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Somerset DCS sacking: Peter Lewis speaks out

    News
  • Friday, October 24, 2014
  • | CYP Now
A lack of authority-wide support for change and an "arcane" IT system were key reasons for slow progress in improving children's services in Somerset, the council's former director of children's services (DCS) has claimed.

Doncaster's deliverer

    Other
  • Monday, October 13, 2014
  • | CYP Now
Neil Puffett speaks to Paul Moffat, chief executive, Doncaster Children's Services Trust.

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.

Early intervention leaders' debate

    Features
  • Monday, September 29, 2014
  • | CYP Now
Children's services leaders from councils across England discussed the current challenges of resourcing effective early help services at a debate hosted by CYP Now in partnership with Capita One.

Steep rise in serious case reviews

    News
  • Thursday, September 25, 2014
  • | CYP Now
The number of serious case reviews (SCRs) carried out into cases of child deaths or severe abuse have risen by more than 50 per cent in the space of just a year.

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.

Rotherham abuse scandal: one week on

    News
  • Wednesday, September 3, 2014
  • | CYP Now
It is now one week since an independent report by Professor Alexis Jay estimated that approximately 1,400 children were sexually exploited in Rotherham between 1997 and 2013. CYP Now looks at what has happened since publication last Tuesday.

What makes the perfect lead member?

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  • Monday, April 14, 2014
  • | CYP Now
A lead member for children's services can be a powerful advocate for children and young people. Joe Lepper asks what makes the perfect lead member?

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