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Monday, December 2, 2013

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MP pledges to raise case of Italian woman whose child was taken at birth; more children being treated for eating disorders; and Labour seeks to strengthen law around underage smoking, all in the news today.

Councils 'overlook' children's mental health needs

Thursday, December 5, 2013

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Two-thirds of local authorities and health commissioners are failing to properly measure the needs of children and young people with mental health problems.

Daily roundup: Ofsted, fostering support, and sex crime victims

Thursday, February 13, 2014

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Wilshaw reveals he called for Ofsted chair to remain; leaving foster care age for young people in Wales raised; and £500,000 fund set up to help male victims of rape, all in the news today.

Opposition to outsourcing of child protection gathers pace

Monday, May 19, 2014

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More than 8,000 people have signed a petition condemning government plans to outsource child protection services.

Narey defends private sector role in child protection

Tuesday, May 27, 2014

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The government's adviser on children's social care has defended proposals to allow child protection services to be outsourced, which he said does not amount to large-scale privatisation.

Daily roundup: Inspections, financial management and mental health

Wednesday, June 4, 2014

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East Sussex children's social care judged "good" by Ofsted; spend on agency staff triples at Windsor children's services; and new chair announced for mental health body, all in the news today.

Profit-making firms to be prevented from delivering child protection

Friday, June 20, 2014

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Only non-profit organisations will be allowed to deliver child protection services under controversial government plans to give councils more freedom in the way they work with vulnerable children, it has been announced.

Children's social care spending rises five per cent

Thursday, August 28, 2014

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Local authority spending on children's social care has increased by more than five per cent in a single year, government figures show.

Councils look to unite to deliver children's social care, survey finds

Monday, August 7, 2017

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A growing number of councils plan to join forces to run children's social care services, a government survey of children's services leaders has found.

Alan Wood backs national commissioning of children's home places

Tuesday, January 13, 2015

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National commissioning of residential care placements for the most vulnerable children and young people could help improve service standards, Alan Wood, the president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has said.

Cameron: Government to intervene more in child protection

Tuesday, June 23, 2015

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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.

Profit Making and Risk in Independent Children’s Social Care Placement Providers

Research

Tuesday, May 25, 2021

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Local authorities in England spend more than £2bn a year buying fostering and children's homes services alone from private and voluntary sector organisations (collectively referred to as the independent sector). Local authorities themselves continue to provide most foster placements, but around two in every five foster placements are made with independent sector providers. In children's homes the reverse is true. Here, three in every four placements are made in the independent sector.

The future of children's services: proactive, predictive and digital

Tuesday, March 15, 2016

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If children's services are to deliver improved outcomes with declining resources, the sector must embrace technology, joint working and volunteers, says Pillars and Foundations, a radical paper from the ADCS.

Commissioning: Ukraine scheme care pressures

Tuesday, August 30, 2022

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Toni Badnall explains what councils can do to ensure they have sufficient resources to support young Ukrainian refugees.

Commissioning: Assessing provider quality

Tuesday, November 29, 2022

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Care sector expert Andrew Rome sets out the implications for commissioners of research on standards in children’s homes.

Commissioning: Transition from care

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

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Councils need to develop a more flexible leaving care process, says Danny Wilson, head of children's residential at Bedspace.

Approach helps Hertfordshire measure value of care

Best Practice

Monday, May 27, 2019

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Data allows targeted commissioning of services to meet specific needs.

Ofsted highlights lack of support for children placed out of area

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

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Not enough is being done by local authorities to support children who are placed in care far away from home, Ofsted has warned.

New Barnardo's chief eyes strategic role in children's services

Tuesday, May 13, 2014

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Barnardo's new chief executive wants the charity to manage, commission and deliver statutory children's services in partnership with local authorities as it evolves into a more strategic organisation over the next few years.

Daily roundup: Mental health, children in Birmingham, and Savile

Monday, June 2, 2014

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Doctors sending children long distances to get mental health treatment; independent review to investigate life for children in Birmingham; and Savile victim numbers grow to more than 500 research shows, all in the news today.

Children's sector welcomes government response on outsourcing

Friday, June 20, 2014

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The government's decision to only allow non-profit organisations to deliver statutory child protection services has been widely welcomed by the children's sector.

Charities call to end 'market' in children's services

Monday, July 28, 2014

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Leading children's charities have backed calls for the introduction of a fairer commissioning and contracting system for children's services, one that is based on co-operation, not competition.

The optimum place

Tuesday, October 31, 2017

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As the number of children in care continues to rise, Joe Lepper examines how commissioners are juggling the perennial challenge of placing children according to their needs at reasonable cost.

Funding for children's charities cut by £150m