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Children-in-need data indicates referrals decline

Friday, November 1, 2013

| CYP Now

The number of children-in-need referrals is at its lowest level for three years, according to latest government figures.

Legal Update: Immigration Bill threatens rights

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Tuesday, October 29, 2013

| CYP Now

The government's Immigration Bill currently before parliament has serious implications for children's rights, says Anita Hurrell, legal and policy officer at Coram Children's Legal Centre.

Legal Update: Court Report - Father appeals denial of contact

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Tuesday, October 29, 2013

| CYP Now

Case name: M (Children) Case number (2013) EWCA Civ 1147

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Education of children in care

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Tuesday, October 29, 2013

| CYP Now

From next April, the pupil premium plus will ensure children in care attract a higher rate of funding to support their education.

NCAS Conference: Pre-court work cuts care cases, study finds

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Monday, October 21, 2013

| CYP Now

Pre-proceedings case work in six councils piloting new ways of dealing with care applications cut the number of cases going to court by a quarter, analysis has shown.

Independent provider plans could lead to 'privatisation' of social work, warn experts

News

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

| CYP Now

Allowing all local authorities to hand responsibility for services to GP-style social work practices risks leading to the privatisation of child protection and looked-after children services, it has been claimed.

Charities develop support service for trafficked young males

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Wednesday, October 16, 2013

| CYP Now

A peer support project for boys and young men who have been victims of human trafficking has been set up by Ecpat UK and the Children's Society.

Legal Update: Cuts hit overseas divorce ruling

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Tuesday, October 15, 2013

| CYP Now

A recent High Court case illustrates the negative impact legal aid cuts are having on access to justice in family courts, says Kirsten Anderson, legal research and policy manager, Coram Children's Legal Centre.

Legal Update: Legal Q&A: Independent Reviewing Officer entitlements

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Tuesday, October 15, 2013

| CYP Now

Cafcass chief wary over recent fall in care applications

News

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

| CYP Now

The head of the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) has dampened hopes that a recent decrease in new care applications represents the start of a sustained fall in children needing protection.

Campaigners urge Lib Dems to suspend new legal aid proposals

News

Monday, September 30, 2013

| CYP Now

Children's rights charities have written to Liberal Democrat MPs and peers warning them that proposed legal aid changes could have significant implications for the rights and protection of vulnerable children.

Ofsted unveils inspection framework for children's services

News

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

| CYP Now

Ofsted is to push ahead with the introduction of a tougher inspection regime for children's services, ignoring warnings from the sector that the system is too simplistic and will fail to deliver improvements.

Daily roundup: Library closures, free childcare, and DNA swabs

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Monday, September 23, 2013

| CYP Now

Children's laureate criticises government failure to stop library closures; Labour outlines free childcare plans; and Welsh police have taken the DNA of 5,000 children, all in the news today.

U-turn on regulation of independent social work providers

News

Friday, September 20, 2013

| CYP Now

The government has backed down on plans not to regulate independent sector providers of local authority children's social services in England.

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Lower payments for kinship carersunlawful

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Thursday, September 19, 2013

| CYP Now

In a recent case, the Court of Appeal rejected the argument that kinship carers should be paid less than other foster carers.

Legal Update: Fees will damage health of migrants

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Tuesday, September 17, 2013

| CYP Now

Government proposals to charge for healthcare will have a damaging impact on the lives of migrant children, says Kamena Dorling, policy and programmes manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre.

Trafficked children let down by system-wide support failures

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Thursday, September 12, 2013

| CYP Now

Victims of child trafficking are being let down through "a culture of doubt and suspicion" across the justice and social care systems, according to a damning report by the Refugee Council and the Children's Society.

Family court judges back independent social worker role

News

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

| CYP Now

Independent social workers (ISWs) speed up care proceedings and their expertise is instrumental in deciding on complex cases, according to a survey of family court judges.

Social work leaders criticise landmark child protection ruling

News

Monday, September 9, 2013

| CYP Now

The British Association of Social Workers (BASW) has spoken out against a landmark legal ruling allowing a father to post a video of police and social workers removing his baby under an emergency protection order.

Legal Update: Reform of children's home rules

Other

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

| CYP Now

Proposals set out by the government aim to improve safeguarding measures for vulnerable children in residential care, says Awaz Raoof, international research officer, Coram Children's Legal Centre.

Funding boost to expand voluntary adoption agencies

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Thursday, August 8, 2013

| CYP Now

The government is to fund the expansion of voluntary adoption agencies (VAAs) in a bid to meet an expected rise in the number of children in care needing adoptive families.

Legal Update: Treatment of trafficking victims

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Tuesday, August 6, 2013

| CYP Now

A recent case makes important rulings about the treatment of child trafficking victims in criminal cases, says Kamena Dorling, policy and programmes manager, at Coram Children's Legal Centre.

Child suicides fail to decline in 30 years

News

Thursday, July 11, 2013

| CYP Now

Around a third of all deaths of children and young people are now linked to assault or self-injury, analysis of data has found.

Legal Update: Court Report - Gay ex-partner seeks child contact

Other

Tuesday, July 9, 2013

| CYP Now

Substance misuse family courts to be expanded

News

Friday, July 5, 2013

| CYP Now

At least two new specialist substance misuse family courts are to be set up thanks to £150,000 of government funding.

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Children-in-need data indicates referrals decline

Legal Update: Immigration Bill threatens rights

Legal Update: Court Report - Father appeals denial of contact

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Education of children in care

NCAS Conference: Pre-court work cuts care cases, study finds

Independent provider plans could lead to 'privatisation' of social work, warn experts

Charities develop support service for trafficked young males

Legal Update: Cuts hit overseas divorce ruling

Legal Update: Legal Q&A: Independent Reviewing Officer entitlements

Cafcass chief wary over recent fall in care applications

Campaigners urge Lib Dems to suspend new legal aid proposals

Ofsted unveils inspection framework for children's services

Daily roundup: Library closures, free childcare, and DNA swabs

U-turn on regulation of independent social work providers

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Lower payments for kinship carersunlawful

Legal Update: Fees will damage health of migrants

Trafficked children let down by system-wide support failures

Family court judges back independent social worker role

Social work leaders criticise landmark child protection ruling

Legal Update: Reform of children's home rules

Funding boost to expand voluntary adoption agencies

Legal Update: Treatment of trafficking victims

Child suicides fail to decline in 30 years

Legal Update: Court Report - Gay ex-partner seeks child contact

Substance misuse family courts to be expanded

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