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Morgan criticised for 'singling out' social work CSE failings

Friday, October 31, 2014

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Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has come in for criticism for appearing to single out social work shortcomings in relation to the recent Rotherham child sexual exploitation scandal.

Somerset row shows DCSs need greater authority

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

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It is rare for the sacking of a director of children's services (DCS) to be played out in public, but that has been the case in Somerset over the past week.

Somerset DCS sacking: Peter Lewis speaks out

Friday, October 24, 2014

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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.

Somerset sacks £320k DCS over 'too little, too slow' progress

Monday, October 20, 2014

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Somerset County Council has announced it has terminated the contract of the interim director of children's services (DCS) for failing to deliver improvements at the struggling authority quickly enough.

Doncaster's deliverer

Monday, October 13, 2014

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Neil Puffett speaks to Paul Moffat, chief executive, Doncaster Children's Services Trust.

Slough children's services to become independent trust

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

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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.

Charity warns of 'inappropriate' use of special guardianship orders

Thursday, October 2, 2014

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Foster carers are being pressured by local authorities into considering permanently caring for children through special guardianship orders (SGOs), a charity has warned.

Inspectors criticise Doncaster agencies over CSE failings

Tuesday, September 30, 2014

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Child protection agencies in Doncaster have come under fire for failing to take action to protect three girls in a children's home from child sexual exploitation (CSE).

Welfare of children must be a shared responsibility

Monday, September 29, 2014

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Back in 2005, I became responsible for children's services in Dudley. With my new responsibility for social care, I followed the usual learning journey - the "unconsciously incompetent" phase, when I didn't even know what I was ignorant about, to the "consciously incompetent" phase, when I realised how much I didn't know, to the "consciously competent", when I had a better understanding but still did not have any sort of autopilot.

Government orders councils to review child sexual exploitation procedures

Monday, September 29, 2014

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Local authorities have been ordered to undertake an audit of how they respond to child sexual exploitation (CSE) cases in the wake of the Rotherham abuse scandal.

Steep rise in serious case reviews

Thursday, September 25, 2014

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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.

BAAF announces new chief executive

Tuesday, September 23, 2014

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The British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF) has named Caroline Selkirk as its new chief executive.

Emphasis on support under new children's home standards

Friday, September 19, 2014

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Children's homes will be required to show how they support young people and respond to their wishes as part of ongoing government efforts to improve standards.

County councils call for 'devolution' to boost children's services

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

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County councils should be given five-year finance settlements and more power over budgets as part of a "devolution" package that would help improve children's services, a local authority group has said.

Ofsted to inspect councils on child sexual exploitation

Friday, September 12, 2014

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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 DCS calls for child sexual exploitation training reforms

Thursday, September 11, 2014

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Child sexual exploitation (CSE) training should be part of university social work courses, the director of children's services (DCS) for Rotherham has said.

Blackpool children's services 'require improvement'

Tuesday, September 9, 2014

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Children's services in Blackpool are improving but problems remain with support for care leavers and planning for looked-after children, inspectors have found.

London lord mayor Fiona Woolf to lead child sexual abuse inquiry

Friday, September 5, 2014

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The current lord mayor of London Fiona Woolf will lead an independent inquiry into historical child sexual abuse, the government has announced.

Children's services in Manchester receive 'inadequate' rating

Thursday, September 4, 2014

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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.

Rotherham abuse scandal: one week on

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

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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.

Ask the Experts: Deter young people from drugs

Monday, September 1, 2014

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Our panel offers advice on "legal highs", saving money while safeguarding, partnership working concerns and coping with hot weather.

Child protection IT system set for launch

Tuesday, August 26, 2014

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An IT system that will help child protection and health professionals share information about children at risk of abuse and neglect will launch imminently, the Department of Health (DH) has confirmed.

Daily roundup: Food poverty, SEN reforms and 'paedophile panic'

Friday, August 22, 2014

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Poorer parents struggle to feed their children during the summer holidays; Department for Education publishes child-friendly guide to the special educational needs reforms; and judge warns of "paedophile panic", all in the news today.

Costs of children in care hit £3.4bn

Thursday, August 21, 2014

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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.

Bernadette McNally appointed Birmingham director of children's services

Wednesday, August 20, 2014

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A new director of children's services has been appointed by Birmingham City Council to turn around the troubled department.

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