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Ombudsman criticises council over mistreatment claim failures

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

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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.

Social impact bond initiative launches to reduce number of children in care

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Tuesday, January 16, 2018

| CYP Now

Five London boroughs have joined forces to launch a therapeutic care programme funded with a £4.5m social impact bond, in a bid to keeping more than 350 vulnerable young people out of care.

Poor areas worst affected by children's services cuts

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Wednesday, February 7, 2018

| CYP Now

Council areas with the highest levels of deprivation are bearing the brunt of children's services funding cuts, research has found.

As many as 1,000 children's centres now closed, study finds

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Wednesday, April 4, 2018

| CYP Now

Around 1,000 children's centres have closed since 2009, twice as many as officially acknowledged, an education charity has claimed.

Half of families will struggle to pay child maintenance fees

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Thursday, September 15, 2011

| CYP Now

Close to half (46 per cent) of single parents currently using the Child Support Agency (CSA) will not be able to afford proposed fees to access the new child maintenance service, a poll by charity Gingerbread has found.

Council attempts to move 500 families 'due to housing benefit cap'

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Tuesday, April 24, 2012

| CYP Now

A London council has blamed the government's decision to cap housing benefit for its attempts to house up to 500 families in Stoke-on-Trent.

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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

Social impact bond initiative launches to reduce number of children in care

Poor areas worst affected by children's services cuts

As many as 1,000 children's centres now closed, study finds

Half of families will struggle to pay child maintenance fees

Council attempts to move 500 families 'due to housing benefit cap'

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