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Foundations to spur youth services

Other

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

| CYP Now

Camden is latest to create a charitable foundation in a bid to increase capacity in voluntary youth provision.

Zika threat highlights need for public health investment

Other

Tuesday, February 16, 2016

| CYP Now

In the first half of the 20th Century, polio became feared across the world.

Collaboration, creativity and more cuts: 2016 in children's services

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Tuesday, January 5, 2016

| CYP Now

CYP Now has collected the views of children's services experts from a range of backgrounds to hear what they think the key challenges and opportunities will be in 2016 across services for children, young people and families.

Spending Review should usher in consolidation on many fronts

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Tuesday, December 8, 2015

| CYP Now

So now we know for certain about the money.

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

News

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.

DfE study to inform Spending Review 'not completed in time'

News

Friday, December 4, 2015

| CYP Now

A study ordered by the Department for Education (DfE) in order to inform decisions made at last month's Spending Review about how children's services will be funded over the next five years is yet to be completed, CYP Now can reveal.

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

News

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.

Children in Care: Policy and Practice

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Tuesday, November 24, 2015

| CYP Now

Special supplement on the latest innovation and implementation of policy reforms to enable children in care to lead healthy, happy lives.

Funding cuts lead councils to seek new ways of delivering youth work

Other

Monday, September 28, 2015

| CYP Now

A new round of government funding through the Delivering Differently for Young People programme will aim to help more local authorities develop effective models of providing youth services at a reduced cost

Cameron speech reignites debate over children's services 'market'

Other

Monday, September 28, 2015

| CYP Now

The Prime Minister highlighted children's social care as ripe for reform in a speech this month, with failing services handed to trusts or other providers to run. Children's services experts give their views on what this means for the years ahead

DfE sanctions urgent probe into children's services spending

News

Friday, August 14, 2015

| CYP Now

The Department for Education (DfE) has ordered a study into the spending habits of local authority children's services departments ahead of expected central government cuts being announced in November.

Foster carers reject Staying Put over lack of financial support

News

Wednesday, June 24, 2015

| CYP Now

Foster carers are reluctant to allow young people to remain with them until they are 21 because of a lack of financial support for the flagship government policy, it has emerged.

Election 2015 Party Policy Guide: Public spending

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Tuesday, April 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Further austerity is the only election certainty

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Monday, April 27, 2015

| CYP Now

As the curtain comes down on this Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government, it is worth reflecting on what we've learnt from the past five years - as it looks increasingly likely that the future holds more of the same.