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Children of parents who abuse alcohol miss out on support

Friday, October 10, 2014

| CYP Now

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.

Somerset sacks £320k DCS over 'too little, too slow' progress

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Monday, October 20, 2014

| CYP Now

Somerset County Council has announced it has terminated the contract of the interim director of children's services (DCS) for failing to deliver improvements at the struggling authority quickly enough.

Wilshaw slams 'unacceptable' children's social care services

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Friday, January 24, 2014

| CYP Now

Children's social care is "coasting at an unacceptable level" and will not improve until workforce turnover falls, the head of Ofsted has said.

Early intervention 'reduces demand for child protection services'

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Thursday, October 25, 2012

| CYP Now

Investment in early intervention is reducing demand for child protection services by up to 30 per cent in some local authorities, while other areas struggle to cope with huge increases in demand, research by the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has found.

Children's professionals risk sack for failing to report FGM

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Friday, February 13, 2015

| CYP Now

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.

Children's social worker vacancies soar

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Thursday, February 26, 2015

| CYP Now

The number of vacant children's social worker posts has increased by nearly 20 per cent in a single year, latest government statistics show.

Sector demands early intervention commitment from next government

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Tuesday, May 5, 2015

| CYP Now

More than 50 children's sector organisations have joined forces to call on the next government to significantly boost early intervention spending.

Government commits to ‘long-term' funding for Centre of Expertise to tackle child abuse

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Wednesday, June 3, 2015

| CYP Now

A proposed national Centre of Expertise in tackling child abuse will be around for the long-term, children's minster Edward Timpson has vowed amid concerns about potential levels of funding.

Timpson appoints private firm to tackle failings in West Berkshire

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Thursday, August 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's minister Edward Timpson has appointed a private firm to oversee improvements at a children's services department following a damning Ofsted inspection earlier this year.

Charities demand government strategy for children of prisoners

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Wednesday, October 21, 2015

| CYP Now

Government must introduce a national strategy to improve support for children of prisoners a group of charities has said.

Ofsted joint inspections delayed as councils shun pilots

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Wednesday, October 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Ofsted's plans to launch new joint inspections of health, social care and criminal justice services for children and young people have been delayed amid councils declining approaches to take part in trials, it has emerged.

Ofsted slams poor practice at council where three children died

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Friday, November 27, 2015

| CYP Now

A children's services department that was providing support for three vulnerable children who died in the space of a month has been rated "inadequate" by Ofsted.

DfE: 'No link' between spending on children's social care and quality

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Tuesday, January 12, 2016

| CYP Now

The Department for Education (DfE) has said there is no link between the amount of money spent on children's social care and the effectiveness of services.

Ofsted awards first ‘outstanding' ratings for children's services

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Tuesday, March 29, 2016

| CYP Now

Two local authorities have become the first to be awarded "outstanding" judgments under Ofsted's controversial inspection framework for children's services.

DfE bids to boost early literacy skills

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Monday, April 29, 2013

| CYP Now

Disadvantaged children are to get targeted help with reading and language as part of a Department for Education-backed project.

Care Inquiry calls for relationship-focused system

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Wednesday, May 1, 2013

| CYP Now

A greater emphasis must be placed on relationships for children in care rather than the type of placement option, an inquiry by eight charities has found.

Inspectors praise children's centre support at 'inadequate' council

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Tuesday, April 10, 2018

| CYP Now

Effective use of children's centres to offer early support to vulnerable families is helping an "inadequate" council turn around its performance, Ofsted has found.

Government unveils plans to outsource child protection

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Thursday, April 17, 2014

| CYP Now

Councils will be handed powers to outsource a whole range of children's social care services including child protection under proposals announced by the government.

Blackpool children's services 'require improvement'

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Tuesday, September 9, 2014

| CYP Now

Children's services in Blackpool are improving but problems remain with support for care leavers and planning for looked-after children, inspectors have found.

Legal aid reforms will leave children exposed to domestic violence, campaigners warn

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Monday, March 5, 2012

| CYP Now

Women and children will be placed in danger if planned changes to legal aid are rubberstamped, campaigners have warned.

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Children of parents who abuse alcohol miss out on support

Somerset sacks £320k DCS over 'too little, too slow' progress

Wilshaw slams 'unacceptable' children's social care services

Early intervention 'reduces demand for child protection services'

Children's professionals risk sack for failing to report FGM

Children's social worker vacancies soar

Sector demands early intervention commitment from next government

Government commits to ‘long-term' funding for Centre of Expertise to tackle child abuse

Timpson appoints private firm to tackle failings in West Berkshire

Charities demand government strategy for children of prisoners

Ofsted joint inspections delayed as councils shun pilots

Ofsted slams poor practice at council where three children died

DfE: 'No link' between spending on children's social care and quality

Ofsted awards first ‘outstanding' ratings for children's services

DfE bids to boost early literacy skills

Care Inquiry calls for relationship-focused system

Inspectors praise children's centre support at 'inadequate' council

Government unveils plans to outsource child protection

Blackpool children's services 'require improvement'

Legal aid reforms will leave children exposed to domestic violence, campaigners warn

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