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Tory council boss hits out at government over Ofsted grading

Thursday, May 21, 2015

| CYP Now

The leader of a council where children's services were graded "inadequate" by Ofsted has blamed central government for falling standards.

CSE victims to play central role improving services in Rotherham

News

Wednesday, May 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Rotherham Council is enlisting the help of victims of child sexual exploitation (CSE) to help it improve the way it tackles abuse in the town.

Cameron: Government to intervene more in child protection

News

Tuesday, June 23, 2015

| CYP Now

More local authority children's services departments will be taken out of council control in order to tackle failure, Prime Minister David Cameron has said.

Ask The Experts: Tackling summer scheme cuts

Other

Monday, July 20, 2015

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on summer schemes, preventing terrorism, supporting young mums and promoting "deeper thinking"

Ofsted rates council 'inadequate' over child protection failings

News

Tuesday, September 1, 2015

| CYP Now

A council has been criticised by Ofsted for potentially placing children at risk due to delays in assessments.

Adoptions dip sharply as issues over special guardianship orders emerge

Other

Monday, September 14, 2015

| CYP Now

Department for Education report points to link between a drop in adoptions in favour of SGOs, with unsuitable placements made because of a desire by family courts to place the child within the wider family.

Increasing numbers of children 'at risk of abuse'

News

Friday, October 23, 2015

| CYP Now

Numbers of children subject to child protection plans because they are deemed to be at risk of abuse are continuing to rise, government figures reveal.

Commissioner calls for action to tackle in-family child sex abuse

Other

Tuesday, November 24, 2015

| CYP Now

Analysis by the Children's Commissioner for England concludes that many cases of child sexual abuse go unreported because children's professionals struggle to recognise and act on the signs of in-family abuse.

Technology in Children's Services: Policy context

Other

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

| CYP Now

At its best, technology speeds up laborious inputting of information, enabling children’s services practitioners to spend more time with their clients, helps commissioners to identify trends so they can prioritise resources, and enable leaders to make informed choices on how services are structured.

Ofsted tells two councils to improve children's services

News

Wednesday, January 20, 2016

| CYP Now

Two councils have been told to improve standards within their children's services departments following inspections by Ofsted.

The future of children's services: proactive, predictive and digital

Other

Tuesday, March 15, 2016

| CYP Now

If children's services are to deliver improved outcomes with declining resources, the sector must embrace technology, joint working and volunteers, says Pillars and Foundations, a radical paper from the ADCS.

Rising numbers in child protection system 'down to cuts', MPs told

News

Wednesday, March 23, 2016

| CYP Now

Numbers of children entering the child protection system are on the rise because services designed to help them stay with their families are being "decimated", MPs have been told.

NHS Trust to take responsibility for council's children's services

News

Thursday, April 7, 2016

| CYP Now

A council that received a "good" rating from Ofsted for children's services has agreed a deal for a local NHS trust to take on responsibility for them.

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Family reunification for child refugees

Other

Tuesday, June 7, 2016

| CYP Now

Stewart MacLachlan considers recent case law that may allow some refugee children to apply to be reunited with their parents or siblings.

Social work set free to innovate

Other

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

| CYP Now

Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire are among the authorities chosen to take part in the Partners in Practice programme to transform children's social care. Eileen Fursland finds out about their plans.

National standards set to boost status of independent sexual violence advisers

News

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

| CYP Now

Training body Skills for Justice has announced plans to boost the profile of independent sexual violence advisers.

Campaigners seek to save crisis fund for families

News

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

| CYP Now

Child poverty campaigners have stepped up their fight against the abolition of the Social Fund.

4Children campaign renews calls for investment in early intervention

News

Monday, May 9, 2011

| CYP Now

Seven out of ten people believe councils and central government are wrong to focus funding on the most disruptive families, prompting charity 4Children to renew calls for a greater focus on early intervention.

Family Fund

Funding

Thursday, February 17, 2011

| CYP Now

Grants to help cover the costs of meeting the additional needs of severely disabled children in low-income families

Participation In Action: Youth-led workshops highlight exploitation and violence risks

Best Practice

Tuesday, December 6, 2016

| CYP Now

A group of young women, who have experienced exploitation or violence, are raising awareness of the issues by educating their peers and professionals.

Successful support for young carers at risk from council cuts

News

Thursday, February 24, 2011

| CYP Now

Public sector cutbacks are threatening to derail successful efforts by councils to support young carers, according to latest research.

Labour to explore children's social worker pay

News

Monday, April 22, 2013

| CYP Now

Shadow children's minister Lisa Nandy has called for an increase in social worker salaries to attract top quality staff.

CYP Now Children in Care Supplement 2013

Other

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

| CYP Now

Providing a chance to thrive: How to secure the best outcomes for looked-after children against the backdrop of reduced budgets and rising demand.

Government bows to pressure on young carers' rights

News

Thursday, June 13, 2013

| CYP Now

Young carers are to get new rights after the government accepted calls for an amendment to the Children and Families Bill.

Council's children's services to receive entire social care top-up

News

Monday, January 21, 2019

| CYP Now

A council is proposing to plough all of its social care windfall from government into children's services in a bid to stem rising numbers of children in care.

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Tory council boss hits out at government over Ofsted grading

CSE victims to play central role improving services in Rotherham

Cameron: Government to intervene more in child protection

Ask The Experts: Tackling summer scheme cuts

Ofsted rates council 'inadequate' over child protection failings

Adoptions dip sharply as issues over special guardianship orders emerge

Increasing numbers of children 'at risk of abuse'

Commissioner calls for action to tackle in-family child sex abuse

Technology in Children's Services: Policy context

Ofsted tells two councils to improve children's services

The future of children's services: proactive, predictive and digital

Rising numbers in child protection system 'down to cuts', MPs told

NHS Trust to take responsibility for council's children's services

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Family reunification for child refugees

Social work set free to innovate

National standards set to boost status of independent sexual violence advisers

Campaigners seek to save crisis fund for families

4Children campaign renews calls for investment in early intervention

Family Fund

Participation In Action: Youth-led workshops highlight exploitation and violence risks

Successful support for young carers at risk from council cuts

Labour to explore children's social worker pay

CYP Now Children in Care Supplement 2013

Government bows to pressure on young carers' rights

Council's children's services to receive entire social care top-up

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