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Universal children's centres face extinction, MPs are warned
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News
- Thursday, September 5, 2013 | CYP Now
Children centres that offer services to all children and parents in the community will soon be consigned to the history books in many parts of the country, local government and children's services leaders have told MPs.
Birmingham seeks £340m in education savings
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News
- Wednesday, June 26, 2013 | CYP Now
The UK's most populous local authority wants views on how to slash a further £340m from its education budget by 2016/17.
Hampshire to take control of Isle of Wight children's services
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News
- Tuesday, March 26, 2013 | CYP Now
Hampshire County Council is set to take over children's services on the Isle of Wight after its lead member for children backed the proposals.
Daily roundup: Child poverty, spending cuts and Sandwell suspension
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Other
- Monday, March 25, 2013 | CYP Now
Child poverty adviser warns government over "muddled" reforms, £850m cut predicted for Department for Education, and Sandwell suspends children's service director, all in the news today.
Daily round up: Blackburn DCS drafted into Rochdale, Ofsted complaints, and profit-making schools
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Other
- Wednesday, October 17, 2012 | CYP Now
Rochdale appoints an interim head of children's social services, Ofsted is criticised over its new complaints framework, and a call for profit-making firms to take charge of the worst schools, all in the news today.
Bristol youth services outsourced in £22m deal
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News
- Friday, September 28, 2012 | CYP Now
A major reorganisation of young people's services in Bristol has resulted in £22m of contracts being awarded for provision over the next five years.
Daily roundup: Youth club closures, Scottish nurseries and bus tickets for young people
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Other
- Friday, August 10, 2012 | CYP Now
Council chiefs criticised over youth club closures, survey reveals plight of Scottish nurseries, and cheaper bus fares for young people in Norfolk, all in the headlines today.
Children's services procurement 'too costly and bureaucratic'
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News
- Tuesday, May 15, 2012 | CYP Now
Organisations representing 400 providers of services for children have called on Communities Secretary Eric Pickles to address the spiralling cost and bureaucracy of delivering services on behalf of local authorities.
Forms of business support for youth sector identified
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News
- Friday, May 4, 2012 | CYP Now
A range of different types of support that businesses can provide youth organisations have been identified as part of a project to strengthen links between commerce and the youth sector.
Bureaucracy scuppers youth employment efforts, claims LGA
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News
- Monday, March 19, 2012 | CYP Now
Efforts to get more than one million young people into work are being hampered by bureaucracy, duplication and government control, a report by the Local Government Association has claimed.
Salford rubberstamps plans to cut youth budget by further 1.3m
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News
- Thursday, February 23, 2012 | CYP Now
Cuts of 1.3m to youth services have been signed off by politicians in Salford, taking the total reduction to 3m in the past two years.
Payment-by-results must not jeopardise key services, charities warned
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News
- Tuesday, February 21, 2012 | CYP Now
The voluntary sector must make sure the introduction of payment-by-results does not threaten the existence of core services for vulnerable families, two charities have said.
Distribution of early intervention grant sparks concerns
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News
- Monday, January 9, 2012 | CYP Now
Fairness in the distribution of the early intervention grant has been called into question after it emerged that many deprived areas have fared worse than those that are better off.
Kensington & Chelsea outlines vision for tri-borough children's services
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News
- Monday, January 9, 2012 | CYP Now
Politicians in Kensington & Chelsea have outlined their vision of standards for children's services for a new combined department across three authorities, stating that outstanding inspection ratings are expected.
Local authorities prepare for cuts of up to eight per cent next year
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News
- Thursday, December 8, 2011 | CYP Now
Councils are to be hit with spending cuts of up to eight per cent next year, under plans set out in the provisional local government finance settlement.
Council chiefs urged to inform debate on effective commissioning
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News
- Thursday, October 13, 2011 | CYP Now
Children's services chiefs are being called upon to share information about how their departments can deliver effective services while managing challenging budgets.
Leadership: Commissioning works when you know what young people need
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Opinion
- Monday, February 7, 2011 | CYP Now
Commissioning is a social model. It is about achieving social outcomes and assigning resources to need, says Garath Symonds.
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