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DfE announces increased funding for Staying Put

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  • Wednesday, March 16, 2016
  • | CYP Now
Local authorities are set to receive a total of £22.2m this year to cover the cost of allowing young people to remain in foster care placements until their 21st birthday, it has been announced.

Slough children's services to become independent trust

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  • Wednesday, October 8, 2014
  • | CYP Now
Slough will become the second local authority to have its children's services transferred to an independent trust after children's minister Edward Timpson dismissed council proposals for alternative arrangements.

Recovery through therapy must be care system's goal

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  • Monday, July 20, 2015
  • | CYP Now
I published the State of the Nation for Children in Care report this month on the views of 3,000 children in care and care leavers aged eight to 25. One of the most startling findings was the staggering 50 per cent who said they didn't understand why they were in care in the first place.

Timpson names councils with low Staying Put take-up

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  • Tuesday, February 2, 2016
  • | CYP Now
There are at least five local authorities in England where no young people in foster care have remained in their placement past the age of 18 during the last year, children's minister Edward Timpson has revealed.

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