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Ofsted warns of children being left at risk at 'low morale' council

Thursday, March 22, 2018

| CYP Now

Children are being left at risk due to a staffing problems and poor management oversight at Wakefield Council, a focused visit by Ofsted has found.

Child abuse victims 'let down by system', children's commissioner claims

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Wednesday, April 19, 2017

| CYP Now

Children who are the victims of child sexual abuse are being let down by the system, with professionals often failing to pick up signs of abuse, England's children's commissioner has said.

Campaign group welcomes Labour mandatory reporting pledge

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Thursday, May 11, 2017

| CYP Now

Campaigners calling for mandatory reporting to be introduced in order to protect children from abuse have welcomed a pledge from the Labour Party to strengthen the duty to report if it wins next month's general election.

Children held in "degrading" conditions at Heathrow

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Monday, May 14, 2012

| CYP Now

The UK Border Agency (UKBA) is detaining children in "degrading and disgraceful" conditions at Heathrow Airport, a report has said.

Queen's Speech: Plans to scrap free school meals and create new grammars dropped

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Wednesday, June 21, 2017

| CYP Now

Plans to scrap free school meals for primary school children and allow new grammar schools to be opened have not featured in the government's legislative plans for the new parliament.

Signs of Safety 'not a magic bullet' for child protection

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Thursday, July 13, 2017

| CYP Now

A much-heralded social work model being tested by 10 English councils is delivering positive results but is "not a magic bullet" for the child protection system, a study has found.

Details of young offender deaths revealed

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Thursday, October 6, 2011

| CYP Now

Details of how 23 children under the supervision of youth offending teams died in the community last year have emerged after the Youth Justice Board released fresh information on the incidents.

Council rated 'inadequate' for leaving disabled children at risk

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Monday, February 13, 2017

| CYP Now

A council's children's services provision has been rated "inadequate" after inspectors found that children with disabilities are being left unprotected.

Child sex offences hit all-time high

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Thursday, March 23, 2017

| CYP Now

The number of child sex offences recorded by police forces across the UK have hit a new high, figures obtained by the NSPCC have shown.

Three councils receive 'good' ratings for children's services

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Friday, March 31, 2017

| CYP Now

Children's services at three councils have been rated as "good" following inspections by Ofsted.

Care applications exceed 10,000 for first time

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Wednesday, April 11, 2012

| CYP Now

Applications for children at risk of abuse or neglect to be taken into care have hit a new year-on-year high.

Norfolk and Croydon fined for data breaches

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Tuesday, February 14, 2012

| CYP Now

Croydon Council has been hit with a 100,000 fine from the information commissioner after a bag containing papers relating to the care of a child sex abuse victim was stolen from a London pub.

Teenager found dead at Essex YOI

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Thursday, July 7, 2011

| CYP Now

A teenager has been found dead at a young offender institution (YOI) in Essex, CYP Now has learned.

Barnardo's affirms commitment to failed asylum seekers' welfare

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Thursday, July 7, 2011

| CYP Now

Barnardo's will pull out of a deal to run services at the government's pre-departure accommodation (PDA) centre for failed asylum seekers if children and families are not treated properly, the charity's chief has said.

Child trafficking systems fail victims, warns charity

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Friday, July 8, 2011

| CYP Now

A specialist police unit must be set up to tackle child trafficking as current systems are failing victims, a children's rights charity has urged.

Vetting and barring legislation needs stronger checks, warn MPs

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Tuesday, July 12, 2011

| CYP Now

The government must act to prevent changes to vetting and barring procedures that could allow unsuitable people to work with children, a group of MPs has warned.