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Social care fails to act quickly enough over neglect

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

| CYP Now

Councils, local safeguarding children boards (LSCBs) and social work training are failing to prioritise child neglect, according to an Ofsted report.

Concurrent planning reduces problems for adopted children, finds study

News

Friday, March 28, 2014

| CYP Now

Children adopted through concurrent planning are less likely to experience problems, such as school exclusion, behaviour difficulties and depression, than those who are placed with families at a later stage.

Riots panel calls for extension of troubled families programme

News

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

| CYP Now

An independent panel, set up following last summer's riots, has called for the government to give young unemployed people a guarantee of work and significantly expand its programme for troubled families.

In Focus: Poor housing puts children's lives at risk

Other

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

| CYP Now

If families are unable to live in decent housing, the consequences can be severe.

Ennals urges radical action for families as he departs NCB

Other

Friday, July 8, 2011

| CYP Now

Sir Paul Ennals has called for a transformation in the way family support services are provided in order to stem the flow of children entering care, saying he wants all neighbouring local authorities to jointly commission services for families in households before they reach crisis point.

Welfare Reform Bill puts families with disabled parents at risk, warns charity

News

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

| CYP Now

Thousands of families with disabled parents and young carers are expected to lose out on vital benefits unless the Welfare Reform Bill is amended, a charity has warned.

Ofsted calls for improvements at Bristol and Rochdale children's services

News

Friday, December 5, 2014

| CYP Now

Bristol and Rochdale have been told to improve the quality of services for children and young people following inspections by Ofsted.

Casey savages Rotherham CSE response: the key failings

News

Wednesday, February 4, 2015

| CYP Now

Nearly six months since professor Alexis Jay's report revealed the extent of child sexual exploitation in Rotherham, the government's troubled families tsar Louise Casey's has pulled no punches in her assessment of how the authority has fared since.

Specialist support set to benefit 3,000 adopter families

News

Monday, February 23, 2015

| CYP Now

More than 3,000 families that have adopted a child are set to benefit from the government's £19.3m Adoption Support Fund, latest figures suggest.

Half of homeless teenagers turned away by councils

News

Friday, March 20, 2015

| CYP Now

Councils are flouting the law by turning away half of the homeless teenagers who ask them for help, according to damning latest research.

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Special guardianship order cases

Other

Monday, May 11, 2015

| CYP Now

The Court of Appeal highlights the importance of substantive and procedural protections in special guardianship order cases.

Children's services in Lambeth judged 'inadequate'

News

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

| CYP Now

Standards at Lambeth Council's children's services department have nosedived from "outstanding" to "inadequate" in the space of just three years.

Ask the Experts: Safeguarding migrant children

Other

Monday, May 25, 2015

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on migrant child protection, supporting young carers in school, child allergies and tackling discrimination.

Future of foster care: innovation in recruitment and retention

Features

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

| CYP Now

Three out of four children in care are fostered, but the recruitment and retention of foster carers remain key challenges. Charlotte Goddard examines some of the latest pioneering practice.

Funding for children's charities cut by £150m

News

Monday, June 8, 2015

| CYP Now

Charities working with children and young people have lost more than £150m of government funding in the past year, it has emerged.

Exclusive: Batmanghelidjh speaks out on Kids Company closure

News

Wednesday, August 5, 2015

| CYP Now

Kids Company founder Camila Batmanghelidjh has hit out at civil servants and sections of the media after confirming that the charity is to close with immediate effect due to insolvency.

Cameron earmarks children's services as priority reform area

News

Friday, September 11, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's services have been identified by Prime Minister David Cameron as a "standout area" for reform ahead of the autumn Spending Review.

Use of special guardianship orders continues to rise

News

Thursday, October 1, 2015

| CYP Now

The number of children being made subject to special guardianship orders (SGOs) is continuing to rise, government figures have shown.

Troubled Families programme ‘wastes millions of pounds'

News

Wednesday, November 11, 2015

| CYP Now

The government's flagship Troubled Families initiative is working with the wrong families in the wrong way and is likely to be wasting millions of pounds, a report has claimed.

Legal Update: Preparing for the adoption assessment process

Features

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

| CYP Now

How prospective adopters are prepared for assessment can make or break an adoption, says Jane Poore, adoption consultant at CoramBAAF.

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Social care fails to act quickly enough over neglect

Concurrent planning reduces problems for adopted children, finds study

Riots panel calls for extension of troubled families programme

In Focus: Poor housing puts children's lives at risk

Ennals urges radical action for families as he departs NCB

Welfare Reform Bill puts families with disabled parents at risk, warns charity

Ofsted calls for improvements at Bristol and Rochdale children's services

Casey savages Rotherham CSE response: the key failings

Specialist support set to benefit 3,000 adopter families

Half of homeless teenagers turned away by councils

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Special guardianship order cases

Children's services in Lambeth judged 'inadequate'

Ask the Experts: Safeguarding migrant children

Future of foster care: innovation in recruitment and retention

Funding for children's charities cut by £150m

Exclusive: Batmanghelidjh speaks out on Kids Company closure

Cameron earmarks children's services as priority reform area

Use of special guardianship orders continues to rise

Troubled Families programme ‘wastes millions of pounds'

Legal Update: Preparing for the adoption assessment process

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