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Kent in talks to outsource children's social care

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  • Wednesday, December 2, 2015
  • | CYP Now
Kent County Council is holding discussions about the possibility of outsourcing elements of its children's social care work in order to help deal with an influx of asylum-seeking children, it has emerged.

DfE announces increased funding for Staying Put

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  • Wednesday, March 16, 2016
  • | CYP Now
Local authorities are set to receive a total of £22.2m this year to cover the cost of allowing young people to remain in foster care placements until their 21st birthday, it has been announced.

CYP Now 2013 Awards open for entry

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  • Monday, April 15, 2013
  • | CYP Now
The 2013 Children & Young People Now Awards - the gold standard in services for children, young people and families across the UK - are open for entries.

Children's home standards on the rise

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  • Thursday, March 27, 2014
  • | CYP Now
The proportion of children's homes that received a "good" or better rating from Ofsted rose in the final three months of 2013, latest figures reveal.

Rotherham abuse scandal: one week on

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  • Wednesday, September 3, 2014
  • | CYP Now
It is now one week since an independent report by Professor Alexis Jay estimated that approximately 1,400 children were sexually exploited in Rotherham between 1997 and 2013. CYP Now looks at what has happened since publication last Tuesday.