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Wednesday, September 17, 2014

| CYP Now

County councils should be given five-year finance settlements and more power over budgets as part of a "devolution" package that would help improve children's services, a local authority group has said.

Leicestershire lays groundwork for under-5s public health transfer

Monday, September 29, 2014

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In October 2015, local authorities will gain responsibility for commissioning the national Healthy Child Programme (HCP).

Somerset sacks £320k DCS over 'too little, too slow' progress

Monday, October 20, 2014

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Somerset County Council has announced it has terminated the contract of the interim director of children's services (DCS) for failing to deliver improvements at the struggling authority quickly enough.

Commissioning: Rethinking SEND support

Tuesday, May 29, 2018

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Now the SEND transfer deadline has passed, councils must embed a joint approach to commissioning, says Toni Badnall-Neill.

Daily roundup: Youth unemployment, child obesity and violence against girls

Monday, March 10, 2014

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Chamber of Commerce warning on youth unemployment figures; fraction of public health spending goes on child obesity; and government launches action plan to tackle violence against females, all in the news today.

Learning from Troubled Families

Tuesday, March 27, 2018

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How can commissioners use the Troubled Families programme to lead local transformation, asks Richard Selwyn.

Councils ‘fail to protect young homeless people'

Tuesday, December 16, 2014

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Children are being left at risk of sexual exploitation because councils are turning them away when they are homeless, a damning report has claimed.

Local authority announces plans to cease funding 22 youth centres to save £1m

Wednesday, November 18, 2015

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A council has announced plans that could result in the closure of all 22 of its youth centres in order to make savings of £1m.

Kent in talks to outsource children's social care

Wednesday, December 2, 2015

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Kent County Council is holding discussions about the possibility of outsourcing elements of its children's social care work in order to help deal with an influx of asylum-seeking children, it has emerged.

Guide to funding the journey from care

Tuesday, March 1, 2022

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At NPC we’ve been investigating the availability and effectiveness of charitable and statutory services for care experienced young people.

Commissioning: Flexible placement practice

Wednesday, June 1, 2022

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Danny Wilson, head of children’s residential at Bedspace, sets out why commissioners need a wider range of care placement options.

Children's Care Commissioning Special Report: Policy Context

Tuesday, May 25, 2021

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Most care commissioning involves developing contracts with independent providers from the voluntary and private sectors to provide places in residential children's homes and foster families. There is a shortage of places in both settings.

Commissioning: Why we monitor outcomes

Tuesday, January 26, 2021

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Needs assessments and outcomes monitoring must be at the centre of children’s care commissioning, says Mark Kerr.

Trafford sets agenda for integration of children's care and health services

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

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Having outsourced day-to-day management of its children's services to an NHS trust, Trafford Council plans to become the first area to fully integrate social care and community health services for children and adults.

Commissioning: Rethinking youth provision

Monday, September 23, 2019

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To change the narrative on youth provision, commissioners must invest in services that build resilience, says Toni Badnall-Neill.

Better commissioner relations

Analysis

Tuesday, January 3, 2017

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A Lloyds Bank Foundation report says the current commissioning processes threaten the survival of small charities. Here, a commissioner says they must work to forge partnerships with councils.

Survey reveals concern over councils' commissioning of further education