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Parental conflict initiative to be trialled in 30 areas

Friday, April 27, 2018

| CYP Now

A £39m programme aimed at reducing conflict between parents in disadvantaged families is to be trialled in 30 council areas, the government has confirmed.

Probation reforms threaten support for prisoners' families

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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.

Ofsted finds safeguarding improvements in West Sussex

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Wednesday, April 3, 2013

| CYP Now

Child protection in West Sussex has been rated as adequate by inspectors, four years after it was first identified as performing poorly.

ADCS launches inquiry into the care system

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Wednesday, October 24, 2012

| CYP Now

Directors of children's services have launched an inquiry into the purpose of the care system, as part of plans to radically improve provision for looked-after children across the country.

Families suffer as mothers struggle to speak out about postnatal depression

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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

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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.

Family groups awarded 11m to deliver support services

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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

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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

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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

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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.

Troubled Families programme delivers substantial savings

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Thursday, March 12, 2015

| CYP Now

The Troubled Families programme has delivered savings of more than double the amount spent on turning around the lives of families with complex problems, government figures suggest.

£1m fund to help parents support early years learning

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Tuesday, March 31, 2015

| CYP Now

An app that aims to raise the attainment of disadvantaged young children has been backed as part of a £1m parenting support fund.

Young carers to get more support from schools

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Thursday, April 30, 2015

| CYP Now

Young people who care for a relative are set to receive more support from their schools as part of a major initiative being launched nationwide.

Ofsted rates third council ‘inadequate' in space of week

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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.

Tory council boss hits out at government over Ofsted grading

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Thursday, May 21, 2015

| CYP Now

The leader of a council where children's services were graded "inadequate" by Ofsted has blamed central government for falling standards.

CSE victims to play central role improving services in Rotherham

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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.

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.

Watchdog tells councils not to use B&Bs for young homeless people

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Thursday, August 13, 2015

| CYP Now

Bed and breakfast accommodation is not a suitable place to house young homeless people, the Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) has warned councils.

Ofsted rates council 'inadequate' over child protection failings

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Tuesday, September 1, 2015

| CYP Now

A council has been criticised by Ofsted for potentially placing children at risk due to delays in assessments.

Increasing numbers of children 'at risk of abuse'

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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.

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Parental conflict initiative to be trialled in 30 areas

Probation reforms threaten support for prisoners' families

Ofsted finds safeguarding improvements in West Sussex

ADCS launches inquiry into the care system

Families suffer as mothers struggle to speak out about postnatal depression

Overstretched support services unable to meet rise in demand

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

Troubled Families programme delivers substantial savings

£1m fund to help parents support early years learning

Young carers to get more support from schools

Ofsted rates third council ‘inadequate' in space of week

Tory council boss hits out at government over Ofsted grading

CSE victims to play central role improving services in Rotherham

Cameron: Government to intervene more in child protection

Watchdog tells councils not to use B&Bs for young homeless people

Ofsted rates council 'inadequate' over child protection failings

Increasing numbers of children 'at risk of abuse'

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