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Ofsted warns council over high child protection caseloads

Monday, May 14, 2018

High social worker caseloads are threatening to undermine efforts to support vulnerable teenagers in Stoke, according to Ofsted.

London council moves out of 'inadequate'

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Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Children's services at a London council are no longer judged to be "inadequate" following a fresh inspection of provision by Ofsted.

Major rise in number of children in 'out-of-area' residential care

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Tuesday, May 8, 2018

The number of looked-after children placed in residential care outside of their local area has increased by nearly two thirds over the last five years, figures obtained from the government have shown.

Children's home providers criticise 'misleading' DfE data on missing incidents

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Thursday, April 26, 2018

Children's home providers have accused government of publishing "misleading" and "potentially incendiary" data about the number of children who go missing from residential care.

Troubled council to launch children's services trust in 2019

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Wednesday, April 25, 2018

A struggling council that a government report recommended be scrapped and replaced with two new unitary authorities is pushing ahead with plans to establish children's services to an independent trust in 12 months' time.

Doubts over future of DfE's £20m social care research centre

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Tuesday, April 24, 2018

The future of a delayed initiative to improve the quality of children's social care is in doubt, as there is no guarantee of ongoing government funding, documents reveal.

Government reveals more than 50,000 children's home 'missing incidents'

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Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Young people living in children's homes in England have been reported missing more than 50,000 times in the last three years - with the missing rate for individual children currently averaging nearly five times a year, it has emerged.

DfE hands council £2.9m to establish children's services trust

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Wednesday, April 18, 2018

The government has agreed to hand a council a £2.9m grant towards the cost of setting up a trust to run its children's services, two years after it was rated "inadequate" by Ofsted.

Government denies welfare changes will exacerbate domestic abuse

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Wednesday, April 18, 2018

The government has rejected concerns from MPs that the move to paying benefits to a single recipient in the household rather than separately will exacerbate domestic abuse cases.

Care application levels plateau after years of rises

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Thursday, April 12, 2018

The number of applications being made to the courts for children to be taken into care has fallen slightly following years of rises, according to data released by Cafcass.

Ofsted criticises 'unacceptable' screening visits by social workers

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Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Ofsted has criticised a council for the "unacceptable" use of screening visits by social workers to families prior to making a referral decision.

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

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Tuesday, April 10, 2018

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.

Children in care 'receiving less support', Ofsted finds

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Friday, April 6, 2018

Children in care are receiving less support and do not feel as safe as in previous years, a study by Ofsted has found.

Children's services trust set to cost £4.6m

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Wednesday, April 4, 2018

The creation of an independent trust as part of efforts to improve children's services in Worcestershire will cost around £4.6m, it has emerged.

Ofsted praises multi-agency child protection work at two councils

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Tuesday, April 3, 2018

Multi-agency work to address child protection concerns at two London boroughs have been praised by inspectors.

Four in 10 councils 'unwilling to take child refugees from other areas'

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Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Around 40 per cent of councils across England have not signed up to a voluntary scheme to take child refugees from other areas, amid concerns that central government is not providing enough funding to cover the true cost, a report has revealed.

Government to trial upfront Troubled Families payments

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Tuesday, March 27, 2018

Some councils will receive upfront funding to pay for support provided through the government's Troubled Families programme as part of a trial, it has been announced.

Children of seriously ill parents 'invisible' to services

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Tuesday, March 27, 2018

Children whose parents or carers are seriously ill are an "invisible group" suffering with mental health problems and a lack of support, researchers have claimed.

Ofsted warns of children being left at risk at 'low morale' council

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Thursday, March 22, 2018

Children are being left at risk due to a staffing problems and poor management oversight at Wakefield Council, a focused visit by Ofsted has found.

Education Secretary pledges action to tackle school exclusion rates

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Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Education secretary Damien Hinds wants schools that are successfully dealing with challenging pupils to be central to efforts to tackle high exclusion rates across England.

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Ofsted warns council over high child protection caseloads

London council moves out of 'inadequate'

Major rise in number of children in 'out-of-area' residential care

Children's home providers criticise 'misleading' DfE data on missing incidents

Troubled council to launch children's services trust in 2019

Doubts over future of DfE's £20m social care research centre

Government reveals more than 50,000 children's home 'missing incidents'

DfE hands council £2.9m to establish children's services trust

Government denies welfare changes will exacerbate domestic abuse

Care application levels plateau after years of rises

Ofsted criticises 'unacceptable' screening visits by social workers

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

Children in care 'receiving less support', Ofsted finds

Children's services trust set to cost £4.6m

Ofsted praises multi-agency child protection work at two councils

Four in 10 councils 'unwilling to take child refugees from other areas'

Government to trial upfront Troubled Families payments

Children of seriously ill parents 'invisible' to services

Ofsted warns of children being left at risk at 'low morale' council

Education Secretary pledges action to tackle school exclusion rates

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