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Staffing and funding problems threaten Birmingham's recovery, warns troubleshooter

Friday, December 12, 2014

| CYP Now

"Inadequate" HR systems and the lack of a "credible" social worker recruitment and retention strategy could derail attempts to improve struggling children's services at Birmingham City Council, a government-appointed commissioner has warned.

Birmingham commissioner slams NHS over joint working failures

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Tuesday, January 20, 2015

| CYP Now

The government-appointed troubleshooter charged with turning around Birmingham's failing children's services has hit out at health services for being reluctant to get involved in child protection work.

Nearly half of councils see fall in children's services rating under tougher Ofsted inspections

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Friday, January 23, 2015

| CYP Now

Three quarters of children's services departments assessed under Ofsted's single inspection framework have been rated in the bottom two grades, with nearly half inspected so far seeing a fall in their judgment compared with previous performance.

Whitehall unit to reform child protection systems under a Labour government

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Monday, February 23, 2015

| CYP Now

Labour will create a cross-government child protection unit to "revolutionise" safeguarding systems and practice if the party is elected in May.

Children's services leaders call for wholesale changes to Ofsted inspection system

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Tuesday, March 31, 2015

| CYP Now

The current Ofsted inspection system for children's services should be scrapped and replaced with a light-touch but better-targeted approach, children's services and local authority leaders say.

Ofsted rates government-imposed children's services trust 'inadequate'

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Friday, November 27, 2015

| CYP Now

An independent children's services trust that was established on government orders has been rated "inadequate" by Ofsted.

Government accused of allowing 'back door' privatisation of child protection

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Friday, June 27, 2014

| CYP Now

Private companies will be able to deliver child protection services under controversial government plans via the "back door" by setting up separate subsidiaries, it has been claimed.

Children's services in Manchester receive 'inadequate' rating

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Thursday, September 4, 2014

| CYP Now

Nearly 500 children in Manchester were potentially left at risk because social work assessments were not carried out quickly enough, a report that has rated the city's children's services as "inadequate", has found.

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.

Child sexual exploitation 'widespread', MPs conclude

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Tuesday, November 18, 2014

| CYP Now

Organised child sexual exploitation (CSE) is widespread across England and local authorities need to ensure they fully investigate concerns when they arise, a report by MPs has concluded.

Ofsted: Councils failing to protect children from CSE

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Wednesday, November 19, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authorities are failing in their statutory duty to protect children from the risk of sexual exploitation (CSE), Ofsted has concluded.

Ofsted in talks over improvement role in Rotherham

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Thursday, January 22, 2015

| CYP Now

Rotherham Borough Council is in talks with Ofsted over bringing the inspectorate in to help it improve children's services.

'Passive' DfE fails to improve outcomes for looked-after children

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Wednesday, March 11, 2015

| CYP Now

MPs have launched a scathing attack on the Department for Education's commitment to improving support for children in care.

Somerset DCS pledges to improve Ofsted grade in a year

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Friday, May 8, 2015

| CYP Now

Somerset County Council has pledged to turn around its failing children's services department within a year.

Children's services chief sacked after just four months in job

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Friday, November 6, 2015

| CYP Now

A director of children's services has been sacked after being in post for just four months, it has emerged.

Ofsted tells council to improve children's services standards

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Tuesday, December 1, 2015

| CYP Now

A council has been told to improve the quality of its work with children and young people after Ofsted inspectors identified "significant areas for development".

Ofsted finds 'significant progress' at trust-run children's services

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Thursday, November 24, 2016

| CYP Now

Doncaster's 'inadequate' rated children's services - run by an independent trust for the past two years - is continuing to improve, Ofsted has said.

Doncaster brings in Impower to overhaul children's services

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Thursday, June 20, 2013

| CYP Now

Doncaster Council has appointed consultants Impower and Penna to help it turn around its failing children's services department.

Daily roundup: housing benefit, Hamzah Khan and Colin Green

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Thursday, September 19, 2013

| CYP Now

Third of council tenants fall behind with rent since 'bedroom tax' introduced; body of four-year-old Hamzah Khan left in a house for two years, court told; and former Coventry DCS Colin Green joins Tower Hamlets safeguarding children's board, all in the news today.

Ofsted criticises Knowsley's 'inadequate' child protection services

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Tuesday, July 1, 2014

| CYP Now

Children in Knowsley are being left at risk of harm due to serious failures in child protection services, a damning Ofsted report which labelled the authority "inadequate" has found.

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Staffing and funding problems threaten Birmingham's recovery, warns troubleshooter

Birmingham commissioner slams NHS over joint working failures

Nearly half of councils see fall in children's services rating under tougher Ofsted inspections

Whitehall unit to reform child protection systems under a Labour government

Children's services leaders call for wholesale changes to Ofsted inspection system

Ofsted rates government-imposed children's services trust 'inadequate'

Government accused of allowing 'back door' privatisation of child protection

Children's services in Manchester receive 'inadequate' rating

Slough children's services to become independent trust

Child sexual exploitation 'widespread', MPs conclude

Ofsted: Councils failing to protect children from CSE

Ofsted in talks over improvement role in Rotherham

'Passive' DfE fails to improve outcomes for looked-after children

Somerset DCS pledges to improve Ofsted grade in a year

Children's services chief sacked after just four months in job

Ofsted tells council to improve children's services standards

Ofsted finds 'significant progress' at trust-run children's services

Doncaster brings in Impower to overhaul children's services

Daily roundup: housing benefit, Hamzah Khan and Colin Green

Ofsted criticises Knowsley's 'inadequate' child protection services

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