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Labour Party Conference: Call for maternity services to engage fathers

Tuesday, September 23, 2014

| CYP Now

Major reform of maternity services is necessary if fathers are to be encouraged to play a bigger role in the lives of young children, the head of the Royal College of Midwives has urged.

Slough children's services to become independent trust

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Wednesday, October 8, 2014

| CYP Now

Slough will become the second local authority to have its children's services transferred to an independent trust after children's minister Edward Timpson dismissed council proposals for alternative arrangements.

Riots reinforce need for early intervention, says Allen

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Wednesday, August 10, 2011

| CYP Now

The MP who led a review on early intervention has called for the government to hold its nerve in pursuing long-term societal change in the wake of riots across England.

Courts deliver blow to government adoption drive

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Tuesday, November 4, 2014

| CYP Now

The government's push on adoptions is facing a setback after it was claimed rises in the number of children being adopted will stall due to courts granting fewer adoption orders.

4Children appoints Imelda Redmond as new chief

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Thursday, February 5, 2015

| CYP Now

A longstanding campaigner for better end of life care is to become the new chief executive of charity 4Children.

Partners of abusers to be given support to protect children

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Monday, February 16, 2015

| CYP Now

A support service for women whose partners have sexually abused a child is being launched by the NSPCC.

Concern as Ofsted ceases regulation of outsourced social work

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Friday, May 29, 2015

| CYP Now

The children's sector has criticised the government's continuing drive to outsource children's social care after Ofsted this week ceased regulation of third-party providers.

Children's centres: seven councils responsible for more than half of closures

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Wednesday, July 22, 2015

| CYP Now

Just seven councils are responsible for more than half the closures of children's centres since 2010 according to figures provided by childcare minister Sam Gyimah.

BASW to take on College of Social Work functions

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Thursday, August 20, 2015

| CYP Now

The British Association of Social Work (BASW) is to take on the majority of functions performed by The College of Social Work (TCSW) from next month, it has been announced.

Call for children's centres to tackle ‘loneliness' among parents

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Tuesday, August 25, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's centres should be at the heart of efforts to tackle the emerging issue of loneliness among parents, a children's charity has said.

Ombudsman criticises council over mistreatment claim failures

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Friday, September 18, 2015

| CYP Now

A council has been criticised for failing to act on allegations that two adopted children were mistreated by their former foster carer.

Ofsted tells council to improve children's services standards

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Tuesday, December 1, 2015

| CYP Now

A council has been told to improve the quality of its work with children and young people after Ofsted inspectors identified "significant areas for development".

Ofsted praises council for outstanding work with children in care

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Thursday, February 11, 2016

| CYP Now

A council has been praised for its services for looked-after children, with Ofsted labelling some of its work as "outstanding".

DfE commits to fresh funding for social care innovation programme

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Thursday, March 17, 2016

| CYP Now

Local authorities and charities will be able to access a fresh round of government funding to test innovative ideas for children's social care, it has emerged.

Parental conflict ‘damages children's mental health'

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Tuesday, March 22, 2016

| CYP Now

Exposure to conflict between their parents can put children's mental health and long-term life chances at risk, a government-funded study has found.

*Council handed European cash to work with troubled families

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Monday, June 6, 2016

| CYP Now

A council has been handed £1.5m of European cash and the Big Lottery Fund to help support vulnerable families.

Ministers consider legislation on shared parenting

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Monday, February 6, 2012

| CYP Now

Ministers will publish proposals on the legal right to shared parenting following separations, despite a government-commissioned review concluding that equal parental rights could compromise children's welfare.

Children should not be used as interpreters for their parents, finds report

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Wednesday, February 9, 2011

| CYP Now

Too many children are being called upon by professional bodies to act as interpreters for their parents despite guidance showing the negative impact this can have on families, a report has found.

DfE hires charity to develop personal budget plans for disabled children

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Monday, April 15, 2013

| CYP Now

The government has drafted in the charity In Control to support the introduction of personal budgets and a single education, health and care plan for families with a disabled child.

Sandwell creates network of early intervention local hubs

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Friday, August 16, 2013

| CYP Now

Sandwell Council is to create a network of local multidisciplinary hubs to act as an "early warning system" for identifying troubled families.

Nice urges help for families of autistic children

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Thursday, August 29, 2013

| CYP Now

Health and social services should identify the support needs of siblings and parents of children on the autism spectrum, according to new guidance.

Daniel Pelka SCR: Four-year-old "invisible" to professionals

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Tuesday, September 17, 2013

| CYP Now

A four-year-old who was murdered after months of starvation and beatings was effectively "invisible" to professionals as a result of language barriers, a probe has found.

Professionals 'collectively failed' to protect Keanu Williams

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Thursday, October 3, 2013

| CYP Now

A two-year-old boy from Birmingham was beaten to death by his mother after professionals "missed a significant number of opportunities" to intervene, a serious case review has found.

Majority of councils have a principal social worker in place

News

Monday, March 18, 2013

| CYP Now

More than two thirds of local authority children's services have appointed a principal social worker as recommended in the Munro review two years ago.

Social work training programme opens to new candidates

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Tuesday, March 19, 2013

| CYP Now

Half of England's local authorities have signed up for a new round of a government social worker training programme.

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Labour Party Conference: Call for maternity services to engage fathers

Slough children's services to become independent trust

Riots reinforce need for early intervention, says Allen

Courts deliver blow to government adoption drive

4Children appoints Imelda Redmond as new chief

Partners of abusers to be given support to protect children

Concern as Ofsted ceases regulation of outsourced social work

Children's centres: seven councils responsible for more than half of closures

BASW to take on College of Social Work functions

Call for children's centres to tackle ‘loneliness' among parents

Ombudsman criticises council over mistreatment claim failures

Ofsted tells council to improve children's services standards

Ofsted praises council for outstanding work with children in care

DfE commits to fresh funding for social care innovation programme

Parental conflict ‘damages children's mental health'

*Council handed European cash to work with troubled families

Ministers consider legislation on shared parenting

Children should not be used as interpreters for their parents, finds report

DfE hires charity to develop personal budget plans for disabled children

Sandwell creates network of early intervention local hubs

Nice urges help for families of autistic children

Daniel Pelka SCR: Four-year-old "invisible" to professionals

Professionals 'collectively failed' to protect Keanu Williams

Majority of councils have a principal social worker in place

Social work training programme opens to new candidates

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