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Budget 2023: Chancellor urged to offer permanent financial aid to vulnerable families

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

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Councillors across England and Wales are supporting The Children’s Society’s call for the government to offer long-term welfare assistance to families struggling to cope with rising living costs in the upcoming Spring Budget.

Childline uses tech to track impact of its online support

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

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Childline Online Services aims to empower children and young people to use its range of internet-based resources in ways that will benefit them individually.

Workforce shortage is threat to care reforms

Thursday, February 23, 2023

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The government's Care Review response, Stable Homes, Built on Love, sets ambitious targets for improving children's outcomes, testing new approaches to early help, and boosting professional standards in child protection work.

Directors blame disjointed policy and onerous inspection for high turnover rates

Monday, February 20, 2023

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Rising workloads, an onerous inspection regime and lack of policy leadership are key factors in the high turnover of directors of children’s services (DCS), latest research shows.

Children's social care funding key driver behind council tax increases

Tuesday, February 14, 2023

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Three in four councils are planning to increase their council tax by the maximum amount in April, in order to fund vital public services such as children’s social care, research from the County Councils Network (CCN) has found.

Ofsted praises ‘transformation’ of children’s services at Lancashire County Council

Monday, February 13, 2023

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Ofsted has praised the “transformation” of Lancashire County Council's children’s services, lifting its rating from “requires improvement” to “good”.

Council failed to support woman and children fleeing violence, ombudsman finds

Thursday, February 9, 2023

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West Berkshire Council has been criticised by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGO) for failing to provide safe accommodation to a woman and her children who were fleeing threats of violence.

Ofsted praises ‘accelerated improvements’ in Blackpool’s children’s services

Wednesday, February 8, 2023

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Blackpool Council's children’s services has seen “accelerated improvements” since being rated "inadequate" by Ofsted in 2018, but inspectors have advised more progress is needed to ensure all children receive help and protection.

Child sexual abuse offences surpass 100,000 for the first time

Wednesday, February 8, 2023

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Police forces in England and Wales recorded the most child sexual offences ever in 2021/22, with numbers surpassing 100,000 for the first time.

Therapeutic Care: Policy context

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

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Therapeutic care has its roots in the post-war psychoanalytic movement that sought to understand the impact trauma has on children and young people and what support needs to be put in place to give them the best chance of recovering.

Children in foster care worry more about family life, report finds

Monday, January 23, 2023

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Children in foster care are more likely to be concerned about their family life than other children, a report has found.

Council increases spending for ‘inadequate’ children’s services by almost a fifth

Thursday, January 19, 2023

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Devon County Council has announced it will increase spending on children’s services by just under a fifth.

Sector criticises ‘unsafe’ proposals for supported accommodation

Tuesday, January 17, 2023

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Children’s social care organisations have slammed proposed quality standards for unregulated supported accommodation for 16- and 17-year-olds, in response to a public consultation carried out by the Department for Education.

Ofsted praises Wandsworth Council’s ‘child-focused’ approach to children’s services

Monday, January 16, 2023

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Children’s services in Wandsworth have been upgraded to “good” by Ofsted, with inspectors praising the council’s “child-focused” approach.

Hull children’s services ditches ‘inadequate’ Ofsted rating

Monday, January 16, 2023

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Ofsted has highlighted improvements in Hull City Council’s children’s services, praising a “comprehensive” plan developed by leaders which has “delivered improvements in services and outcomes for many children.”

Nottingham Council to recognise care experience as a protected characteristic

Wednesday, January 11, 2023

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Nottingham City Council is the latest local authority to pass a motion recognising care experience as a protected characteristic.

DfE consults on regulation of adoption support service providers

Tuesday, January 10, 2023

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The Department for Education has launched a consultation on proposed changes to regulations for providers of adoption support services, which would exempt some providers from the requirement to register with Ofsted.

Inspectors praise Walsall Council's child protection services

Monday, January 9, 2023

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Children who need help and protection receive a “coordinated and effective” multi-agency response at the “front door” in Walsall, according to Ofsted's latest joint targeted area inspection report on services in the area.

Sunak’s New Year speech slammed over 'missing key priorities' for children

Friday, January 6, 2023

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Social work and early years leaders have criticised the Prime Minister’s New Year speech, saying he failed to address several key priorities for children and young people.

Directors of children’s services among sector leaders recognised in New Year Honours

Tuesday, January 3, 2023

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Directors of children's services (DCSs) are among sector leaders to be recognised in King Charles III first New Year's Honours list.

Safeguarding pilot offers free training around online grooming

Wednesday, December 14, 2022

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Safeguarding professionals are invited to join a pilot training programme designed to increase understanding of online grooming.

Jury out on proposed mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse

Friday, December 2, 2022

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Key sector leaders back independent inquiry recommendation that reporting of child sex abuse should be made compulsory in law, but others remain concerned that it would lead to children’s services being ‘overwhelmed’.

Interview: Anne Longfield on how commission sets out action to tackle youth violence

Thursday, December 1, 2022

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Derren Hayes speaks to Anne Longfield, former children’s commissioner for England, about plans for a systemic approach to support vulnerable young people at risk of exploitation.

CYP Now Awards winners revealed on night of celebration

Friday, November 25, 2022

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The winners of the 2022 Children and Young People Now Awards were unveiled at a glittering ceremony in London.

Care records to include digital recordings of children’s voices

Tuesday, November 15, 2022

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A new system which allows children's social care records to include recordings of young people’s voices has been developed after people with care-experience described feeling like “a ghost in their own files”.

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