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Call for review of special guardianship orders

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  • Thursday, December 11, 2014
    • | CYP Now
The British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF) has called for a review of special guardianship orders (SGOs) amid a sharp rise in numbers being granted and concerns about the way they are used.

Coalition fails to improve care placements

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  • Thursday, November 27, 2014
    • | CYP Now
The coalition government has failed to make any progress in getting children into the right placement when they first enter care and ensuring it is close to their home, a damning report by the National Audit Office (NAO) has found.

Security concerns delay adoption video pilot

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  • Monday, November 17, 2014
    • | CYP Now
A high-profile scheme intended to increase adoptions by allowing would-be adopters to search videos and photos of children has been delayed due to security issues, CYP Now has learned.

ADCS calls for Ofsted workforce shake-up

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  • Friday, October 31, 2014
    • | CYP Now
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.

Slough children's services to become independent trust

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  • Wednesday, October 8, 2014
    • | CYP Now
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.

Children's social workers face knowledge test

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  • Thursday, July 31, 2014
    • | CYP Now
New children's social workers will have to pass a test of their knowledge in order to become an approved practitioner as part of government attempts to improve the quality of the profession, it has been announced.

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