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DfE faces legal action over 'misleading' safeguarding guidance

Wednesday, January 9, 2019

| CYP Now

The Department for Education could face legal action for publishing guidance that might lead local authorities to break laws protecting vulnerable children, a charity has claimed.

Child neglect offences double since 2012

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Tuesday, December 4, 2018

| CYP Now

Police dealt with more than twice the number of child cruelty and neglect reports in the UK last year compared with five years ago, the NSPCC has found.

Two thirds of children's social workers want to leave current job, study finds

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Friday, October 26, 2018

| CYP Now

Working conditions for children's social workers have worsened over the last year, with two thirds wanting to leave their current job, it has emerged.

Increase in number of children at risk of abuse and neglect

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Thursday, October 25, 2018

| CYP Now

The number of children deemed to be at risk of abuse or neglect has risen markedly over the last year, government figures show.

Children affected by domestic abuse must be given 'protected' status, MPs urge

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Tuesday, October 23, 2018

| CYP Now

The government must develop a specific strategy for children affected by domestic abuse, give them "protected" status on waiting lists for mental health services, and impose new legal duties on local authorities to protect them, an influential group of MPs has said.

Extend mandatory role of health visitors, urges children's commissioner

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Tuesday, October 16, 2018

| CYP Now

The role of health visitors should be extended so that struggling families receive more than the current statutory minimum of five health checks, children's commissioner for England Anne Longfield has said.

'County lines' child trafficker convicted in landmark case

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Friday, October 5, 2018

| CYP Now

A drug dealer has been jailed for 14 years in the first successful prosecution under legislation to tackle "county lines" crime, in which gangs exploit vulnerable children to establish drug networks.

Ofsted warns of slow progress at 'inadequate' council

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Thursday, October 4, 2018

| CYP Now

Inspectors have raised concerns about the lack of progress at a children's services department that was rated "inadequate" by Ofsted earlier this year, warning that support for vulnerable children is being removed too quickly.

Councils plan £900m of cuts including children's services and early years

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Thursday, September 20, 2018

| CYP Now

The worst council cuts are still to come, with more than £900m of reductions set to be made next year affecting children's services, early years, and youth services, the organisation representing county councils has warned.

Concerns remain at major children's trust, Ofsted finds

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Friday, September 7, 2018

| CYP Now

Concerns remain over the standard of social work practice within the largest children's services trust to be established, Ofsted has found.

Youth violence: Labour MP calls for action on 'dangerous' drill videos

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Thursday, September 6, 2018

| CYP Now

More must be done to tackle music videos posted to social media sites glamourising drug dealing and murder if high levels serious youth violence are to be addressed, a Labour MP has said.

Scotland set to become first UK country to ban smacking

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Thursday, September 6, 2018

| CYP Now

Legislation has been put forward in Scotland to ban parents from smacking their children.

Zahawi: Government taking action to reduce number of children in care

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Thursday, September 6, 2018

| CYP Now

Steps are being taken to try to stem significant increases in the number of children being taken into care, with the government "acutely aware" of the impact the situation is having on local authorities, children's minister Nadhim Zahawi has said.

DfE 'encouraging councils to shirk legal duties'

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Tuesday, September 4, 2018

| CYP Now

A document published by the Department for Education has been criticised by campaigners for encouraging councils to renege on statutory child protection obligations, 18 months after controversial legislation to give local authorities greater freedoms was dropped in the face of opposition.

Struggling council outlines major cuts to early help and youth services

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Tuesday, September 4, 2018

| CYP Now

A financially troubled council is considering cutting funding for young people and families in need of early help by £2.5m in a bid to balance its books.

Home Secretary announces new measures to tackle child abuse

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Monday, September 3, 2018

| CYP Now

An additional £23.6m will be invested into cracking down on online child abuse and understanding offender behaviour, Home Secretary Sajid Javid has announced.

Staff departures threaten progress at 'inadequate' council, Ofsted warns

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Friday, August 31, 2018

| CYP Now

A council is struggling to cope with a high turnover of social workers and rising caseloads, two years after inspectors rated its children's services as "inadequate", Ofsted has found.

Ofsted praises children's services in London bi-borough councils

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Friday, August 31, 2018

| CYP Now

Standards at two London councils have been praised by Ofsted inspectors in the wake of an acrimonious split from partnership arrangements with a third council.

DfE announces national unit to tackle child exploitation

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Thursday, August 30, 2018

| CYP Now

A new national unit will be established to help local areas improve support for vulnerable children and young people at risk of exploitation, the Department for Education has announced.

Sharp drop in child asylum applications

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Wednesday, August 29, 2018

| CYP Now

The number of asylum applications from unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC) has fallen by 20 per cent over the last year.

Ofsted blames merger for council's failure to improve children's services

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Monday, August 27, 2018

| CYP Now

Local government reorganisation has hamstrung efforts by a council's leaders to make improvements to children's services, according to Ofsted.

Independent children's services trust failing to protect children, Ofsted finds

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Friday, July 27, 2018

| CYP Now

Ofsted has criticised failures to protect vulnerable young people and the slow pace of improvement at an "inadequate" children's services department that was taken over by an independent trust last year.

London borough moves out of 'inadequate' following Ofsted inspection

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Monday, July 23, 2018

| CYP Now

Children's services in the London Borough of Wandsworth have been elevated from "inadequate" to "requires improvement" with inspectors praising the council's leadership for working "diligently" to turn around performance.

Zahawi: More funding for councils won't halt care number increases

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Wednesday, July 18, 2018

| CYP Now

Providing more money to councils will not help to reduce record numbers of children being taken into care, children's minister Nadhim Zahawi has said.

Ofsted spot check prompts first 'inadequate' rating under new framework

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Tuesday, July 17, 2018

| CYP Now

A council has been rated "inadequate" for children's services for the first time under Ofsted's new inspection framework, three months after a spot check on provision flagged up concerns about children being left at risk.

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DfE faces legal action over 'misleading' safeguarding guidance

Child neglect offences double since 2012

Two thirds of children's social workers want to leave current job, study finds

Increase in number of children at risk of abuse and neglect

Children affected by domestic abuse must be given 'protected' status, MPs urge

Extend mandatory role of health visitors, urges children's commissioner

'County lines' child trafficker convicted in landmark case

Ofsted warns of slow progress at 'inadequate' council

Councils plan £900m of cuts including children's services and early years

Concerns remain at major children's trust, Ofsted finds

Youth violence: Labour MP calls for action on 'dangerous' drill videos

Scotland set to become first UK country to ban smacking

Zahawi: Government taking action to reduce number of children in care

DfE 'encouraging councils to shirk legal duties'

Struggling council outlines major cuts to early help and youth services

Home Secretary announces new measures to tackle child abuse

Staff departures threaten progress at 'inadequate' council, Ofsted warns

Ofsted praises children's services in London bi-borough councils

DfE announces national unit to tackle child exploitation

Sharp drop in child asylum applications

Ofsted blames merger for council's failure to improve children's services

Independent children's services trust failing to protect children, Ofsted finds

London borough moves out of 'inadequate' following Ofsted inspection

Zahawi: More funding for councils won't halt care number increases

Ofsted spot check prompts first 'inadequate' rating under new framework

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