Search

Search Results

Found 139 results for .

Professionals to get practice guidance on young carer duties

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

| CYP Now

Children & Young People Now has joined forces with Carers Trust to stage a one-day Young Carers Summit as local authorities prepare to meet new responsibilities towards young people aged 14 to 25 who are carers.

Children to be given greater voice in care proceedings

News

Thursday, July 24, 2014

| CYP Now

More will be done to ensure children over the age of 10 who are involved in care proceedings or custody cases have their views heard in court, the government has announced.

Faster court process cuts residential parenting assessments

News

Monday, July 21, 2014

| CYP Now

Social workers are scaling back their use of residential parenting assessments due to Children and Families Act changes to the length of care proceedings, latest government research has found.

Charity launches campaign to 'redesign' children's services

News

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

| CYP Now

A children's charity has launched an ambitious campaign to devise an alternative model of delivering children's services that would ensure a wider pool of vulnerable young people get access to support.

Think-tank highlights 'staggering' failings in support for vulnerable children

News

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authorities are carrying out "unscrupulous and illegal" practices to restrict the support they provide to vulnerable children in need of social care and mental health services, a think-tank has claimed.

Opposition to outsourcing of child protection gathers pace

News

Monday, May 19, 2014

| CYP Now

More than 8,000 people have signed a petition condemning government plans to outsource child protection services.

Regional network to help boost adoption numbers

News

Monday, May 19, 2014

| CYP Now

A network of regional adoption leadership boards is being created to assist national efforts to improve recruitment in the sector.

Minister reveals delay to trafficking victims' advocate pilots

News

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

| CYP Now

A pilot to provide independent advocates to child trafficking victims will take place in 23 councils from September, two months after it was originally planned to go live.

Most councils report fall in care applications

News

Tuesday, May 13, 2014

| CYP Now

The majority of English councils have recorded an annual drop in the number of children in care applications, according to figures released by the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass).

Campaign aims to challenge misconceptions over who can foster

News

Monday, May 12, 2014

| CYP Now

Nearly three quarters of people believe they would not be accepted as foster carers, with gay, lesbian, retired, young adults and single people among the most pessimistic about their chances, according to a survey.

Current filters

Remove All [ X ]

Des Mannion [ X ]

Social Care [ X ]

Legal [ X ]

News [ X ]

Filter by

Tags

Filter by

Search Results

Professionals to get practice guidance on young carer duties

Children to be given greater voice in care proceedings

Faster court process cuts residential parenting assessments

Charity launches campaign to 'redesign' children's services

Think-tank highlights 'staggering' failings in support for vulnerable children

Opposition to outsourcing of child protection gathers pace

Regional network to help boost adoption numbers

Minister reveals delay to trafficking victims' advocate pilots

Most councils report fall in care applications

Campaign aims to challenge misconceptions over who can foster

Current filters

Filter by

Tags

Article Types

Journals