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Children's social care spending rises five per cent

Thursday, August 28, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authority spending on children's social care has increased by more than five per cent in a single year, government figures show.

Ofsted to inspect councils on child sexual exploitation

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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.

Councils look to unite to deliver children's social care, survey finds

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Monday, August 7, 2017

| CYP Now

A growing number of councils plan to join forces to run children's social care services, a government survey of children's services leaders has found.

Senior Tories call for cabinet-level families post

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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.

Cameron: Government to intervene more in child protection

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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.

Former ADCS president Alan Wood to retire

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Tuesday, October 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Former president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) Alan Wood will retire from his post in Hackney at the end of the year, it has been announced.

New Sandwell DCS expects Ofsted rating improvement

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Wednesday, May 29, 2013

| CYP Now

The new privately-employed head of children's services in Sandwell is confident the authority will improve its Ofsted rating by the end of his 30-month contract.

ADCS president Alan Wood backs councils to drive social care improvement

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Thursday, April 10, 2014

| CYP Now

The new president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has said local authorities need to be at the centre of driving improvement in children's services.

Ofsted calls for improvements at Bristol and Rochdale children's services

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Friday, December 5, 2014

| CYP Now

Bristol and Rochdale have been told to improve the quality of services for children and young people following inspections by Ofsted.

Cameron announces review of children's residential care system

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Wednesday, October 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Prime Minister David Cameron has announced a major "root and branch" review of children's residential care will be conducted by government adviser Sir Martin Narey.

Support boost for councils at risk of 'inadequate' Ofsted rating

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Thursday, January 21, 2016

| CYP Now

Councils yet to have their children's services inspected by Ofsted are to be given additional support as part of a local government bid to prevent them being rated "inadequate" and facing intervention from the Department for Education (DfE).

Youth justice reforms must go 'further and deeper'

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Monday, January 16, 2012

| CYP Now

Sweeping reform of the youth justice system is necessary to prevent hundreds of children being "needlessly" criminalised and sentenced to custody, according to a think-tank.

Councils could save £150m on foster care services, says report

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Wednesday, October 1, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authorities would be able to save a total of £150m a year by improving the way they work with prospective foster parents, a report has claimed.

DfE staff survey reveals extent of mental health and bullying concerns

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Monday, December 8, 2014

| CYP Now

More than half of staff at the Department for Education are suffering from moderate to high levels of anxiety, a survey has found.

Doncaster sees four-fold decrease in children missing from care

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Tuesday, April 21, 2015

| CYP Now

The number of looked-after children that go missing from care in Doncaster has fallen nearly four-fold over the past year following the introduction of a dedicated support worker.

DfE gives council more time to improve after ‘inadequate' Ofsted rating

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Monday, November 9, 2015

| CYP Now

A council has been given more time to turn services around in the wake of Ofsted judging its children's services department ‘inadequate' twice in two years.

Government action needs more money to succeed, warn children's leaders

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Monday, December 14, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's services chiefs have warned that government plans to intervene earlier in poorly performing councils will need extra funding in order to work.

Greenwich wins praise for progress on SEND reforms

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Thursday, September 14, 2017

| CYP Now

Co-production of services with children and young people has helped Greenwich secure a generally positive inspection report of the area's work on special educational needs and disability reforms.

Council chiefs call for scrapping of DCS role

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Thursday, May 8, 2014

| CYP Now

The role of director of children's services (DCS) should be scrapped to give local authorities more flexibility over leadership, a report has recommended.

County councils call for 'devolution' to boost children's services

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Wednesday, September 17, 2014

| CYP Now

County councils should be given five-year finance settlements and more power over budgets as part of a "devolution" package that would help improve children's services, a local authority group has said.

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Children's social care spending rises five per cent

Ofsted to inspect councils on child sexual exploitation

Councils look to unite to deliver children's social care, survey finds

Senior Tories call for cabinet-level families post

Cameron: Government to intervene more in child protection

Former ADCS president Alan Wood to retire

New Sandwell DCS expects Ofsted rating improvement

ADCS president Alan Wood backs councils to drive social care improvement

Ofsted calls for improvements at Bristol and Rochdale children's services

Cameron announces review of children's residential care system

Support boost for councils at risk of 'inadequate' Ofsted rating

Youth justice reforms must go 'further and deeper'

Councils could save £150m on foster care services, says report

DfE staff survey reveals extent of mental health and bullying concerns

Doncaster sees four-fold decrease in children missing from care

DfE gives council more time to improve after ‘inadequate' Ofsted rating

Government action needs more money to succeed, warn children's leaders

Greenwich wins praise for progress on SEND reforms

Council chiefs call for scrapping of DCS role

County councils call for 'devolution' to boost children's services

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