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Distribution of early intervention grant sparks concerns

Monday, January 9, 2012

| CYP Now

Fairness in the distribution of the early intervention grant has been called into question after it emerged that many deprived areas have fared worse than those that are better off.

Cameron defends big society 'mission'

News

Monday, February 14, 2011

| CYP Now

David Cameron has launched a defence of the big society agenda, describing it as his "mission" for social recovery.

Doncaster brings in Impower to overhaul children's services

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Thursday, June 20, 2013

| CYP Now

Doncaster Council has appointed consultants Impower and Penna to help it turn around its failing children's services department.

Councils cut back on young people's mental health services

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Monday, March 11, 2013

| CYP Now

Two-thirds of local authorities have reduced funding for child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) since the coalition government came to power, according to a survey.

Timpson strips Slough of responsibility for children's services

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Thursday, April 24, 2014

| CYP Now

Children's services are to be delivered outside of council control in Slough as part of government efforts to improve performance.

First 'innovation' funds handed to tri-borough councils

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Tuesday, July 8, 2014

| CYP Now

London's tri-borough children's services are to receive £4m from the government's innovation fund, the first award to be made under the initiative.

Bernadette McNally appointed Birmingham director of children's services

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Wednesday, August 20, 2014

| CYP Now

A new director of children's services has been appointed by Birmingham City Council to turn around the troubled department.

Somerset DCS sacking: Peter Lewis speaks out

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Friday, October 24, 2014

| CYP Now

A lack of authority-wide support for change and an "arcane" IT system were key reasons for slow progress in improving children's services in Somerset, the council's former director of children's services (DCS) has claimed.

Fee cuts 'could threaten residential placements'

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Wednesday, February 12, 2014

| CYP Now

Residential care providers have warned children's services leaders that any attempts by councils to cut the fees paid to independent homes could see care placements jeopardised.

Councils increase expenditure on children's social care

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Friday, February 21, 2014

| CYP Now

Spending by England's councils on children's social care increased by 2.6 per cent in the last financial year, according to latest government figures.

Sheffield children's services ‘requires improvement'

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Monday, February 24, 2014

| CYP Now

Sheffield has been told to improve its children's services after an inspection highlighted weaknesses in performance on looked-after children and adoption.

Pioneering youth service mutual gets green light

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Monday, July 23, 2012

| CYP Now

A London borough is poised to launch the first employee-led youth services mutual after the concept was rubberstamped by politicians.

Care leavers 'cut adrift' due to poor-quality support

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Friday, October 30, 2015

| CYP Now

Vulnerable young people leaving the care system are being "let down" and "cut adrift" due to the poor quality of support they receive from local authorities, MPs have said.

NHS to take over health services for young offenders in secure homes

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Thursday, May 26, 2011

| CYP Now

Responsibility for commissioning health services for children and young people in secure children's homes and secure training centres is to transfer to the NHS.

LGA fears children's centre closures if cuts continue

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Friday, May 10, 2013

| CYP Now

Children's centres, libraries and sports centres will all be at risk of closure if central government makes significant further cuts to council budgets, the Local Government Association (LGA) has warned.

NCAS Conference: Children's services spending pressures to be investigated

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Friday, October 18, 2013

| CYP Now

A forensic study into the factors influencing councils' spending on children's services will aim to improve local decisions and inform the next national public spending review.

Councils urged to tackle preventable child deaths and injuries

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Tuesday, June 24, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authorities must do more to prevent the deaths of more than 60 children each year from preventable accidents, a report has found.

Outsourcing plans need more debate, warns APPG chair

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Wednesday, July 2, 2014

| CYP Now

The government's consultation over allowing councils to delegate children's social care services to third parties was insufficient and needs further debate, chair of the all-party parliamentary group on child protection has said.

Costs of children in care hit £3.4bn

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Thursday, August 21, 2014

| CYP Now

The cost of supporting children in care has reached £3.4bn, according to an Audit Commission report that exposes widespread variation of spending across councils.

Daily roundup: School sports, tooth decay and academies

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Monday, March 18, 2013

| CYP Now

£150m for primary school sport, 41 per cent of children in Wales suffer tooth decay by five, and concerns over cost of academies in Birmingham, all in the news today.

Forms of business support for youth sector identified

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Friday, May 4, 2012

| CYP Now

A range of different types of support that businesses can provide youth organisations have been identified as part of a project to strengthen links between commerce and the youth sector.

Councils call for national outcomes framework for looked-after children

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Monday, November 24, 2014

| CYP Now

A national outcomes framework should be developed as one of a range of measures to improve services for looked-after children and those with greatest needs, a report has found.

Children's homes providers face £500k bill for new quality standards

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Wednesday, March 18, 2015

| CYP Now

Government proposals to introduce new quality standards in children's homes would significantly drive up costs for providers, it has emerged.

Foster carers reject Staying Put over lack of financial support

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Wednesday, June 24, 2015

| CYP Now

Foster carers are reluctant to allow young people to remain with them until they are 21 because of a lack of financial support for the flagship government policy, it has emerged.

DfE sanctions urgent probe into children's services spending

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Friday, August 14, 2015

| CYP Now

The Department for Education (DfE) has ordered a study into the spending habits of local authority children's services departments ahead of expected central government cuts being announced in November.

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Distribution of early intervention grant sparks concerns

Cameron defends big society 'mission'

Doncaster brings in Impower to overhaul children's services

Councils cut back on young people's mental health services

Timpson strips Slough of responsibility for children's services

First 'innovation' funds handed to tri-borough councils

Bernadette McNally appointed Birmingham director of children's services

Somerset DCS sacking: Peter Lewis speaks out

Fee cuts 'could threaten residential placements'

Councils increase expenditure on children's social care

Sheffield children's services ‘requires improvement'

Pioneering youth service mutual gets green light

Care leavers 'cut adrift' due to poor-quality support

NHS to take over health services for young offenders in secure homes

LGA fears children's centre closures if cuts continue

NCAS Conference: Children's services spending pressures to be investigated

Councils urged to tackle preventable child deaths and injuries

Outsourcing plans need more debate, warns APPG chair

Costs of children in care hit £3.4bn

Daily roundup: School sports, tooth decay and academies

Forms of business support for youth sector identified

Councils call for national outcomes framework for looked-after children

Children's homes providers face £500k bill for new quality standards

Foster carers reject Staying Put over lack of financial support

DfE sanctions urgent probe into children's services spending

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