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Councils receive Staying Put funding allocations

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.

Ofsted gives councils 12-month deadline on adoptions

News

Friday, February 24, 2012

| CYP Now

Local authorities will fail to secure an "outstanding" rating from Ofsted unless they place all children identified for adoption within 12 months.

Council chiefs urged to inform debate on effective commissioning

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.

Call to keep looked-after children out of justice system

News

Thursday, November 20, 2014

| CYP Now

More needs to be done to keep children in care out of the criminal justice system, the country's top police officer for children and young people has said.

Doncaster sees four-fold decrease in children missing from care

News

Tuesday, April 21, 2015

| CYP Now

The number of looked-after children that go missing from care in Doncaster has fallen nearly four-fold over the past year following the introduction of a dedicated support worker.

Timpson to take on responsibility for ‘character and resilience'

News

Tuesday, June 2, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's minister Edward Timpson has been handed new responsibilities for boosting the ‘character and resilience' of young people and tackling bullying, the Department for Education (DfE) has confirmed.

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.

Clash over prioritising adoption

Analysis

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

| CYP Now

Minister’s call for councils to prioritise adoption over other forms of care branded "perplexing" by experts.

Morgan criticised for foster care ‘slur'

News

Friday, January 15, 2016

| CYP Now

Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has been criticised for denigrating foster care with comments she made as the government launched a bid to reverse a sharp drop in adoptions.

Government set to boost mental health services for children in care

News

Thursday, February 4, 2016

| CYP Now

Support for children and young people in care who are experiencing mental health problems is set to be boosted after the government pledged to set out exactly what services they can expect to receive.

Trauma-informed commissioning delivers savings

Best Practice

Tuesday, May 30, 2023

| CYP Now

Struggling council transforms how it commissions placements for children in care with the focus on reducing trauma and addressing complex needs.

Pilot scheme failed to stop young people leaving care before they were ready, research shows

News

Thursday, May 26, 2011

| CYP Now

A third of looked-after young people felt they had no choice about when to leave their placement, despite being part of a government scheme to promote staying on in care, a research report has revealed.

Project set to look at the bright side of care

News

Monday, April 8, 2013

| CYP Now

Children's advocacy charity Voice and the University of Bristol have begun a study to identify the ingredients of a "good care journey" for children.

Daily roundup: Paris Brown, youth funding and child protection

Other

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

| CYP Now

Media pressure prompts youth PCC to quit, £10m boost for Northern Irish youth groups, and resignations at Sandwell after critical Ofsted, all in the news today.

Effective Working with Neglected Children and their Families: Linking Interventions to Long-term Outcomes

Other

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

| CYP Now

Authors Elaine Farmer and Eleanor Lutman; Jessica Kingsley Publishers; ISBN 978-1-84905-288-7; £25; 240pp

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