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Child protection 'will struggle to cope' with Spending Review cuts

Tuesday, September 1, 2015

| CYP Now

Work by councils to protect children from abuse and neglect will struggle to continue at its current level if funding for local authorities is cut further in the autumn's Spending Review, the Local Government Association (LGA) has warned.

Timpson appoints private firm to tackle failings in West Berkshire

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Thursday, August 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's minister Edward Timpson has appointed a private firm to oversee improvements at a children's services department following a damning Ofsted inspection earlier this year.

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.

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.

Unexplained infant deaths rise for first time in five years

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Wednesday, August 19, 2015

| CYP Now

The rate of unexplained infant deaths has risen for the first time in five years prompting a call for government to develop a national strategy to tackle the issue.

Watchdog tells councils not to use B&Bs for young homeless people

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Thursday, August 13, 2015

| CYP Now

Bed and breakfast accommodation is not a suitable place to house young homeless people, the Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) has warned councils.

Ofsted joint inspections 'will heap pressure' on children's services

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Wednesday, August 12, 2015

| CYP Now

Plans to introduce joint inspections of child protection services will add greater pressure to already stretched services, it has been claimed.

Charity chief warns of knock-on effect of Kids Company and BAAF closures

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Tuesday, August 11, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's charities are facing a financial backlash following the sudden collapse of Kids Company and the British Association for Adoption and Fostering, it has been claimed.

Self-harm to rise among young people, government predicts

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Monday, August 10, 2015

| CYP Now

Self-harm, eating disorders, and anxiety and depression are likely to be the biggest risk factors facing young people in the coming years, a government think-tank has concluded.

Labour demands inquiry into Kids Company closure

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Friday, August 7, 2015

| CYP Now

The government is coming under pressure to order an independent inquiry into the collapse of children's charity Kids Company, with questions being asked about what it knew about the collapse of the organisation.

Exclusive: Batmanghelidjh speaks out on Kids Company closure

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Wednesday, August 5, 2015

| CYP Now

Kids Company founder Camila Batmanghelidjh has hit out at civil servants and sections of the media after confirming that the charity is to close with immediate effect due to insolvency.

Senior social worker accreditation to include practice observation

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Tuesday, July 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Social work supervisors and practice leaders will be required to sit theory exams and be observed working in order to gain accreditation, it has been announced.

Home Office unveils statutory FGM guidance

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Wednesday, July 22, 2015

| CYP Now

Statutory guidance for how children's social workers, doctors, police and teachers should deal with suspected cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) has been published by government as part of attempts to protect potential victims.

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.

Review recommends ‘revision' of YOT funding levels

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Thursday, July 16, 2015

| CYP Now

Funding levels for youth offending teams (YOTs) should be ‘revised', a major government-commissioned review has concluded.

Charity gets £600,000 to help explain SEN reforms

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Wednesday, July 15, 2015

| CYP Now

A charity for families of disabled children has received more than £600,000 to help explain how the government's special educational needs (SEN) reforms work.

Budget 2015: Charities hit out at £12bn welfare cuts

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Wednesday, July 8, 2015

| CYP Now

Plans to cut £12bn from the welfare bill by reducing entitlement to child tax credits and lowering the benefit cap will have a detrimental impact on children and young people, charities have warned.

Early intervention funding halved under coalition

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Monday, July 6, 2015

| CYP Now

Councils have cut spending on early intervention by a further eight per cent in 2015/16 on the back of funding being halved under the coalition government, CYP Now can reveal.

Prime Minister announces child protection taskforce

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Thursday, June 25, 2015

| CYP Now

A child protection taskforce has been established to drive government reforms in the area, it has been announced.

College of Social Work chief confirms closure within three months

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Thursday, June 25, 2015

| CYP Now

The College of Social Work (TCSW) will close by the end of September, it has been announced.

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Child protection 'will struggle to cope' with Spending Review cuts

Timpson appoints private firm to tackle failings in West Berkshire

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

BASW to take on College of Social Work functions

Unexplained infant deaths rise for first time in five years

Watchdog tells councils not to use B&Bs for young homeless people

Ofsted joint inspections 'will heap pressure' on children's services

Charity chief warns of knock-on effect of Kids Company and BAAF closures

Self-harm to rise among young people, government predicts

Labour demands inquiry into Kids Company closure

Exclusive: Batmanghelidjh speaks out on Kids Company closure

Senior social worker accreditation to include practice observation

Home Office unveils statutory FGM guidance

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

Review recommends ‘revision' of YOT funding levels

Charity gets £600,000 to help explain SEN reforms

Budget 2015: Charities hit out at £12bn welfare cuts

Early intervention funding halved under coalition

Prime Minister announces child protection taskforce

College of Social Work chief confirms closure within three months

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