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Housing allowance cap could force thousands of Londoners out of their homes

Friday, July 16, 2010

| CYP Now

Around 15,000 families in rental properties in London may be forced to move home unless the government revises its caps on the Local Housing Allowance, according to a study by London Councils.

Equality Youth debate staged at House of Commons

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Wednesday, July 2, 2008

| CYP Now

Thirty-five young people aged 16 to 20 took part in a youth debate organised by the Equality and Human Rights Commission at the House of Commons last month.

Daycare Trust's Alison Garnham to join Child Poverty Action Group

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Thursday, July 22, 2010

| CYP Now

Daycare Trust chief executive Alison Garnham is to quit to take up the same role with the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG).

Foster families to offer respite care

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Tuesday, July 8, 2008

| CYP Now

A service to provide disabled children in East Anglia with respite care through foster families is being set up by Scope.

DfE efforts to improve child protection 'yet to succeed', watchdog finds

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Wednesday, October 12, 2016

| CYP Now

Attempts by the Department for Education to improve child protection services have so far failed to get standards to a "good enough" level, the National Audit Office (NAO) has said.

Chief inspectors criticise services for looked-after children

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Wednesday, July 9, 2008

| CYP Now

Looked-after children are not receiving good-enough support, according to a report by a group of chief inspectors.

BASW highlights 'national scandal' of children's social work in Munro review submission

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Tuesday, August 3, 2010

| CYP Now

The British Association of Social Workers (BASW) has described children's social work in England as "a national scandal" in its formal response to Professor Eileen Munro's review of the child protection system.

Independent Review of the Office of the Children's Commissioner: Call for Evidence

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Friday, August 6, 2010

| CYP Now

What's it all about? The Department for Education has commissioned an independent review of the role of the Office of the Children's Commissioner for England.

Review finds most children are safe

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Tuesday, July 15, 2008

| CYP Now

The third safeguarding children review has concluded that most children feel safe and are receiving the care they need but some are still being let down by public services.

ChildLine report exposes children's concerns about parents' drinking

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Friday, August 13, 2010

| CYP Now

More than 4,000 children who rang ChildLine last year said they were worried about their parents' excessive drinking, according to the charity's latest report.

Visa restrictions putting children at risk, says agency

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Monday, August 16, 2010

| CYP Now

Recent restrictions on the number of migrant workers given permission to work in the UK is putting thousands of children at risk, according to a recruitment agency providing specialist public sector workers.

Call for clampdown on 'needless' arrests of girls

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Tuesday, November 29, 2011

| CYP Now

A prison campaign group has called for police to deal with more girls informally, suggesting that tens of thousands are arrested needlessly each year.

Views sought on preventing child sexual exploitation

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Monday, July 21, 2008

| CYP Now

A consultation on how to stamp out the sexual exploitation of children has been launched by the government.

Cafcass still lax on staff appraisals

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Tuesday, July 22, 2008

| CYP Now

The Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) is still failing to properly appraise its staff.

Listen to children's wishes

Other

Thursday, August 26, 2010

| CYP Now

The latest on registration and conduct from the General Social Care Council.

Serious Case Review: Be alert to mental health of parents

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Thursday, August 26, 2010

| CYP Now

The serious case review into the death of Chloe Fletcher highlights the need to address parents' mental health problems. Joe Lepper reports.

The Placement: An anonymous account of a real social work placement

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Thursday, August 26, 2010

| CYP Now

When I finish my two-year social work Masters, I'll be working with children and families in a local authority for two years, but for my first placement, I've been working with adults in a mental health drop-in centre.

Individual budget pilots struggle to attract education funding for famillies with disabled children

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Thursday, August 26, 2010

| CYP Now

A government pilot aiming to give families of disabled children control over money allocated to them struggled to get funding from education sources, according to an evaluation.

Trafficked children let down by agencies failing to take the lead

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Tuesday, August 31, 2010

| CYP Now

Vulnerable children who have been trafficked for sex or crime are receiving sub-standard care due to a lack of leadership on the issue, it has been claimed.

Report into killings reveals failures

Other

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

| CYP Now

An official report into the murder of two children by their schizophrenic mother has called for child protection measures to be put in place when a parent becomes delusional.

News Insight: Labour leadership contenders set out their plans for children

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Tuesday, August 31, 2010

| CYP Now

On 25 September, one of these people will become leader of the opposition in the midst of a horrendous economic climate. CYP Now asked each of them to set out their policies for children and young people and for all those who work to improve young lives.

Staffordshire schools to host contact visits

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Tuesday, July 29, 2008

| CYP Now

Schools in Staffordshire are to host contact visits between looked-after children and their families in a pioneering pilot scheme.

ChildRIGHT Ask the Expert: Family mediation

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Monday, March 7, 2011

| CYP Now

What is family mediation and when is it used?

Fosterer fees key to easing carer shortage, claims think-tank

News

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

| CYP Now

Foster carers should be given an annual fee with the most experienced being paid a formal salary, a think-tank has claimed.

LGA suggests funding changes to encourage more social workers

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Wednesday, November 26, 2008

| CYP Now

The Local Government Association (LGA) is proposing changes to the structure of children's service funding to help councils employ more social workers.

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