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Government unveils plans to outsource child protection

Thursday, April 17, 2014

| CYP Now

Councils will be handed powers to outsource a whole range of children's social care services including child protection under proposals announced by the government.

Sheffield children's services ‘requires improvement'

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Monday, February 24, 2014

| CYP Now

Sheffield has been told to improve its children's services after an inspection highlighted weaknesses in performance on looked-after children and adoption.

Daily roundup: Ofsted, fostering support, and sex crime victims

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Thursday, February 13, 2014

| CYP Now

Wilshaw reveals he called for Ofsted chair to remain; leaving foster care age for young people in Wales raised; and £500,000 fund set up to help male victims of rape, all in the news today.

Warrington DCS to lead Ofsted's social care improvement work

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Wednesday, February 12, 2014

| CYP Now

The head of children's services in Warrington has been appointed by Ofsted to spearhead attempts to improve social care across England.

U-turn over approval process for long-distance care placements

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Tuesday, January 7, 2014

| CYP Now

Directors of children's services (DCSs) will not have to personally approve care placements outside of their authority or region after initial plans to do so were watered down.

Daily roundup: Benefit cap, DCS appointment, and looked-after children

Other

Friday, December 6, 2013

| CYP Now

Struggling families set to be hit by benefit cap, say poverty campaigners; new director of children's services in Leicestershire; and improvements to the care system in Scotland are too slow, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: safeguarding procedures, child medicines, and children's happiness

Other

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

| CYP Now

Study highlights need for professionals to be able to spot signs of abuse; call to ban E numbers from children's medicines; and MP says society is too focused on making children happy, all in the news today.

Ofsted unveils inspection framework for children's services

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Wednesday, September 25, 2013

| CYP Now

Ofsted is to push ahead with the introduction of a tougher inspection regime for children's services, ignoring warnings from the sector that the system is too simplistic and will fail to deliver improvements.

Daily roundup: Adoption figures, Doncaster and anti-gay school rules

Other

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

| CYP Now

Adoptions increase at fastest rate for 15 years, Hackney DCS to lead Doncaster changes, and DfE to probe policies banning 'promotion' of homosexuality, all in the news today.

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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