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Children of parents who abuse alcohol miss out on support

Friday, October 10, 2014

| CYP Now

Children of parents who misuse alcohol are missing out on help and protection because local services sometimes fail to identify their needs, a report by the Office of the Children's Commissioner has found.

Slough children's services to become independent trust

News

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.

Councils could save £150m on foster care services, says report

News

Wednesday, October 1, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authorities would be able to save a total of £150m a year by improving the way they work with prospective foster parents, a report has claimed.

Inspectors criticise Doncaster agencies over CSE failings

News

Tuesday, September 30, 2014

| CYP Now

Child protection agencies in Doncaster have come under fire for failing to take action to protect three girls in a children's home from child sexual exploitation (CSE).

Government orders councils to review child sexual exploitation procedures

News

Monday, September 29, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authorities have been ordered to undertake an audit of how they respond to child sexual exploitation (CSE) cases in the wake of the Rotherham abuse scandal.

How relationships course for pupils helps promote healthy relationships

Best Practice

Monday, September 29, 2014

| CYP Now

Course raises awareness of domestic abuse among older primary school pupils and promotes healthy relationships.

County councils call for 'devolution' to boost children's services

News

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

| CYP Now

County councils should be given five-year finance settlements and more power over budgets as part of a "devolution" package that would help improve children's services, a local authority group has said.

Ofsted to inspect councils on child sexual exploitation

News

Friday, September 12, 2014

| CYP Now

A group of local authorities will face Ofsted inspections on the way they deal with child sexual exploitation (CSE) in a bid to ensure services are up to scratch in the wake of the Rotherham scandal, CYP Now can reveal.

London lord mayor Fiona Woolf to lead child sexual abuse inquiry

News

Friday, September 5, 2014

| CYP Now

The current lord mayor of London Fiona Woolf will lead an independent inquiry into historical child sexual abuse, the government has announced.

Children's services in Manchester receive 'inadequate' rating

News

Thursday, September 4, 2014

| CYP Now

Nearly 500 children in Manchester were potentially left at risk because social work assessments were not carried out quickly enough, a report that has rated the city's children's services as "inadequate", has found.

Daily roundup: Sexual grooming, youth cuts, and drug deaths

Other

Thursday, September 4, 2014

| CYP Now

Number of children at risk of grooming in Leeds trebles; Sandwell gives green light to youth cuts; and slight rise in drug deaths among under 20s, all in the news today.

Councils plan to support 380,000 more troubled families by 2020

Other

Monday, September 1, 2014

| CYP Now

The government's ambitious plans to expand the Troubled Families programme means local authorities will need to think creatively about how they reach and support more families with entrenched social problems.

Costing the case for change

Other

Monday, September 1, 2014

| CYP Now

Neil Puffett talks to Matthew Reed, chief executive of The Children's Society.

Children's social care spending rises five per cent

News

Thursday, August 28, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authority spending on children's social care has increased by more than five per cent in a single year, government figures show.

Home Office launches consultation on strengthening domestic violence law

News

Wednesday, August 20, 2014

| CYP Now

A new crime of domestic abuse could be created under government proposals aimed at better protecting victims and their families.

Daily roundup: Parental rights, exam performance and age ratings

Other

Tuesday, August 19, 2014

| CYP Now

The Prime Minister considers new parental rights for grandparents caring for children; new research suggests link between mothers' confidence during pregnancy and GCSE success; and the government announces plans to place age restrictions on music videos, all in the news today.

Troubled Families expansion to focus on younger children and health problems

News

Tuesday, August 19, 2014

| CYP Now

An expansion of the Troubled Families initiative is to focus on tackling poor health and supporting children under the age of five, the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has revealed.

Councils fall short in provision of childcare places for two-year-olds

Other

Monday, August 18, 2014

| CYP Now

CYP Now investigation reveals that more than half of local authorities will have a shortfall of available places when the government's free childcare scheme for disadvantaged two-year-olds expands on 1 September.

Cameron extends Troubled Families programme to 500,000

News

Monday, August 18, 2014

| CYP Now

The number of troubled families receiving intensive government support to turn their lives around is to be increased from 120,000 to 500,000.

Daily roundup: School league tables, apprenticeships, and serious case review apology

Other

Wednesday, August 13, 2014

| CYP Now

Plans for alternative school league tables announced, survey highlights popularity of apprenticeships, and Oxfordshire's Safeguarding Children Board issues serious case review apology, all in the news today.

Working families 'don't earn enough to live on'

News

Tuesday, August 12, 2014

| CYP Now

Low wages, benefits cuts and the rising cost of raising children are leaving full-time working families struggling to afford a basic standard of living, a report by the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) has found.

Integrated care service vital to help support troubled families

Other

Monday, August 4, 2014

| CYP Now

Integrated care is an idea with legs. It is gaining currency among the major political parties, as they realise that the segregation of health and social care, for example, leads to waste, duplication and gaps through which service users easily fall.

Quality of serious case reviews blasted by independent panel

News

Friday, August 1, 2014

| CYP Now

The quality of child death reviews are "disturbingly variable" with far too many failing to find out what went wrong, a damning report by a government appointed panel has found.

Daily roundup: School admissions code, extremism, and jobseeker's allowance

Other

Wednesday, July 23, 2014

| CYP Now

Attempts to help disadvantaged children get into best schools; report on 'Trojan Horse' plot published; and review backs jobseeker's allowance sanction system, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Haringey Ofsted, early intervention guidebook, and term-time holidays

Other

Monday, July 21, 2014

| CYP Now

Haringey told to improve children's social care, major early intervention guide launched, and Nicky Morgan pledges to continue tough stance on term-time holidays, all in the news today.

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Children of parents who abuse alcohol miss out on support

Slough children's services to become independent trust

Councils could save £150m on foster care services, says report

Inspectors criticise Doncaster agencies over CSE failings

Government orders councils to review child sexual exploitation procedures

How relationships course for pupils helps promote healthy relationships

County councils call for 'devolution' to boost children's services

Ofsted to inspect councils on child sexual exploitation

London lord mayor Fiona Woolf to lead child sexual abuse inquiry

Children's services in Manchester receive 'inadequate' rating

Daily roundup: Sexual grooming, youth cuts, and drug deaths

Councils plan to support 380,000 more troubled families by 2020

Costing the case for change

Children's social care spending rises five per cent

Home Office launches consultation on strengthening domestic violence law

Daily roundup: Parental rights, exam performance and age ratings

Troubled Families expansion to focus on younger children and health problems

Councils fall short in provision of childcare places for two-year-olds

Cameron extends Troubled Families programme to 500,000

Daily roundup: School league tables, apprenticeships, and serious case review apology

Working families 'don't earn enough to live on'

Integrated care service vital to help support troubled families

Quality of serious case reviews blasted by independent panel

Daily roundup: School admissions code, extremism, and jobseeker's allowance

Daily roundup: Haringey Ofsted, early intervention guidebook, and term-time holidays

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