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Peterborough contract collapse: key reasons and its implications

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

| CYP Now

Seen as a blueprint for future charity and council partnerships to deliver children’s services, the £126m contract between Tact and Peterborough City Council has ended after just three years. Experts assess what can be learned.

Inquiry shines light on fostering

Analysis

Tuesday, January 31, 2017

| CYP Now

Education committee chair outlines issues to be debated by Commons' inquiry into state of foster care.

Charities push for Staying Put

Analysis

Tuesday, January 5, 2021

| CYP Now

Better funding and tackling bureaucracy are needed to help more over-18s stay with their foster carer.

Clash over prioritising adoption

Analysis

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

| CYP Now

Minister’s call for councils to prioritise adoption over other forms of care branded "perplexing" by experts.

Incentive payments: sector split over ethics and effectiveness

Analysis

Tuesday, February 1, 2022

| CYP Now

Leaders say offering payments to attract foster carers will boost councils’ placement options and reduce costs, but some experts doubt that financial inducements will work and instead call for a national recruitment campaign.

Competition authority study raises prospect of commissioning reforms

Analysis

Tuesday, March 29, 2022

| CYP Now

Latest reports feeding into the Care Review paint a picture of a children’s social care market that fails to meet the needs of children and costs too much. Authors put forward contrasting ideas for solving the sector’s problems.

Tackling foster carer decline

Analysis

Tuesday, November 24, 2020

| CYP Now

Councils and agencies must understand foster carers’ needs better if they are to boost recruitment.

Councils turn to inducements to attract scarce fostering families

Analysis

Tuesday, February 1, 2022

| CYP Now

Research reveals local authorities and providers face a huge shortage of foster carers to meet demand. Some councils are now offering ‘golden hellos’ to potential carers, but this practice has triggered mixed views.

Care Review: key proposals for the children’s services workforce

Analysis

Wednesday, June 1, 2022

| CYP Now

A range of challenges including excess bureaucracy, ineffective technology and out-of-date legislation have resulted in a workforce crisis in many aspects of children’s social care, which requires a complete overhaul.

Decade of change: factors driving the rise in care during the 2010

Analysis

Thursday, January 2, 2020

| CYP Now

Families under pressure due to austerity and more affected by addiction problems are two reasons for record numbers of children in care, while a legal ruling has seen adoptions fall and special guardianships increase.

England eyes Scotland review for lessons on care system overhaul

Analysis

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

| CYP Now

Taking three years, Scotland’s care review sets out detailed proposals for changing the “broken” care system. With the UK government pledging its own care review, sector experts identify what England can learn.

Post-adoption contact set to go digital

Analysis

Tuesday, November 30, 2021

| CYP Now

Research highlights need to modernise adoption contact systems, with experts saying a digital approach could boost children’s wellbeing.

Views sought on state of foster care

Analysis

Wednesday, May 31, 2017

| CYP Now

The government has launched a review of foster care in England to build a comprehensive picture of what the fostering system looks like and how it can be improved.

Adoption board closes to make way for Care Review's reforms

Analysis

Tuesday, January 3, 2023

| CYP Now

Closure of the Adoption and Special Guardianship Leadership Board after a decade is ‘in light of’ review's focus on keeping families together, say experts who call for a fairer, more equitable and more inclusive care system.

Call for national fostering drive

Analysis

Tuesday, November 30, 2021

| CYP Now

Foster carer shortage prompts call for a recruitment campaign with adopters, but prospect splits experts.

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Peterborough contract collapse: key reasons and its implications

Inquiry shines light on fostering

Charities push for Staying Put

Clash over prioritising adoption

Incentive payments: sector split over ethics and effectiveness

Competition authority study raises prospect of commissioning reforms

Tackling foster carer decline

Councils turn to inducements to attract scarce fostering families

Care Review: key proposals for the children’s services workforce

Decade of change: factors driving the rise in care during the 2010

England eyes Scotland review for lessons on care system overhaul

Post-adoption contact set to go digital

Views sought on state of foster care

Adoption board closes to make way for Care Review's reforms

Call for national fostering drive

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