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Council set to close 17 children's centres to save £3m

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Monday, March 21, 2016

| CYP Now

A council has announced plans to close one in three of its children's centres in a bid to save £3m.

DfE commits to fresh funding for social care innovation programme

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Thursday, March 17, 2016

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Local authorities and charities will be able to access a fresh round of government funding to test innovative ideas for children's social care, it has emerged.

DfE announces increased funding for Staying Put

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Wednesday, March 16, 2016

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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.

Children's home providers call for fee increases

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Tuesday, March 15, 2016

| CYP Now

Placement fees paid by local authorities to children's homes providers must be increased if the sector is to cope with rising costs, it has been claimed.

Ofsted praises council's children's services for domestic violence work

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Friday, March 11, 2016

| CYP Now

A council's children's services department has been praised by Ofsted for its work to tackle domestic abuse, and the quality of leadership.

Children's social workers 'undermined' by government reform plans

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Tuesday, March 8, 2016

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Social workers in England feel "patronised" and "sidelined" by the government's approach to social work reform, it has been claimed.

Spending on early intervention faces 71 per cent cut

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Tuesday, March 1, 2016

| CYP Now

Government funding for early help services is expected to be cut by 71 per cent, between 2010 and 2020, a study has found.

Fresh drive to speed up care proceedings

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Monday, February 29, 2016

| CYP Now

Children's services leaders have unveiled a new tool to help social workers in their bid to speed up care proceedings.

Massive increase in unaccompanied asylum-seeking children

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Friday, February 26, 2016

| CYP Now

Numbers of under-18s seeking asylum in the UK have risen by more than 50 per cent in a single year with increasing numbers having their claims refused, it has emerged.

Unexpected rise in children's social worker vacancies

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Thursday, February 25, 2016

| CYP Now

Vacancies for local authority children's social worker posts have increased by 27 per cent in the space of a year, government figures show.

Ofsted praises council for ‘outstanding' work on adoption and leadership

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Friday, February 19, 2016

| CYP Now

A council has been praised by Ofsted for its work on adoption and the way its children's services department is managed, with both areas being rated as "outstanding".

Council outlines major cuts to children's centres and youth services

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Friday, February 19, 2016

| CYP Now

A council in London has announced plans to close four children's centres and cease employing youth workers as part of efforts to shave £24m from its children's services budget.

ADCS president announces retirement

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Thursday, February 18, 2016

| CYP Now

The current president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has announced plans to retire.

Government-ordered children's trust services rated 'inadequate' by Ofsted

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Wednesday, February 17, 2016

| CYP Now

The quality of children's services provided by a government-ordered independent trust have been rated as "inadequate" by Ofsted.

Action for Children staff vote to strike

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Tuesday, February 16, 2016

| CYP Now

Staff at a major children's charity have voted in favour of strike action over a pay dispute.

MPs and peers to probe children's services cuts

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Thursday, February 4, 2016

| CYP Now

An inquiry into local authority children's social care and the impact of major spending cuts in recent years is to be conducted by MPs and peers, it has been announced.

Support boost for councils at risk of 'inadequate' Ofsted rating

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Thursday, January 21, 2016

| CYP Now

Councils yet to have their children's services inspected by Ofsted are to be given additional support as part of a local government bid to prevent them being rated "inadequate" and facing intervention from the Department for Education (DfE).

Ofsted tells two councils to improve children's services

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Wednesday, January 20, 2016

| CYP Now

Two councils have been told to improve standards within their children's services departments following inspections by Ofsted.

Ofsted in talks over how to assess 'risk-taking' children's services

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Tuesday, January 19, 2016

| CYP Now

Ofsted is in discussions with the Department for Education about how to inspect children's services departments that take risks through innovation in order to improve standards, it has emerged.

DfE to encourage children's social care providers to ‘take risks'

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Monday, January 18, 2016

| CYP Now

A "fundamental cultural shift" featuring a greater degree of risk-taking is necessary in order to improve standards within children's social care, the Department for Education has said.

Ofsted joint safeguarding inspections to launch next month

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Friday, January 15, 2016

| CYP Now

Joint inspections of health, social care and criminal justice services for vulnerable children and young people will launch in February, it has been announced.

Morgan unveils plans for new social work body

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Thursday, January 14, 2016

| CYP Now

A new social work organisation to drive up standards and put social workers on a par with high-status professions such as surgeons or lawyers will be established, government has announced.

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.

DfE orders reviews at two councils rated 'inadequate' by Ofsted

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Friday, January 8, 2016

| CYP Now

The Department for Education (DfE) has appointed commissioners to assess whether two councils where children's services have been rated "inadequate" by Ofsted should retain control of services.

Ofsted tells children's services department to improve

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Wednesday, January 6, 2016

| CYP Now

A children's services department has been told to improve its work following an inspection by Ofsted.

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Council set to close 17 children's centres to save £3m

DfE commits to fresh funding for social care innovation programme

DfE announces increased funding for Staying Put

Children's home providers call for fee increases

Ofsted praises council's children's services for domestic violence work

Children's social workers 'undermined' by government reform plans

Spending on early intervention faces 71 per cent cut

Fresh drive to speed up care proceedings

Massive increase in unaccompanied asylum-seeking children

Unexpected rise in children's social worker vacancies

Ofsted praises council for ‘outstanding' work on adoption and leadership

Council outlines major cuts to children's centres and youth services

ADCS president announces retirement

Government-ordered children's trust services rated 'inadequate' by Ofsted

Action for Children staff vote to strike

MPs and peers to probe children's services cuts

Support boost for councils at risk of 'inadequate' Ofsted rating

Ofsted tells two councils to improve children's services

Ofsted in talks over how to assess 'risk-taking' children's services

DfE to encourage children's social care providers to ‘take risks'

Ofsted joint safeguarding inspections to launch next month

Morgan unveils plans for new social work body

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

DfE orders reviews at two councils rated 'inadequate' by Ofsted

Ofsted tells children's services department to improve

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