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Half of councils could be bankrupt within five years, think-tank warns

Thursday, June 20, 2024

| CYP Now

All political parties are underestimating the financial crisis in local government with half of councils bracing themselves for bankruptcy within five years, according to think-tank the Local Government Information Unit (LGIU).

Launch foster care recruitment campaign, next government urged amid placement shortage

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Thursday, June 20, 2024

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Major political parties must commit to launching a recruitment campaign for foster carers, a charity has warned, as initial enquiries by potential carers has fallen to its lowest level in five years.

Tackle child poverty to improve outcomes for children, youth charity leaders urge

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Thursday, June 20, 2024

| CYP Now

Tackling child poverty is key to improving outcomes for vulnerable young people and must be a priority for the next government, leaders of youth organisations have said.

High Court ruling highlights flaws in migrant transfer scheme, council says

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Wednesday, June 19, 2024

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The government's method for evaluating its national dispersal scheme for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children is “skewed” and “does not represent reality”, says Kent County Council following a High Court ruling around the treatment of vulnerable young people arriving in the UK.

West Midlands hosts care-experienced football tournament

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Tuesday, June 18, 2024

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Warwickshire Legends were victorious in the annual West Midlands Care Leavers Championship, which brought together care-experienced football players from local authorities in the region.

King’s Birthday Honours: Surrey DCS recognised for services to children’s social care

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Tuesday, June 18, 2024

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Surrey’s director of children’s services Rachael Wardell has been recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours.

General election 2024: Key party manifesto pledges for the children and young people’s sector

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Friday, June 14, 2024

| CYP Now

The three main parties have published policy pledges in a bid to win the general election on 4 July.

Third of parents at risk of having babies taken into care have learning difficulties, research finds

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Thursday, June 13, 2024

| CYP Now

One in three parents at risk of having their baby taken into care have a learning disability or difficulty, analysis of 200 care proceedings has found.

Benefit rules locking 19,000 young carers out of financial help, charity warns

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Thursday, June 13, 2024

| CYP Now

A charity is calling for an overhaul of benefit rules which are forcing thousands of young carers to choose between their education and receiving financial help.

Labour Party manifesto: boosting school-based support and votes for 16s among pledges

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Thursday, June 13, 2024

| CYP Now

Reducing child poverty, investing in school-based careers and mental health support for young people and giving 16- and 17-year-olds the right to vote are among the Labour Party’s pledges in their manifesto for the 2024 general election.

Children's services leaders question plans to refer child strip search cases

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Thursday, June 13, 2024

| CYP Now

Children’s services leaders have questioned Home Office plans for the police to make a referral to children’s social care every time they perform an intimate search of a child.

General Election 2024: Key manifesto pledges for children’s social care

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Thursday, June 13, 2024

| CYP Now

Local authority leaders and children’s sector organisations have pleaded with whoever forms the next government to properly invest in children’s social care services.

Project for adults with learning disabilities to be extended to care leavers

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Wednesday, June 12, 2024

| CYP Now

A social care service that offers foster care support to adults with learning disabilities is being made available to care leavers.

Conservative Party manifesto: restrictions on children's social media access among raft of pledges

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Tuesday, June 11, 2024

| CYP Now

Creating more residential care places, restricting children’s access to social media and boosting post-16 vocational training opportunities are some of the key policies affecting children and young people in the Conservative Party’s general election manifesto.

Liberal Democrats pledge investment in disadvantaged children's education

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Monday, June 10, 2024

| CYP Now

The Liberal Democrats have pledged a series of policies to narrow the attainment gap for disadvantaged children and boost educational opportunities for young people in their manifesto for the 2024 general election.

Significant increase in children living with vulnerabilities, DfE figures reveal

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Friday, June 7, 2024

| CYP Now

There has been an 82% increase in council funded alternative provision (AP) placements for children not in mainstream school and a 15.4% rise in free school meal (FSM) eligibility since 2018/19, government figures show.

Children’s services pressures driving £6.2bn funding gap, LGA warns

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Friday, June 7, 2024

| CYP Now

Local authorities face a £6.2 billion funding gap over the next two years due in part to rising pressures on children’s services, new research from the Local Government Association (LGA) reveals.

Children’s minister unable to confirm child benefit allowance levels

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Friday, June 7, 2024

| CYP Now

Children’s minister David Johnston has come under fire after struggling to confirm the current child benefit allowance.

Young people urge next government to back ‘urgent' social care reforms

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Thursday, June 6, 2024

| CYP Now

A group of more than 70 children in care and care leavers have written an open letter to the leaders of all political parties ahead of July’s general election calling on them to back reform of the care system.

Councils cannot refuse responsibility for lone migrant children, High Court rules

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Wednesday, June 5, 2024

| CYP Now

Local authorities cannot legally refuse responsibility for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children arriving in their area on the grounds that they cannot safely accommodate them, a High Court judge has ruled.

‘Undervalued’ foster carers consider quitting role, survey warns

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Tuesday, June 4, 2024

| CYP Now

Three quarters of foster carers say feeling undervalued in their role is forcing them to consider resignation, according to a major new study.

Council offers ‘best foster care recruitment package in London’

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Thursday, May 30, 2024

| CYP Now

A London council is offering potential foster carers the equivalent of a £72,000 annual salary in a bid to increase placements in the borough.

County council leaders urge next government to curb high cost of children’s services

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Thursday, May 30, 2024

| CYP Now

Implementing a price cap on children’s residential care providers and reducing the cost of home-to-school transport for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are among county council leaders’ calls for the next government.

Compulsory reporting of child sexual abuse plan dropped ahead of election

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Thursday, May 30, 2024

| CYP Now

Controversial plans to introduce compulsory reporting of child sexual abuse (CSA) for some professionals working with children have been axed ahead of the general election on 4 July.

Sector leaders criticise lack of progress two years on from Care Review publication

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Thursday, May 23, 2024

| CYP Now

Children’s charities and sector leaders have raised concerns about the “painfully slow progress” of implementing reforms to the children’s social care system two years after recommendations were made in Josh MacAlister's Independent Review of Children's Social Care.

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Half of councils could be bankrupt within five years, think-tank warns

Launch foster care recruitment campaign, next government urged amid placement shortage

Tackle child poverty to improve outcomes for children, youth charity leaders urge

High Court ruling highlights flaws in migrant transfer scheme, council says

West Midlands hosts care-experienced football tournament

King’s Birthday Honours: Surrey DCS recognised for services to children’s social care

General election 2024: Key party manifesto pledges for the children and young people’s sector

Third of parents at risk of having babies taken into care have learning difficulties, research finds

Benefit rules locking 19,000 young carers out of financial help, charity warns

Labour Party manifesto: boosting school-based support and votes for 16s among pledges

Children's services leaders question plans to refer child strip search cases

General Election 2024: Key manifesto pledges for children’s social care

Project for adults with learning disabilities to be extended to care leavers

Conservative Party manifesto: restrictions on children's social media access among raft of pledges

Liberal Democrats pledge investment in disadvantaged children's education

Significant increase in children living with vulnerabilities, DfE figures reveal

Children’s services pressures driving £6.2bn funding gap, LGA warns

Children’s minister unable to confirm child benefit allowance levels

Young people urge next government to back ‘urgent' social care reforms

Councils cannot refuse responsibility for lone migrant children, High Court rules

‘Undervalued’ foster carers consider quitting role, survey warns

Council offers ‘best foster care recruitment package in London’

County council leaders urge next government to curb high cost of children’s services

Compulsory reporting of child sexual abuse plan dropped ahead of election

Sector leaders criticise lack of progress two years on from Care Review publication

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