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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.

Steep rise in serious case reviews

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  • Thursday, September 25, 2014
  • | CYP Now
The number of serious case reviews (SCRs) carried out into cases of child deaths or severe abuse have risen by more than 50 per cent in the space of just a year.

Birmingham DCS-to-be quits before she starts

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  • Friday, October 17, 2014
  • | CYP Now
Birmingham's recently appointed director of children's services has withdrawn from the position just two weeks before she was due to start at the troubled authority, it has been announced.

Administrators complete transfer of BAAF services

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  • Friday, September 25, 2015
  • | CYP Now
All remaining UK functions of the collapsed charity the British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF) have now been transferred to other organisations, according to its administrators.

DfE refuses to ditch independent trust drive

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  • Thursday, October 13, 2016
  • | CYP Now
The Department for Education has dismissed calls for it to stop taking responsibility for failing children's services out of local authorities' hands until there is evidence that it improves standards.