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Children's commissioner urges councils to support more young asylum seekers

Wednesday, June 8, 2016

| CYP Now

The children's commissioner for England has written to all local authorities saying they have a "moral duty" to support more unaccompanied asylum-seeking children.

Call for clarity over funding of asylum dispersal schemes

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Thursday, April 21, 2016

| CYP Now

Local government and children's services leaders have called on ministers to clarify funding arrangements for dispersing unaccompanied asylum-seeking children across the country.

Fostering success in Staying Put

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Tuesday, February 16, 2016

| CYP Now

Sufficient funding and good communication with foster carers are key to improving Staying Put take-up.

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.

Children's charity closures prompt leaders to call for investigation

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Tuesday, August 18, 2015

| CYP Now

The collapse of Kids Company and the British Association for Adoption & Fostering has raised questions over the charities' management. CYP Now assesses the factors behind the closures and what impact they will have.

Budget 2015: £30m fund a 'shot in the arm' for sector, say adoption experts

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Wednesday, July 8, 2015

| CYP Now

Adoption experts have welcomed the government's decision to provide £30m to councils to pay the cost of them placing children with adoptive parents outside of their area.

Mental health projects get innovation fund backing

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Thursday, February 12, 2015

| CYP Now

Six projects including specialist programmes for mental health support, have been awarded a total of £11m through the government's Children's Social Care Innovation Fund.

Councils receive Staying Put funding allocations

News

Friday, August 8, 2014

| CYP Now

The government has announced how much each council will receive this year to extend support up to age 21 for young people in foster care, but concerns remain that the money is not enough.

Councils need the means to deliver foster care support

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Tuesday, December 17, 2013

| CYP Now

A little over two months ago, the Fostering Network called on the government to do the right thing - both morally and economically - by extending financial support to foster carers and in doing so enable children they care for to stay in the placement past their 18th birthday and up to 21 if they so wish.

Timpson creates SEN funding pot from early intervention grant

News

Thursday, December 12, 2013

| CYP Now

The government wants local authorities in England to target £70m of early intervention funding on implementing the special educational needs (SEN) reforms next year.

Daily roundup: Children's bill debate, Labour reshuffle, and Hull cuts

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Wednesday, October 9, 2013

| CYP Now

Children and Families Bill amendments due to be debated by peers today; Labour makes changes to its education team; and planned cuts at Hull Council sparks union concerns, all in the news today.

Funding boost to expand voluntary adoption agencies

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Thursday, August 8, 2013

| CYP Now

The government is to fund the expansion of voluntary adoption agencies (VAAs) in a bid to meet an expected rise in the number of children in care needing adoptive families.

Council chiefs urged to inform debate on effective commissioning

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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.

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