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Staff departures threaten progress at 'inadequate' council, Ofsted warns

Friday, August 31, 2018

A council is struggling to cope with a high turnover of social workers and rising caseloads, two years after inspectors rated its children's services as "inadequate", Ofsted has found.

Ofsted praises children's services in London bi-borough councils

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Friday, August 31, 2018

Standards at two London councils have been praised by Ofsted inspectors in the wake of an acrimonious split from partnership arrangements with a third council.

DfE announces national unit to tackle child exploitation

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Thursday, August 30, 2018

A new national unit will be established to help local areas improve support for vulnerable children and young people at risk of exploitation, the Department for Education has announced.

Ofsted blames merger for council's failure to improve children's services

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Monday, August 27, 2018

Local government reorganisation has hamstrung efforts by a council's leaders to make improvements to children's services, according to Ofsted.

Independent children's services trust failing to protect children, Ofsted finds

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Friday, July 27, 2018

Ofsted has criticised failures to protect vulnerable young people and the slow pace of improvement at an "inadequate" children's services department that was taken over by an independent trust last year.

London borough moves out of 'inadequate' following Ofsted inspection

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Monday, July 23, 2018

Children's services in the London Borough of Wandsworth have been elevated from "inadequate" to "requires improvement" with inspectors praising the council's leadership for working "diligently" to turn around performance.

Zahawi: More funding for councils won't halt care number increases

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Wednesday, July 18, 2018

Providing more money to councils will not help to reduce record numbers of children being taken into care, children's minister Nadhim Zahawi has said.

Ofsted spot check prompts first 'inadequate' rating under new framework

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Tuesday, July 17, 2018

A council has been rated "inadequate" for children's services for the first time under Ofsted's new inspection framework, three months after a spot check on provision flagged up concerns about children being left at risk.

Social care 'postcode lottery' puts vulnerable children at risk

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Tuesday, July 10, 2018

Children's safety is being put at risk due to differing thresholds across England for intervening and offering support to families, a report by a group of MPs and peers has warned.

Inspectors praise improvements to 'front door' social work in Liverpool

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Tuesday, July 3, 2018

Ofsted has praised improvements to the quality of "front door" social work in Liverpool, following an inspection of children's services, although provision overall has been rated as "requires improvement".

Government to allow cohabitees of serious offenders to work in nurseries

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Tuesday, July 3, 2018

The government is to change regulations so that people who live with serious offenders can get a childcare job in nurseries and schools, amid concerns the current system is unfair.

Children fleeing domestic violence 'forced to sleep rough'

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Tuesday, June 26, 2018

Women and children fleeing domestic abuse are being forced to sleep rough or "sofa surf" due to a lack of support from councils, research has found.

Council's children's services rated 'good' by Ofsted

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Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Ofsted has praised the role of leaders and the quality of support for vulnerable children, for improvements in the overall standard of children's services at a council.

BASW demands greater protection from violence for social workers

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Wednesday, June 6, 2018

The British Association of Social Workers (BASW) and the Social Workers Union (SWU) have called for social workers to be given the same level of protection from violence as emergency services personnel.

Social Work England to have power to limit duties

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Tuesday, June 5, 2018

The new social work regulator will have the power to limit the types of work social workers can do and test them on their English skills, the government has confirmed.

Health services reluctant to ask about childhood trauma, study finds

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Friday, June 1, 2018

Health workers are reluctant to routinely ask young people who access their services if they have been affected by adverse childhood experiences such as abuse or exploitation, a pilot study has found.

Teenagers and single parents 'at highest risk of domestic abuse'

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Thursday, May 31, 2018

Teenage girls and single parents with children are among the most likely victims of domestic abuse, official data has revealed.

Ofsted praises council's 'outstanding' children's services leadership

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Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Inspectors have commended the quality of leadership of children's services in Hillingdon as "outstanding", with standards given a "good" overall rating.