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Professionals who fail to act on CSE face five-year jail term

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Children's social workers, teachers and local councillors will face up to five years in jail for failing to protect children from sexual exploitation, Prime Minister David Cameron has said.

Children's professionals risk sack for failing to report FGM

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Friday, February 13, 2015

Children's social workers, teachers and health professionals face losing their job if they fail to report cases of female genital mutilation (FGM), under a new law for England and Wales.

Failure to tackle children's problems costs £17bn a year

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Thursday, February 12, 2015

Social problems affecting young people are costing government close to £17bn a year, a major study by the Early Intervention Foundation (EIF) has found.

FGM initiative and family support schemes receive innovation funding

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Friday, February 6, 2015

A project that aims to end the practice of female genital mutilation within a generation has been handed £2m through the government's Children's Social Care Innovation Programme.

4Children appoints Imelda Redmond as new chief

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Thursday, February 5, 2015

A longstanding campaigner for better end of life care is to become the new chief executive of charity 4Children.

Casey savages Rotherham CSE response: the key failings

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Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Nearly six months since professor Alexis Jay's report revealed the extent of child sexual exploitation in Rotherham, the government's troubled families tsar Louise Casey's has pulled no punches in her assessment of how the authority has fared since.

Ofsted tells two further authorities to improve children's services

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Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Two more English authorities have been told by Ofsted that their children's services are not up to scratch.

Charities urge government action on parental imprisonment

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Monday, February 2, 2015

Babies of convicted criminals should be treated as a specific vulnerable group by government and impact assessments carried out to identify their needs, a joint report by the NSPCC and Barnardo's has said.

Government to fast-track legislation for mandatory FGM reporting

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Friday, January 30, 2015

The government intends to change the law to make reporting suspected cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) mandatory prior to May's general election.

Poor families with young children 'hit hardest' by government reforms

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Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Government changes to tax and benefits have hit families with young children and poorer households the hardest, a major study has found.

Children's social workers to learn psychology techniques in trailblazer project

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Thursday, January 22, 2015

All children's social workers will be trained in advanced psychological counselling techniques as part of a radical shake-up of child protection services in Hertfordshire, funded with nearly £5m of government money.

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

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Friday, December 5, 2014

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

Children's charities criticise focus of government spending plans

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Wednesday, December 3, 2014

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

Councils see rise in child abuse contacts

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Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Numbers of calls to councils about the safety and wellbeing of children have increased by nearly 12 per cent in a single year, research has found.

Government to clarify serious case review criteria

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Thursday, November 13, 2014

Guidance on serious case reviews (SCRs) is to be clarified in a bid to address reluctance among local safeguarding children boards (LSCBs) to initiate them, children's minister Edward Timpson has announced.

Government to push ahead with axing emergency support fund

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Thursday, November 6, 2014

More than £170m in funding for support and emergency grants to help families in a crisis is to be axed by government.

Timpson announces extra £70m for innovation programme

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Friday, October 31, 2014

An additional £70m will be made available for projects to improve children's services through the government's innovation programme, children's minister Edward Timpson has announced.

ADCS calls for Ofsted workforce shake-up

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Friday, October 31, 2014

Ofsted must recruit existing children's services professionals to inspect local authority social care arrangements if it is to boost confidence in its judgments, the head of the Association of Directors of children's Services (ADCS) has said.

Somerset DCS sacking: Peter Lewis speaks out

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Friday, October 24, 2014

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.

Children of parents who abuse alcohol miss out on support

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Friday, October 10, 2014

Children of parents who misuse alcohol are missing out on help and protection because local services sometimes fail to identify their needs, a report by the Office of the Children's Commissioner has found.

Slough children's services to become independent trust

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Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Slough will become the second local authority to have its children's services transferred to an independent trust after children's minister Edward Timpson dismissed council proposals for alternative arrangements.

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

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Wednesday, October 1, 2014

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.

Inspectors criticise Doncaster agencies over CSE failings

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Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Child protection agencies in Doncaster have come under fire for failing to take action to protect three girls in a children's home from child sexual exploitation (CSE).

Government orders councils to review child sexual exploitation procedures

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Monday, September 29, 2014

Local authorities have been ordered to undertake an audit of how they respond to child sexual exploitation (CSE) cases in the wake of the Rotherham abuse scandal.

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

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Wednesday, September 17, 2014

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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Professionals who fail to act on CSE face five-year jail term

Children's professionals risk sack for failing to report FGM

Failure to tackle children's problems costs £17bn a year

FGM initiative and family support schemes receive innovation funding

4Children appoints Imelda Redmond as new chief

Casey savages Rotherham CSE response: the key failings

Ofsted tells two further authorities to improve children's services

Charities urge government action on parental imprisonment

Government to fast-track legislation for mandatory FGM reporting

Poor families with young children 'hit hardest' by government reforms

Children's social workers to learn psychology techniques in trailblazer project

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

Children's charities criticise focus of government spending plans

Councils see rise in child abuse contacts

Government to clarify serious case review criteria

Government to push ahead with axing emergency support fund

Timpson announces extra £70m for innovation programme

ADCS calls for Ofsted workforce shake-up

Somerset DCS sacking: Peter Lewis speaks out

Children of parents who abuse alcohol miss out on support

Slough children's services to become independent trust

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

Inspectors criticise Doncaster agencies over CSE failings

Government orders councils to review child sexual exploitation procedures

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

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