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'Inadequate councils need more time to improve', says LGA

Monday, December 14, 2015

| CYP Now

Government expectations that councils must improve failing children's services within six months to avoid outside intervention are unrealistic, local government and children's leaders have warned.

Government action needs more money to succeed, warn children's leaders

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Monday, December 14, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's services chiefs have warned that government plans to intervene earlier in poorly performing councils will need extra funding in order to work.

Timpson reveals initial action to tackle children's services 'failures'

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Monday, December 14, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's minister Edward Timpson has unveiled a raft of immediate actions the government will take to tackle poor standards across "failing" children's services departments.

YOT leaders unconvinced by youth justice transition protocol

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Friday, December 11, 2015

| CYP Now

Youth Offending Team (YOT) managers remain concerned about handing over cases to adult probation services despite the release of a joint protocol on the issue.

Council outlines plans to hive off children's services

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Thursday, December 10, 2015

| CYP Now

Another council has announced plans to set up an independent trust to run its struggling children's services department.

Entire health visiting service under threat at London council

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Thursday, December 10, 2015

| CYP Now

A council is considering axing its entire health visiting budget in three years' time.

Government signals intention to send more vulnerable children to boarding schools

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Wednesday, December 9, 2015

| CYP Now

The government is stepping up efforts to expand the use of boarding schools for vulnerable children on the edge of care.

Council proposes closing all children's centres to save £600k

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Friday, December 4, 2015

| CYP Now

A council is preparing to close its remaining children's centres in order to save money in 2016/17.

Kent in talks to outsource children's social care

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Wednesday, December 2, 2015

| CYP Now

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.

Government threatens to force councils to take on asylum-seeking children

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Wednesday, December 2, 2015

| CYP Now

Government is considering forcing local authorities to take on unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in order to ease pressure on Kent County Council, it has emerged.

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 rates government-imposed children's services trust 'inadequate'

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Friday, November 27, 2015

| CYP Now

An independent children's services trust that was established on government orders has been rated "inadequate" by Ofsted.

Ofsted slams poor practice at council where three children died

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Friday, November 27, 2015

| CYP Now

A children's services department that was providing support for three vulnerable children who died in the space of a month has been rated "inadequate" by Ofsted.

Councils plan major cuts to children's homes to balance books

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Tuesday, November 24, 2015

| CYP Now

Two councils have announced plans to cut spending on children's homes provision as part of efforts to reduce levels of spending within children's services.

Martin Narey's resignation statement

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Thursday, November 19, 2015

| CYP Now

Sir Martin Narey took to social media network Twitter to announce his resignation from the Adoption Leadership Board.

Narey quits as head of Adoption Leadership Board

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Thursday, November 19, 2015

| CYP Now

Sir Martin Narey has quit as head of the Adoption Leadership Board, the influential body set up by the government to drive through reforms to the sector.

DfE gives council more time to improve after ‘inadequate' Ofsted rating

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Monday, November 9, 2015

| CYP Now

A council has been given more time to turn services around in the wake of Ofsted judging its children's services department ‘inadequate' twice in two years.

Children's services chief sacked after just four months in job

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Friday, November 6, 2015

| CYP Now

A director of children's services has been sacked after being in post for just four months, it has emerged.

Ofsted social care director Schooling extends stay

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Wednesday, November 4, 2015

| CYP Now

Ofsted's director of social care Eleanor Schooling will remain with the inspectorate for an additional year, it has been announced.

Cameron announces review of children's residential care system

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Wednesday, October 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Prime Minister David Cameron has announced a major "root and branch" review of children's residential care will be conducted by government adviser Sir Martin Narey.

Former ADCS president Alan Wood to retire

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Tuesday, October 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Former president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) Alan Wood will retire from his post in Hackney at the end of the year, it has been announced.

Ofsted children's services inspections hit by funding problems

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Tuesday, October 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Ofsted is struggling to complete inspections of all local authority children's services departments to schedule because it is "significantly under-resourced against agreed budgets", it has emerged.

Ofsted rates council 'inadequate' for second time in two years

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Tuesday, October 20, 2015

| CYP Now

A council's children's services department has been rated "inadequate" for the second time in two years after Ofsted inspectors found widespread failings in services for vulnerable children.

NCAS conference: Commissioner calls for pooled budgets and personalised care

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Friday, October 16, 2015

| CYP Now

Financial resources for vulnerable children should be pooled and personalised, children's commissioner for England Anne Longfield has said.

NCAS conference: Call for madrassas to be regulated

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Thursday, October 15, 2015

| CYP Now

Unofficial Islamic schools must be regulated in order for councils to be able to effectively prevent young people being radicalised, a director of children's services has said.

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'Inadequate councils need more time to improve', says LGA

Government action needs more money to succeed, warn children's leaders

Timpson reveals initial action to tackle children's services 'failures'

YOT leaders unconvinced by youth justice transition protocol

Council outlines plans to hive off children's services

Entire health visiting service under threat at London council

Government signals intention to send more vulnerable children to boarding schools

Council proposes closing all children's centres to save £600k

Kent in talks to outsource children's social care

Government threatens to force councils to take on asylum-seeking children

Ofsted tells council to improve children's services standards

Ofsted rates government-imposed children's services trust 'inadequate'

Ofsted slams poor practice at council where three children died

Councils plan major cuts to children's homes to balance books

Martin Narey's resignation statement

Narey quits as head of Adoption Leadership Board

DfE gives council more time to improve after ‘inadequate' Ofsted rating

Children's services chief sacked after just four months in job

Ofsted social care director Schooling extends stay

Cameron announces review of children's residential care system

Former ADCS president Alan Wood to retire

Ofsted children's services inspections hit by funding problems

Ofsted rates council 'inadequate' for second time in two years

NCAS conference: Commissioner calls for pooled budgets and personalised care

NCAS conference: Call for madrassas to be regulated

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