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ADCS calls for wider children's workforce development

Friday, April 20, 2018

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Government must broaden the scope of its workforce development plans for the children's sector if local authorities are to be able to deal with ongoing financial constraints, the new president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services has said.

Tell us about your achievements: enter the 2018 Children & Young People Now Awards

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

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The 2018 Children & Young People Now Awards are open for entries to organisations, individuals and teams from across the UK.

Ofsted praises multi-agency response to neglect

Monday, November 13, 2017

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Case audits are helping agencies in Cheshire West and Chester deliver well co-ordinated and effective action to prevent the neglect of children, a deep-dive inspection has found.

Your guide to children's policy briefs in the new government

Tuesday, July 11, 2017

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Following last month's government reshuffle, ministerial responsibilities relating to the children and young people's sector have been finalised.

Youth reoffending rises to highest level on record

Thursday, April 27, 2017

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The proportion of young people committing further offences within 12 months of being convicted has hit a record high.

European human rights body calls for urgent action on youth custody safety

Thursday, April 20, 2017

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The Council of Europe has called on the British government to take urgent action to improve the safety of young people held in custody.

'Problem-solving' courts for young offenders to be trialled

Thursday, March 23, 2017

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Efforts to improve the way young offenders are dealt with are to be tested, with problem-solving courts set to be established across England.

Social workers advised to visit homes for six months in suspected abuse cases

Wednesday, February 22, 2017

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Social workers should consider home visits for at least six months if there are suspicions that a child is being abused or neglected, new guidance has suggested.

Ombudsman calls for more support in youth custody disciplinary process

Tuesday, February 21, 2017

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Young people in custody need more help and support through the internal discipline process, the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman (PPO) has said.

Ofsted praises SEN funding approach in Leeds

Friday, February 17, 2017

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The way young people with special educational needs are funded in Leeds is among a number of areas of practice to be praised following an inspection of provision.

YJB chair calls for children's criminal records to be erased at 18

Tuesday, January 31, 2017

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Youth Justice Board chair Lord McNally has added his voice to calls for children's criminal records to be erased at 18.

Call for MPs to probe impact of criminal records

Wednesday, January 25, 2017

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MPs conducting an inquiry into employment opportunities for young people should investigate the impact that having a criminal record can have on future prospects, a youth justice organisation has said.

Government 'failing to act over vulnerable children's rights'

Tuesday, December 6, 2016

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Children's rights in the UK are worsening, especially for the most vulnerable young people suffering from mental health issues, poverty and whose lives are blighted by crime, a report has said.

Concerns over rise in police taser use on children

Wednesday, November 23, 2016

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The use of tasers on children in London has increased 12-fold in just eight years, a youth-led enquiry on child rights has heard.

Youth custody 'unsafe' for half of boys

Tuesday, November 15, 2016

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Almost half of all boys held in young offender institutions (YOIs) feel "unsafe" in custody, the highest level recorded since the Prisons Inspectorate began recording views in 2001, a study has found.

Children 'left traumatised' by police raids

Monday, November 7, 2016

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Children who are at home during police raids to arrest a parent or family should get more support to help them deal with the trauma, a charity has said.

Gove to advise on bid to tackle criminalisation in residential care

Tuesday, October 25, 2016

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Former Education Secretary Michael Gove will advise efforts to end the criminalisation of children living in residential care, it has been announced.

Troubled Families programme 'has little impact'

Tuesday, October 18, 2016

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The government's flagship Troubled Families initiative has had little impact in boosting job prospects or improving outcomes for children, a study commissioned by the Department for Communities and Local Government has found.

Inspectors praise combined youth offending service

Wednesday, October 12, 2016

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A combined youth offending service that was created through the merger of youth offending service (YOS) and a youth offending team (YOT) on the South West coast has been praised by inspectors.

Ofsted demands greater CSE focus from police and health services

Thursday, September 29, 2016

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Efforts to tackle child sexual exploitation (CSE) have improved in the last two years but senior staff within the police and health services must pay more attention to the issue, Ofsted has said.

Longfield recruits Narey as children's commissioner adviser

Friday, September 23, 2016

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Former Barnardo's chief executive Sir Martin Narey is one of several high profile figures that have been signed up to provide advice to children's commissioner for England Anne Longfield, it has been announced.

Troubled families initiative falls short on first year target

Monday, June 6, 2016

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Councils have missed a first year target for numbers of families they worked with in the first year of the government's high profile troubled families initiative, it has emerged.

Troubled families initiative falls short on first year target

Monday, June 6, 2016

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Councils have missed a first year target for the numbers of families to be worked with under the government's flagship troubled families initiative.

Youth offending team funding cut by further £9m

Tuesday, May 24, 2016

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Youth offending teams (YOT) have had their funding slashed by a further £9m, it has emerged.

First multi-agency child protection inspection criticises health services

Tuesday, April 5, 2016

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Health services have come in for criticism for failing to properly assess risks to children following the first joint inspection of child protection across health, social care and criminal justice services.

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