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Cameron announces review of children's residential care system

Wednesday, October 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Prime Minister David Cameron has announced a major "root and branch" review of children's residential care will be conducted by government adviser Sir Martin Narey.

Former ADCS president Alan Wood to retire

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Tuesday, October 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Former president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) Alan Wood will retire from his post in Hackney at the end of the year, it has been announced.

Ofsted children's services inspections hit by funding problems

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Tuesday, October 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Ofsted is struggling to complete inspections of all local authority children's services departments to schedule because it is "significantly under-resourced against agreed budgets", it has emerged.

Ofsted rates council 'inadequate' for second time in two years

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Tuesday, October 20, 2015

| CYP Now

A council's children's services department has been rated "inadequate" for the second time in two years after Ofsted inspectors found widespread failings in services for vulnerable children.

Hampshire DCS set to take on chief executive role

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Wednesday, October 14, 2015

| CYP Now

Hampshire's director of children's services John Coughlan is set to be appointed as the council's chief executive next week.

Cameron announces drive to improve outcomes for children in care

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Thursday, October 8, 2015

| CYP Now

Improving outcomes for children in care will form part of an "all-out assault on poverty" by government, Prime Minister David Cameron has said.

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.

Child protection 'will struggle to cope' with Spending Review cuts

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Tuesday, September 1, 2015

| CYP Now

Work by councils to protect children from abuse and neglect will struggle to continue at its current level if funding for local authorities is cut further in the autumn's Spending Review, the Local Government Association (LGA) has warned.

Drop in number of children approved for adoption continues

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Friday, August 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Numbers of children being approved for adoption are continuing to fall, it has emerged.

A further 100 children's centres face closure

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Monday, August 17, 2015

| CYP Now

More than 100 children's centres will close or are under threat of closure, 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.

Major children's rights charities announce merger

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Thursday, August 6, 2015

| CYP Now

Two children's rights charities have announced that they are joining forces to boost their impact and save money.

Support for care leavers deteriorating, watchdog finds

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Friday, July 17, 2015

| CYP Now

Support for vulnerable young people leaving care has deteriorated over the past decade, a critical report by the National Audit Office (NAO) has found.

ADCS Conference: President warns of funding crisis and ‘broken' Ofsted framework

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Friday, July 10, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's services departments are facing a "looming crisis" because of funding cuts, the president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has warned.?

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.

Ofsted moves to ease children's services inspection burden

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Tuesday, June 2, 2015

| CYP Now

Ofsted will spend fewer days "on site" during inspections of local authority children's services as part of efforts to ease the impact of the process, CYP Now has learned.

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.

Ofsted's Debbie Jones quits social care director post

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Wednesday, April 15, 2015

| CYP Now

Ofsted's director of social care Debbie Jones has resigned her post, CYP Now can reveal.

Government to consider intervention in Somerset children's services

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Monday, March 30, 2015

| CYP Now

The Department for Education will consider intervening in the running of children's services in Somerset after the department was labelled "inadequate" by Ofsted for the second time in less than two years.

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

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Tuesday, March 3, 2015

| CYP Now

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.

Ofsted tells two further authorities to improve children's services

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Tuesday, February 3, 2015

| CYP Now

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

Teens and Toddlers announces new chief executive

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Monday, January 19, 2015

| CYP Now

A charity that works with at-risk young people has named a former Number 10 policy adviser as its new chief executive.

Future ADCS president warns of challenge to save DCS role

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Wednesday, January 14, 2015

| CYP Now

Directors of children's services (DCSs) face a fight to protect their role, with more than half now responsible for other directorates or services, the vice president-elect of the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has warned.

Government revises serious case review guidance

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Wednesday, January 7, 2015

| CYP Now

Guidance for when serious case reviews should be conducted has been revised as part of attempts to ensure they are carried out more frequently.

DfE staff survey reveals extent of mental health and bullying concerns

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Monday, December 8, 2014

| CYP Now

More than half of staff at the Department for Education are suffering from moderate to high levels of anxiety, a survey has found.

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Cameron announces review of children's residential care system

Former ADCS president Alan Wood to retire

Ofsted children's services inspections hit by funding problems

Ofsted rates council 'inadequate' for second time in two years

Hampshire DCS set to take on chief executive role

Cameron announces drive to improve outcomes for children in care

Ofsted rates council 'inadequate' over child protection failings

Child protection 'will struggle to cope' with Spending Review cuts

Drop in number of children approved for adoption continues

A further 100 children's centres face closure

DfE sanctions urgent probe into children's services spending

Major children's rights charities announce merger

Support for care leavers deteriorating, watchdog finds

ADCS Conference: President warns of funding crisis and ‘broken' Ofsted framework

Cameron: Government to intervene more in child protection

Ofsted moves to ease children's services inspection burden

Tory council boss hits out at government over Ofsted grading

Ofsted's Debbie Jones quits social care director post

Government to consider intervention in Somerset children's services

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

Ofsted tells two further authorities to improve children's services

Teens and Toddlers announces new chief executive

Future ADCS president warns of challenge to save DCS role

Government revises serious case review guidance

DfE staff survey reveals extent of mental health and bullying concerns

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