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Government urges councils to prioritise housing for domestic abuse victims

Monday, October 30, 2017

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Councils will be "strongly encouraged" to prioritise social housing for children and parents who have fled domestic abuse under new guidance proposed by the government.

Child custody campaign ends after five years

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Wednesday, September 12, 2012

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A high-profile campaign to reduce numbers of children in custody is to conclude by the end of the year when its funding finishes, it has been confirmed.

Independent fostering providers plead for greater autonomy

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Tuesday, March 5, 2013

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Plans to allow councils to delegate provision of children's social services to staff-led mutuals should be extended to cover independent fostering providers, the government has been told.

Social care 'postcode lottery' puts vulnerable children at risk

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Tuesday, July 10, 2018

| CYP Now

Children's safety is being put at risk due to differing thresholds across England for intervening and offering support to families, a report by a group of MPs and peers has warned.

Independent children's services trust failing to protect children, Ofsted finds

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Friday, July 27, 2018

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Ofsted has criticised failures to protect vulnerable young people and the slow pace of improvement at an "inadequate" children's services department that was taken over by an independent trust last year.

'Two-tier' care for children in custody criticised

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Tuesday, April 2, 2013

| CYP Now

Young people given looked-after status on being remanded in custody will not have the same rights as those who are already looked after, a campaign group has claimed.

Ofsted finds safeguarding improvements in West Sussex

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Wednesday, April 3, 2013

| CYP Now

Child protection in West Sussex has been rated as adequate by inspectors, four years after it was first identified as performing poorly.

Government misses child trafficking deadline

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Friday, April 5, 2013

| CYP Now

The government has come under fire for failing to meet a deadline to provide guardians for children who have been trafficked into the UK.

Children's services leaders urge action on home schooling

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Tuesday, November 28, 2017

| CYP Now

Children's services leaders have called for tougher regulation of home schooling after it emerged that the number of children being educated outside of schools is rising fast.

ADCS launches inquiry into the care system

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Wednesday, October 24, 2012

| CYP Now

Directors of children's services have launched an inquiry into the purpose of the care system, as part of plans to radically improve provision for looked-after children across the country.

Lack of duty on schools 'could compromise safeguarding shake-up'

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Friday, January 12, 2018

| CYP Now

Government plans to overhaul local child safeguarding arrangements risk being compromised by a failure to involve schools, council leaders have warned.

Children's trust boss steps down in wake of Ofsted report

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Thursday, February 8, 2018

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The chief executive of the second children's services department in England moved out of council control has announced her intention to step down from the role, just days after Ofsted published a report highlighting concerns about the pace of progress.

CSE focus 'diverts attention from other forms of abuse', NSPCC warns

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Wednesday, February 14, 2018

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The current focus on tackling child sexual exploitation (CSE) is distracting policymakers from efforts to combat other forms of child abuse, the NSPCC has warned.

DfE commissioner to decide future of children's services at 'inadequate' council

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Monday, March 5, 2018

| CYP Now

The Department for Education has appointed the chief executive of Hampshire County Council to decide whether children's services at a local authority where provision was rated "inadequate" by Ofsted should remain in the hands of the council.

Ofsted chief renews plea for tougher powers to tackle illegal schools

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Wednesday, March 7, 2018

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Ofsted chief inspector Amanda Spielman has made a renewed plea for greater powers to tackle unregistered schools, amid concerns children's safety is being put at risk.

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Government urges councils to prioritise housing for domestic abuse victims

Child custody campaign ends after five years

Independent fostering providers plead for greater autonomy

Social care 'postcode lottery' puts vulnerable children at risk

Independent children's services trust failing to protect children, Ofsted finds

'Two-tier' care for children in custody criticised

Ofsted finds safeguarding improvements in West Sussex

Government misses child trafficking deadline

Children's services leaders urge action on home schooling

ADCS launches inquiry into the care system

Lack of duty on schools 'could compromise safeguarding shake-up'

Children's trust boss steps down in wake of Ofsted report

CSE focus 'diverts attention from other forms of abuse', NSPCC warns

DfE commissioner to decide future of children's services at 'inadequate' council

Ofsted chief renews plea for tougher powers to tackle illegal schools

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