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Parents to foot bill for putting children in care

News

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

| CYP Now

Worcestershire parents who put their children into care could be made to pay the cost under council plans.

Call for talks as Social Value Act shakes up commissioning

News

Thursday, January 31, 2013

| CYP Now

Central government must urgently consult local authorities on how new "social value" laws could impact on children's services, it has been has warned.

Daily roundup: Truancy convictions, TV, and Birmingham cuts

Other

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

| CYP Now

A large rise in parental truancy convictions, cancer concerns for children who watch too much telly, and criticism over a cuts consultation in Birmingham, all in the news today.

Opening public services would 'squeeze' youth work, academic claims

News

Friday, December 7, 2012

| CYP Now

Youth services will be cut back even further if charities and private organisations are given the green light to take over local authority youth services as part of the open public services agenda, an academic has warned.

'Pioneering' children's services partnership given green light

News

Friday, November 9, 2012

| CYP Now

A private firm has been signed up to improve children's services at Sandwell Council over the next two-and-a-half years, in what is though to be the first initiative of its kind.

Daily round up: Blackburn DCS drafted into Rochdale, Ofsted complaints, and profit-making schools

Other

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

| CYP Now

Rochdale appoints an interim head of children's social services, Ofsted is criticised over its new complaints framework, and a call for profit-making firms to take charge of the worst schools, all in the news today.

Daily round up: College of Social Work row, competitive sports and the link between weight gain and psychosis

Other

Monday, October 1, 2012

| CYP Now

The row over the future of social work representation re-ignites, a report calls for less emphasis on competitive sports, and tackling obesity among young people with mental illness, all in the news today.

TEST Fostering for adoption ‘improves stability'

Analysis

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

| CYP Now

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Daily roundup: Free schools approved, child health contract in Devon and concern for Lancashire primary schools

Other

Friday, July 13, 2012

| CYP Now

The next wave of free schools, a contract for children's health services in Devon, and concerns over primary school standards in Lancashire, are all in the news today.

Managing the costs of care

Other

Monday, May 14, 2012

| CYP Now

Local authorities are increasingly joining forces to commission services for looked-after children. Jo Stephenson asks whether cutting costs will compromise the quality of care

Ask the Expert: Multi-agency partnerships

Other

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

| CYP Now

Kensington & Chelsea outlines vision for tri-borough children's services

News

Monday, January 9, 2012

| CYP Now

Politicians in Kensington & Chelsea have outlined their vision of standards for children's services for a new combined department across three authorities, stating that outstanding inspection ratings are expected.

Local authorities prepare for cuts of up to eight per cent next year

News

Thursday, December 8, 2011

| CYP Now

Councils are to be hit with spending cuts of up to eight per cent next year, under plans set out in the provisional local government finance settlement.

Council chiefs urged to inform debate on effective commissioning

News

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.

Cuts force councils to merge children's and adult services

News

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

| CYP Now

A third of councils either no longer have a director of children's services (DCS) or are planning to change the role, research has revealed.

Children's care homes urged to innovate

Other

Monday, January 10, 2011

| CYP Now

Residential care sector must work more closely with families and take advantage of new legislation such as the Localism Bill, experts say.

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

News

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.

Children's trust rules removed

Other

Monday, September 13, 2010

| CYP Now

The government has officially revoked the requirement for children's trusts to publish local children and young people's plans.

Interview: Kevin Gallagher, business development director, Continuum Group

Features

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

| CYP Now

"All challenges are opportunities because there is always a solution," says Kevin Gallagher, who recently left his position as chief executive of residential care provider Bryn Melyn to become business development director of the Continuum Group.

Payment-by-results could drive out smaller charities, say leaders

Other

Monday, July 5, 2010

| CYP Now

Government plans to introduce payment-by-results for providers of children and young people's services could jeopardise early intervention work and drive small charities out of business, sector leaders have warned.

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Parents to foot bill for putting children in care

Call for talks as Social Value Act shakes up commissioning

Daily roundup: Truancy convictions, TV, and Birmingham cuts

Opening public services would 'squeeze' youth work, academic claims

'Pioneering' children's services partnership given green light

Daily round up: Blackburn DCS drafted into Rochdale, Ofsted complaints, and profit-making schools

Daily round up: College of Social Work row, competitive sports and the link between weight gain and psychosis

TEST Fostering for adoption ‘improves stability'

Daily roundup: Free schools approved, child health contract in Devon and concern for Lancashire primary schools

Managing the costs of care

Ask the Expert: Multi-agency partnerships

Kensington & Chelsea outlines vision for tri-borough children's services

Local authorities prepare for cuts of up to eight per cent next year

Council chiefs urged to inform debate on effective commissioning

Cuts force councils to merge children's and adult services

Children's care homes urged to innovate

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

Children's trust rules removed

Interview: Kevin Gallagher, business development director, Continuum Group

Payment-by-results could drive out smaller charities, say leaders

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