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Government-ordered children's trust services rated 'inadequate' by Ofsted

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

| CYP Now

The quality of children's services provided by a government-ordered independent trust have been rated as "inadequate" by Ofsted.

Ofsted rates two children's homes ‘inadequate'

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Tuesday, March 8, 2016

| CYP Now

Two children's homes have been judged to be "inadequate" by Ofsted.

Social work accreditation failure ‘will not trigger de-registration'

News

Wednesday, May 4, 2016

| CYP Now

Social workers who fail new accreditation tests being introduced by government will not lose their registration, the chief social worker for children has said.

Local authorities to receive 'definitive guide' to commissioning for looked-after children

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Monday, October 18, 2010

| CYP Now

Local authorities are set to benefit from a guide to commissioning for looked-after children, which will offer advice on how to cope with the unprecedented rise in referrals to children's social care teams.

Government accused of allowing 'back door' privatisation of child protection

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Friday, June 27, 2014

| CYP Now

Private companies will be able to deliver child protection services under controversial government plans via the "back door" by setting up separate subsidiaries, it has been claimed.

Daily roundup: Haringey Ofsted, early intervention guidebook, and term-time holidays

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Monday, July 21, 2014

| CYP Now

Haringey told to improve children's social care, major early intervention guide launched, and Nicky Morgan pledges to continue tough stance on term-time holidays, all in the news today.

Children's services in Manchester receive 'inadequate' rating

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Thursday, September 4, 2014

| CYP Now

Nearly 500 children in Manchester were potentially left at risk because social work assessments were not carried out quickly enough, a report that has rated the city's children's services as "inadequate", has found.

Slough children's services to become independent trust

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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.

Half of sibling groups in the care system live apart, study finds

News

Monday, January 26, 2015

| CYP Now

A charity is calling for local authorities to do more to keep sibling groups taken into care together, after data it gathered showed half are being separated.

Children's services chief sacked after just four months in job

News

Friday, November 6, 2015

| CYP Now

A director of children's services has been sacked after being in post for just four months, it has emerged.

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".

DfE commits to fresh funding for social care innovation programme

News

Thursday, March 17, 2016

| CYP Now

Local authorities and charities will be able to access a fresh round of government funding to test innovative ideas for children's social care, it has emerged.

Birmingham criticised for failing to meet autistic boy's needs

News

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

| CYP Now

Birmingham City Council has been rebuked by the Local Government Ombudsman for failing to provide support to the mother of an autistic boy whose violent behaviour was deemed to be of "considerable risk" to others.

Timpson strips Slough of responsibility for children's services

News

Thursday, April 24, 2014

| CYP Now

Children's services are to be delivered outside of council control in Slough as part of government efforts to improve performance.

The state of care

Other

Tuesday, June 10, 2014

| CYP Now

After years of rapid growth, England's children-in-care population is beginning to stabilise. Joe Lepper examines the latest trends and best practice in commissioning quality placements for children and young people.

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