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‘Decision fatigue' blights social work practice

Monday, April 28, 2014

| CYP Now

Children's social workers avoid making decisions later in the working day due to mental exhaustion, an analysis of child protection practitioners' behaviour has shown.

Faster court process cuts residential parenting assessments

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Monday, July 21, 2014

| CYP Now

Social workers are scaling back their use of residential parenting assessments due to Children and Families Act changes to the length of care proceedings, latest government research has found.

Ministers raise concerns over asylum X-ray pilots

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Wednesday, April 25, 2012

| CYP Now

Children's minster Sarah Teather and Education Secretary Michael Gove have raised concerns with the UK Border Agency (UKBA) over its decision to trial X-rays for age-disputed asylum-seekers.

SEN legislation ‘built on quicksand'

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Thursday, May 10, 2012

| CYP Now

Campaigners for disabled children have warned ministers that legislation aimed at simplifying processes for children with special educational needs (SEN) will falter because of widespread reductions in specialist support services.

Councils ‘turn around' one in three troubled families

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Monday, November 25, 2013

| CYP Now

Local authorities in England have "turned around" the lives of more than one in three struggling families they have been working intensively with as part of the government's Troubled Families programme.

Daily roundup: School inspections, child protection and mental health

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Thursday, February 6, 2014

| CYP Now

Minister calls for Ofsted to inspect academy chains; serious case review finds health services missed chances to refer baby to social workers; and new standards for managing anxiety published, all in the news today.

Youth charities receive social impact bond investment

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Friday, March 20, 2015

| CYP Now

A charity that aims to improve the lives of teenagers by recruiting them as mentors for vulnerable toddlers is among four programmes to win social impact bond (SIB) funding through the Youth Engagement Fund.

Professionals fail to listen to children, finds Ofsted

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Tuesday, April 12, 2011

| CYP Now

Professionals are not listening to children's views, potentially placing them at risk of harm, an Ofsted evaluation of serious case reviews has found.

Children in care oppose media access to family courts, says children's rights director

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Tuesday, February 15, 2011

| CYP Now

Only half of children in care trust the court system to make the right decision about their lives, the children's rights director has found.

Call for national approach to pre-proceedings work

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Friday, November 1, 2013

| CYP Now

A legal expert is calling for the introduction of a national approach for working with vulnerable families before care proceedings are launched.

Councils and care agencies fail to safeguard personal data

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Wednesday, February 5, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authorities and independent fostering and adoption agencies are leaving themselves open to large fines by failing to adequately protect the personal data collected about looked-after children and potential carers.

New voluntary agencies set to boost adoptions

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Friday, April 4, 2014

| CYP Now

Three new voluntary adoption agencies (VAA) have been launched today, backed with start-up funding of more than £500,000 each from the Department for Education.

Campaigners call for end to B&B use for care leavers

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Friday, May 2, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authorities should be banned from using bed and breakfasts to house young care leavers, while post-care accommodation should be regulated by Ofsted, MPs have been told.

UK Border Agency suspends asylum X-ray pilot

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Friday, April 27, 2012

| CYP Now

The UK Border Agency (UKBA) has suspended plans to pilot the use of dental X-ray assessments on age-disputed asylum-seekers.

Families and Children Bill to reform SEN and adoption systems

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Wednesday, May 9, 2012

| CYP Now

The Queen has outlined the details of a new Families and Children Bill in her first speech to parliament since the coalition was formed in 2010.

Specialist substance misuse family court set for expansion

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Wednesday, February 18, 2015

| CYP Now

The Family Drug and Alcohol Court (FDAC) initiative is to be expanded across five more areas after a £2.5m investment through the government's Children's Social Care Innovation Fund.

Social work leaders criticise landmark child protection ruling

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Monday, September 9, 2013

| CYP Now

The British Association of Social Workers (BASW) has spoken out against a landmark legal ruling allowing a father to post a video of police and social workers removing his baby under an emergency protection order.

Family court judges back independent social worker role

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Wednesday, September 11, 2013

| CYP Now

Independent social workers (ISWs) speed up care proceedings and their expertise is instrumental in deciding on complex cases, according to a survey of family court judges.

Independent provider plans could lead to 'privatisation' of social work, warn experts

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Wednesday, October 16, 2013

| CYP Now

Allowing all local authorities to hand responsibility for services to GP-style social work practices risks leading to the privatisation of child protection and looked-after children services, it has been claimed.

UKBA suspends asylum X-ray pilot

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Friday, April 27, 2012

| CYP Now

The UK Border Agency (UKBA) has suspended plans to pilot the use of dental X-ray assessments on age-disputed asylum-seekers.

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‘Decision fatigue' blights social work practice

Faster court process cuts residential parenting assessments

Ministers raise concerns over asylum X-ray pilots

SEN legislation ‘built on quicksand'

Councils ‘turn around' one in three troubled families

Daily roundup: School inspections, child protection and mental health

Youth charities receive social impact bond investment

Professionals fail to listen to children, finds Ofsted

Children in care oppose media access to family courts, says children's rights director

Call for national approach to pre-proceedings work

Councils and care agencies fail to safeguard personal data

New voluntary agencies set to boost adoptions

Campaigners call for end to B&B use for care leavers

UK Border Agency suspends asylum X-ray pilot

Families and Children Bill to reform SEN and adoption systems

Specialist substance misuse family court set for expansion

Social work leaders criticise landmark child protection ruling

Family court judges back independent social worker role

Independent provider plans could lead to 'privatisation' of social work, warn experts

UKBA suspends asylum X-ray pilot

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