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Immigration Bill changes ‘put vulnerable children at risk'
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- Thursday, April 28, 2016 | CYP Now
Thousands of the most vulnerable children in the UK could be left facing homelessness and at risk of exploitation and abuse as a result of changes in the Immigration Bill, a charity has claimed.
Ofsted tells council to improve children's services
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- Tuesday, March 29, 2016 | CYP Now
A council's children's services department has been rated as "requires improvement" by Ofsted after inspectors found a number of areas that need to be addressed.
Ofsted awards first ‘outstanding' ratings for children's services
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- Tuesday, March 29, 2016 | CYP Now
Two local authorities have become the first to be awarded "outstanding" judgments under Ofsted's controversial inspection framework for children's services.
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 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.
Cuts 'fuel rise in homelessness'
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- Tuesday, October 27, 2015 | CYP Now
Cuts in prevention services see more vulnerable young people experiencing housing crisis, say charities.
Kids Company chief defends failure to pass all cases to councils
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- Thursday, October 15, 2015 | CYP Now
Collapsed children's charity Kids Company has failed to hand over to local authorities all the cases of vulnerable children and young people it was dealing with, its founder Camila Batmanghelidjh has told MPs.
Legal Update: Caring for refugee children
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- Monday, September 28, 2015 | CYP Now
Kamena Dorling, policy and programmes manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines the UK government's response to the refugee crisis and foster care provision for refugee children.
Corbyn names Lucy Powell shadow education secretary
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- Monday, September 14, 2015 | CYP Now
New Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn has appointed Lucy Powell shadow education secretary.
Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Vulnerable young people in B&Bs
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- Monday, August 31, 2015 | CYP Now
The Local Government Ombudsman has reiterated that B&B accommodation is not suitable to house homeless young people.
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.
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.
Casey savages Rotherham CSE response: the key failings
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- Wednesday, February 4, 2015 | CYP Now
Nearly six months since professor Alexis Jay's report revealed the extent of child sexual exploitation in Rotherham, the government's troubled families tsar Louise Casey's has pulled no punches in her assessment of how the authority has fared since.
Councils ‘fail to protect young homeless people'
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2014 | CYP Now
Children are being left at risk of sexual exploitation because councils are turning them away when they are homeless, a damning report has claimed.
Forced to leave for coming out
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- Tuesday, December 9, 2014 | CYP Now
One in four young homeless people are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender according to estimates. Emily Rogers visits a housing project addressing their specific needs and explores the lessons for other services.
Help prisoners' children to stem future offending
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- Tuesday, December 9, 2014 | CYP Now
The government's latest idea for separating young adult offenders from the bulk of the prison population was unveiled last week.
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.
Blackpool children's services 'require improvement'
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- Tuesday, September 9, 2014 | CYP Now
Children's services in Blackpool are improving but problems remain with support for care leavers and planning for looked-after children, inspectors have found.
Daily roundup: School travel, cancer treatment, and charity merger
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- Wednesday, September 3, 2014 | CYP Now
Rise in children driven to school; parents reunited with terminally ill son; and homeless charities merge, all in the news today.
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