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Ofsted to inspect councils on child sexual exploitation

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  • 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

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  • 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.

Costs of children in care hit £3.4bn

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  • Thursday, August 21, 2014
  • | CYP Now
The cost of supporting children in care has reached £3.4bn, according to an Audit Commission report that exposes widespread variation of spending across councils.

Outsourcing plans need more debate, warns APPG chair

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  • Wednesday, July 2, 2014
  • | CYP Now
The government's consultation over allowing councils to delegate children's social care services to third parties was insufficient and needs further debate, chair of the all-party parliamentary group on child protection has said.

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