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Ofsted to inspect councils on child sexual exploitation

Friday, September 12, 2014

| CYP Now

A group of local authorities will face Ofsted inspections on the way they deal with child sexual exploitation (CSE) in a bid to ensure services are up to scratch in the wake of the Rotherham scandal, CYP Now can reveal.

Ask the Experts: Parents' contact concerns

Other

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

| CYP Now

Senior Tories call for cabinet-level families post

News

Wednesday, September 6, 2017

| CYP Now

More than 50 Tory MPs and peers are calling on the government to create a cabinet-level families minister post to better co-ordinate family policy across departments.

Daily roundup: Child protection, a charity merger, and the Fair4Families campaign

Other

Monday, January 28, 2013

| CYP Now

A shake-up of child protection training rumoured to be on the cards, The Private Equity Foundation and Impetus Trust announce plans to merge, and a campaign to protect families from cuts, all in the news today.

Probation reforms threaten support for prisoners' families

News

Thursday, February 21, 2013

| CYP Now

Government proposals to reform probation services will damage the quality of work to improve the lives of children that have a parent in prison, it has been claimed.

How couples' sessions lift stress from families

Other

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

| CYP Now

A programme to halt a damaging decline in parental relationships has been a success in the US and is now being launched in the UK

Daily roundup: 400 primary academies, 'secret' database, and school exclusions

Other

Monday, November 12, 2012

| CYP Now

Plans to turn 400 primary schools into academies announced, concerns over "secret" database of children's details, and the number of special educational needs exclusions rises in Wales, all in the news roundup today.

Daily roundup: Public health, free schools, and a briefing for lead members on sexual exploitation

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Wednesday, November 21, 2012

| CYP Now

Birmingham council calls on government to properly fund public health, the National Union of Teachers blasts Michael Gove over free school expansion, and a briefing on child sexual exploitation for lead members of children's services, all in the news today.

Families suffer as mothers struggle to speak out about postnatal depression

News

Sunday, October 2, 2011

| CYP Now

Half of mothers with postnatal depression are going without the support they need to avert long-term problems for their families, according to a report by the charity 4Children.

Overstretched support services unable to meet rise in demand

News

Thursday, October 13, 2011

| CYP Now

Rising unemployment, growing substance misuse, neglect and mental health problems are leaving already vulnerable families at breaking point as frontline support services struggle to cope with demand, Action for Children has warned.

PM under fire over his 'family test' pledge

Other

Friday, October 14, 2011

| CYP Now

David Cameron comes in for criticism after restating his vow to make his government the most "family-friendly the country has ever seen".

Family groups awarded 11m to deliver support services

News

Friday, October 21, 2011

| CYP Now

Eleven family organisations are to receive a share of 11m from the Department for Education to deliver national online and telephone support services.

Leading businesses pledge to make services family friendly

News

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

| CYP Now

Businesses are being encouraged to guarantee to make services family friendly under a scheme launched by the Family and Parenting Institute.

Safeguarding measures to shield children against bailiff action

News

Friday, February 17, 2012

| CYP Now

Safeguards to protect children from "intrusive and stressful" bailiffs are to be introduced by the government.

Children's charities criticise focus of government spending plans

News

Wednesday, December 3, 2014

| CYP Now

Children's charities have criticised the government for failing to prioritise the needs of children in the Chancellor's Autumn Statement.

Legal Update: Criminalising domestic abuse

Other

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

| CYP Now

Kirsten Anderson, research and policy manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre, asks if criminalising coercive and controlling behaviour will provide better protection to victims of domestic violence.

Guide to supporting deaf children

Other

Monday, May 11, 2015

| CYP Now

Chris Kang-Mullen explains what councils need to do to meet their duties to support deaf children.

Ofsted rates third council ‘inadequate' in space of week

News

Monday, May 18, 2015

| CYP Now

West Berkshire Council has become the third local authority in the space of a week to have its children's services department rated "inadequate" after Ofsted inspectors found serious failures in services.

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.

How bereaved children learn how to manage feelings

Other

Monday, June 8, 2015

| CYP Now

Programme helps bereaved children cope with the death of a close relative.

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"

Legal Update: Caring for refugee children

Other

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.

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.

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Ofsted to inspect councils on child sexual exploitation

Ask the Experts: Parents' contact concerns

Senior Tories call for cabinet-level families post

Daily roundup: Child protection, a charity merger, and the Fair4Families campaign

Probation reforms threaten support for prisoners' families

How couples' sessions lift stress from families

Daily roundup: 400 primary academies, 'secret' database, and school exclusions

Daily roundup: Public health, free schools, and a briefing for lead members on sexual exploitation

Families suffer as mothers struggle to speak out about postnatal depression

Overstretched support services unable to meet rise in demand

PM under fire over his 'family test' pledge

Family groups awarded 11m to deliver support services

Leading businesses pledge to make services family friendly

Safeguarding measures to shield children against bailiff action

Children's charities criticise focus of government spending plans

Legal Update: Criminalising domestic abuse

Guide to supporting deaf children

Ofsted rates third council ‘inadequate' in space of week

CSE victims to play central role improving services in Rotherham

How bereaved children learn how to manage feelings

Cameron: Government to intervene more in child protection

Ask The Experts: Tackling summer scheme cuts

Legal Update: Caring for refugee children

Increasing numbers of children 'at risk of abuse'

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

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