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Skills for the Job: Understanding revenge porn

Monday, October 12, 2015

| CYP Now

Revenge porn can be a devastating experience for young people, with victims needing to receive specialist support and advice.

NCAS conference: ADCS warns over 'loss of clarity' of safeguarding boards

News

Thursday, October 15, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's services leaders have called for the government to clarify the role of local safeguarding children boards (LSCBs) amid concerns their effectiveness is being hindered by a growing brief.

Kids Company chief defends failure to pass all cases to councils

News

Thursday, October 15, 2015

| CYP Now

Collapsed children's charity Kids Company has failed to hand over to local authorities all the cases of vulnerable children and young people it was dealing with, its founder Camila Batmanghelidjh has told MPs.

Increasing numbers of children 'at risk of abuse'

News

Friday, October 23, 2015

| CYP Now

Numbers of children subject to child protection plans because they are deemed to be at risk of abuse are continuing to rise, government figures reveal.

Rise in number of serious case reviews

News

Thursday, October 29, 2015

| CYP Now

The number of serious case reviews (SCRs) conducted into child deaths, abuse and serious injuries has risen by more than 16 per cent in the past year.

Youth offending team inspections suspended as YJB confirms £9m cuts

News

Thursday, November 5, 2015

| CYP Now

Inspections of local authority youth offending teams (YOTs) will be suspended for a period as part of efforts to help them cope with £9m of in-year cuts that have been rubber-stamped by the Youth Justice Board.

Commissioner calls for action to tackle in-family child sex abuse

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Tuesday, November 24, 2015

| CYP Now

Analysis by the Children's Commissioner for England concludes that many cases of child sexual abuse go unreported because children's professionals struggle to recognise and act on the signs of in-family abuse.

Timpson reveals initial action to tackle children's services 'failures'

News

Monday, December 14, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's minister Edward Timpson has unveiled a raft of immediate actions the government will take to tackle poor standards across "failing" children's services departments.

'Inadequate councils need more time to improve', says LGA

News

Monday, December 14, 2015

| CYP Now

Government expectations that councils must improve failing children's services within six months to avoid outside intervention are unrealistic, local government and children's leaders have warned.

Three in five LGBTQ+ young people abused online

News

Wednesday, December 15, 2021

| CYP Now

Around 60 per cent of young LGBTQ+ people have been subjected to hate speech online, a survey has revealed.

Child deaths link to pressures of pandemic and resources shortage

Analysis

Wednesday, December 22, 2021

| CYP Now

The killings of two young children in 2020 by their parents and partners have raised serious questions about safeguarding practice during the pandemic and whether there is sufficient funding and staff to fulfil duties.

Almost 700 children at risk of domestic violence every day, study shows

News

Thursday, November 21, 2019

| CYP Now

Almost 700 children are identified as being at risk of domestic violence in the UK every day, with many more cases going unreported, new figures reveal.

General election 2019: Welfare and care

Other

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

| CYP Now

Unregistered children’s homes: Legal Update

Features

Thursday, January 2, 2020

| CYP Now

As the number of children being taken into care continues to rise, Kamena Dorling, head of policy and public affairs at Coram Children's Legal Centre, looks at concerns regarding unregulated and unregistered children’s homes.

Technology in Children's Services: Policy context

Other

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

| CYP Now

At its best, technology speeds up laborious inputting of information, enabling children’s services practitioners to spend more time with their clients, helps commissioners to identify trends so they can prioritise resources, and enable leaders to make informed choices on how services are structured.

Ofsted tells two councils to improve children's services

News

Wednesday, January 20, 2016

| CYP Now

Two councils have been told to improve standards within their children's services departments following inspections by Ofsted.

Safeguarding fears raised over suspension of Ofsted inspections

News

Thursday, March 3, 2016

| CYP Now

Concerns have been raised over the potential safety implications of an ongoing suspension of Ofsted inspections of children's centres.

Rising numbers in child protection system 'down to cuts', MPs told

News

Wednesday, March 23, 2016

| CYP Now

Numbers of children entering the child protection system are on the rise because services designed to help them stay with their families are being "decimated", MPs have been told.

NHS Trust to take responsibility for council's children's services

News

Thursday, April 7, 2016

| CYP Now

A council that received a "good" rating from Ofsted for children's services has agreed a deal for a local NHS trust to take on responsibility for them.

Early education profile pilot results raise questions over standards

News

Monday, June 6, 2016

| CYP Now

Just more than two fifths of five-year-olds assessed as part of a pilot for the government's revised early years curriculum have reached its ideal standard.

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Skills for the Job: Understanding revenge porn

NCAS conference: ADCS warns over 'loss of clarity' of safeguarding boards

Kids Company chief defends failure to pass all cases to councils

Increasing numbers of children 'at risk of abuse'

Rise in number of serious case reviews

Youth offending team inspections suspended as YJB confirms £9m cuts

Commissioner calls for action to tackle in-family child sex abuse

Timpson reveals initial action to tackle children's services 'failures'

'Inadequate councils need more time to improve', says LGA

Three in five LGBTQ+ young people abused online

Child deaths link to pressures of pandemic and resources shortage

Almost 700 children at risk of domestic violence every day, study shows

General election 2019: Welfare and care

Unregistered children’s homes: Legal Update

Technology in Children's Services: Policy context

Ofsted tells two councils to improve children's services

Safeguarding fears raised over suspension of Ofsted inspections

Rising numbers in child protection system 'down to cuts', MPs told

NHS Trust to take responsibility for council's children's services

Early education profile pilot results raise questions over standards

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