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Government announces law change to boost adoptions

Thursday, January 14, 2016

| CYP Now

The law will be changed so that councils and courts favour adoption over other forms of care for vulnerable children, the government has announced.

Ofsted tells children's services department to improve

News

Wednesday, January 6, 2016

| CYP Now

A children's services department has been told to improve its work following an inspection by Ofsted.

DfE tightens up special guardianship rules

News

Thursday, December 17, 2015

| CYP Now

The Department for Education (DfE) is to take action after finding a "significant minority" of children are being placed at risk through inappropriate special guardianship orders (SGOs).

Call to break ‘cycle' of multiple care proceedings

News

Tuesday, December 15, 2015

| CYP Now

Carers are calling for a greater focus on early intervention support after latest figures revealed a rise in the number of babies removed from vulnerable families caught in a "cycle of family court proceedings".

'Inadequate councils need more time to improve', says LGA

News

Monday, December 14, 2015

| CYP Now

Government expectations that councils must improve failing children's services within six months to avoid outside intervention are unrealistic, local government and children's leaders have warned.

Timpson reveals initial action to tackle children's services 'failures'

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Monday, December 14, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's minister Edward Timpson has unveiled a raft of immediate actions the government will take to tackle poor standards across "failing" children's services departments.

Big rise in 'missing' fostered children

News

Thursday, December 10, 2015

| CYP Now

The number of children going missing from foster care has rocketed by 19 per cent over the last year.

DfE study to inform Spending Review 'not completed in time'

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Friday, December 4, 2015

| CYP Now

A study ordered by the Department for Education (DfE) in order to inform decisions made at last month's Spending Review about how children's services will be funded over the next five years is yet to be completed, CYP Now can reveal.

Ofsted tells council to improve children's services standards

News

Tuesday, December 1, 2015

| CYP Now

A council has been told to improve the quality of its work with children and young people after Ofsted inspectors identified "significant areas for development".

Children in foster care 'do better at school'

News

Monday, November 30, 2015

| CYP Now

Children who are fostered do better at school than children who continue to live with their families while receiving social work support, researchers have found.

Ofsted rates government-imposed children's services trust 'inadequate'

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Friday, November 27, 2015

| CYP Now

An independent children's services trust that was established on government orders has been rated "inadequate" by Ofsted.

Children in Care: Policy and Practice

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Tuesday, November 24, 2015

| CYP Now

Special supplement on the latest innovation and implementation of policy reforms to enable children in care to lead healthy, happy lives.

Calls for Adoption Leadership Board to focus on permanency

News

Friday, November 20, 2015

| CYP Now

Sir Martin Narey's resignation as chair of the Adoption Leadership Board has sparked calls from the sector for the board to widen its remit to all looked-after children.

Martin Narey's resignation statement

News

Thursday, November 19, 2015

| CYP Now

Sir Martin Narey took to social media network Twitter to announce his resignation from the Adoption Leadership Board.

Narey quits as head of Adoption Leadership Board

News

Thursday, November 19, 2015

| CYP Now

Sir Martin Narey has quit as head of the Adoption Leadership Board, the influential body set up by the government to drive through reforms to the sector.

Ofsted warns children's services departments of ‘inadequate' factors

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Friday, November 13, 2015

| CYP Now

Ofsted has taken steps to warn children's services departments of common weaknesses they must address to avoid being rated "inadequate" when they are visited by inspectors.

Cameron announces action to stem fall in adoptions

News

Monday, November 2, 2015

| CYP Now

Prime Minister David Cameron has announced measures to boost numbers of adoptions after official statistics revealed they have dropped by more than 14 per cent in the space of six months.

Ofsted children's services inspections hit by funding problems

News

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Ofsted is struggling to complete inspections of all local authority children's services departments to schedule because it is "significantly under-resourced against agreed budgets", it has emerged.

Increasing numbers of children 'at risk of abuse'

News

Friday, October 23, 2015

| CYP Now

Numbers of children subject to child protection plans because they are deemed to be at risk of abuse are continuing to rise, government figures reveal.

Ofsted rates council 'inadequate' for second time in two years

News

Tuesday, October 20, 2015

| CYP Now

A council's children's services department has been rated "inadequate" for the second time in two years after Ofsted inspectors found widespread failings in services for vulnerable children.

Councils gear up to tackle needs of refugee children and families

Other

Monday, October 12, 2015

| CYP Now

Local authorities and refugee charities are preparing to support the 20,000 Syrian refugees to be resettled in the UK, while a large rise in the number of unaccompanied children is already putting some councils under pressure.

Cameron announces drive to improve outcomes for children in care

News

Thursday, October 8, 2015

| CYP Now

Improving outcomes for children in care will form part of an "all-out assault on poverty" by government, Prime Minister David Cameron has said.

Use of special guardianship orders continues to rise

News

Thursday, October 1, 2015

| CYP Now

The number of children being made subject to special guardianship orders (SGOs) is continuing to rise, government figures have shown.

Legal Update: Caring for refugee children

Other

Monday, September 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Kamena Dorling, policy and programmes manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines the UK government's response to the refugee crisis and foster care provision for refugee children.

Cameron speech reignites debate over children's services 'market'

Other

Monday, September 28, 2015

| CYP Now

The Prime Minister highlighted children's social care as ripe for reform in a speech this month, with failing services handed to trusts or other providers to run. Children's services experts give their views on what this means for the years ahead

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Government announces law change to boost adoptions

Ofsted tells children's services department to improve

DfE tightens up special guardianship rules

Call to break ‘cycle' of multiple care proceedings

'Inadequate councils need more time to improve', says LGA

Timpson reveals initial action to tackle children's services 'failures'

Big rise in 'missing' fostered children

DfE study to inform Spending Review 'not completed in time'

Ofsted tells council to improve children's services standards

Children in foster care 'do better at school'

Ofsted rates government-imposed children's services trust 'inadequate'

Children in Care: Policy and Practice

Calls for Adoption Leadership Board to focus on permanency

Martin Narey's resignation statement

Narey quits as head of Adoption Leadership Board

Ofsted warns children's services departments of ‘inadequate' factors

Cameron announces action to stem fall in adoptions

Ofsted children's services inspections hit by funding problems

Increasing numbers of children 'at risk of abuse'

Ofsted rates council 'inadequate' for second time in two years

Councils gear up to tackle needs of refugee children and families

Cameron announces drive to improve outcomes for children in care

Use of special guardianship orders continues to rise

Legal Update: Caring for refugee children

Cameron speech reignites debate over children's services 'market'

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