9, 2020

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Sector leaders have welcomed the government's new winter support package which includes rolling-out free school meals across the Christmas holidays and until summer 2021.

Government lays out plan to support care leavers

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Wednesday, November 11, 2020

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A major new government report details the level of support care leavers should receive from councils.

Councils report influx of referrals to children’s services

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Friday, November 27, 2020

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More than 600 young people a day were referred to local authority children’s services in the months following the first national lockdown, research from the County Council’s Network shows.

Number of children waiting for SCH places doubles in one year, finds Ofsted

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Tuesday, December 13, 2022

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The number of children waiting for a place in a secure children’s home (SCH) in England has doubled over the last year, according to Ofsted’s annual report.

Number of children in extreme poverty rises to 550,000

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Wednesday, January 19, 2022

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The number of children living in destitution has increased to 550,000, according to latest figures analysed by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.

High caseloads and funding cuts ‘risk mass resignation of social workers’

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Wednesday, March 9, 2022

| CYP Now

Soaring caseloads, staff shortages and cuts to local authority services risks a mass resignation of social workers, sector leaders have warned.

Praise for children in care councils' impact during lockdowns

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Wednesday, May 25, 2022

| CYP Now

Children in care councils (CiCC) play a vital role in supporting young people’s mental health and tackling isolation, evaluation of their impact during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic has found.

Low-income families ‘at breaking point’ under Covid-19 restrictions

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Friday, February 19, 2021

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Disadvantaged families are at “breaking point” due to the impact of Covid-19 on family finances and parental mental health, frontline workers have warned.

Centrepoint unveils strategy to end youth homelessness by 2037

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Thursday, April 15, 2021

| CYP Now

Youth homlessness charity Centrepoint has unveiled its new strategy aimed at eradicating youth homelessness by 2037.

Children’s commissioner begins major consultation to shape post-covid future for children

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Monday, April 19, 2021

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Millions of children in England have been invited to set their priorities for improving childhood as part of a major consultation being conducted by the children’s commissioner for England.

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Learn from free school meals failings during pandemic, MPs urge

Adopted children face mental health emergency, warns charity

DfE announces regional Covid-19 recovery fund for children’s social care

Support social workers in wake of child deaths, experts urge

Former Hertfordshire DCS awarded CBE in New Year Honours list

Victims' commissioner backs call to ban unregulated accommodation

Volunteers deliver 5,000 food parcels to children eligible for free school meals

Children's home staff levels at 95 per cent despite Covid-19 outbreak

Vulnerable children ‘hidden’ during lockdown, children’s commissioner warns

Hundreds of children each week 'suffer abuse and neglect during lockdown'

Foster care providers call for clarity over emergency funding

Summer statement: Chancellor ‘missed opportunity’ to tackle child poverty and early years crisis as employment scheme praised

Girls at higher risk of informal exclusion than boys, study shows

Article 39 launches judicial review over social care exemptions - what happened in court?

Treasury announces one-year spending review ‘focussed entirely’ on Covid-19

Sector leaders welcome government U-turn on free school meals

Government lays out plan to support care leavers

Councils report influx of referrals to children’s services

Number of children waiting for SCH places doubles in one year, finds Ofsted

Number of children in extreme poverty rises to 550,000

High caseloads and funding cuts ‘risk mass resignation of social workers’

Praise for children in care councils' impact during lockdowns

Low-income families ‘at breaking point’ under Covid-19 restrictions

Centrepoint unveils strategy to end youth homelessness by 2037

Children’s commissioner begins major consultation to shape post-covid future for children

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