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Opposition to outsourcing of child protection gathers pace

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Monday, May 19, 2014

| CYP Now

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

Regional network to help boost adoption numbers

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Monday, May 19, 2014

| CYP Now

A network of regional adoption leadership boards is being created to assist national efforts to improve recruitment in the sector.

Minister reveals delay to trafficking victims' advocate pilots

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Wednesday, May 14, 2014

| CYP Now

A pilot to provide independent advocates to child trafficking victims will take place in 23 councils from September, two months after it was originally planned to go live.

Most councils report fall in care applications

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Tuesday, May 13, 2014

| CYP Now

The majority of English councils have recorded an annual drop in the number of children in care applications, according to figures released by the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass).

Campaign aims to challenge misconceptions over who can foster

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Monday, May 12, 2014

| CYP Now

Nearly three quarters of people believe they would not be accepted as foster carers, with gay, lesbian, retired, young adults and single people among the most pessimistic about their chances, according to a survey.

Social workers' leader criticises Troubled Families programme

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Wednesday, May 7, 2014

| CYP Now

The British Association of Social Workers (BASW) has hit out at the government's Troubled Families programme for failing to deliver "sustained change" for participants.

Campaigners call for end to B&B use for care leavers

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Friday, May 2, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authorities should be banned from using bed and breakfasts to house young care leavers, while post-care accommodation should be regulated by Ofsted, MPs have been told.

26-week target ‘could limit help for substance misusing parents'

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Thursday, May 1, 2014

| CYP Now

The effectiveness of a specialist court to tackle parental substance misuse could be undermined as a result of the introduction of the 26-week care proceedings target, academics have warned.

‘Decision fatigue' blights social work practice

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Monday, April 28, 2014

| CYP Now

Children's social workers avoid making decisions later in the working day due to mental exhaustion, an analysis of child protection practitioners' behaviour has shown.

Children to lose court anonymity at 18

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Wednesday, April 9, 2014

| CYP Now

Children could be deterred from giving evidence in court cases and young offenders could have their rehabilitation harmed as a result of a legal ruling that will allow them to be named publicly once they turn 18.

Birmingham criticised for failing to meet autistic boy's needs

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Tuesday, April 8, 2014

| CYP Now

Birmingham City Council has been rebuked by the Local Government Ombudsman for failing to provide support to the mother of an autistic boy whose violent behaviour was deemed to be of "considerable risk" to others.

New voluntary agencies set to boost adoptions

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Friday, April 4, 2014

| CYP Now

Three new voluntary adoption agencies (VAA) have been launched today, backed with start-up funding of more than £500,000 each from the Department for Education.

Charity boss challenges accuracy of 'at risk' data

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Wednesday, April 2, 2014

| CYP Now

Official figures on children in need are massively underestimating the numbers at risk of neglect and abuse, charity boss Camila Batmanghelidjh has said.

School safeguarding, mental health, and healthy living

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Friday, March 28, 2014

| CYP Now

Coventry schools to have safeguarding checks; trust defends offering counselling in cafes; and smoking bans deliver child health benefits, all in the news today.

Concurrent planning reduces problems for adopted children, finds study

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Friday, March 28, 2014

| CYP Now

Children adopted through concurrent planning are less likely to experience problems, such as school exclusion, behaviour difficulties and depression, than those who are placed with families at a later stage.

Timpson announces study into children's services outsourcing

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Thursday, March 27, 2014

| CYP Now

The government is to investigate the potential for large-scale outsourcing of local authority children's services.

Birmingham to get children's commissioner under Le Grand plans

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Thursday, March 27, 2014

| CYP Now

The government is to draft in a commissioner and expert panel to oversee Birmingham's troubled children's services.

Social care fails to act quickly enough over neglect

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Wednesday, March 26, 2014

| CYP Now

Councils, local safeguarding children boards (LSCBs) and social work training are failing to prioritise child neglect, according to an Ofsted report.

Ofsted delays revised children's home inspections

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Tuesday, March 25, 2014

| CYP Now

Ofsted has delayed by a year the introduction of new children's home inspections because of concerns they would be "inefficient".

Lack of joined-up mental health support fails young offenders

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Friday, March 21, 2014

| CYP Now

Young offenders are failing to get adequate mental health support when they move into the adult system, an independent review of the criminal justice system has found.

Budget 2014: Troubled Families expansion brought forward

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Thursday, March 20, 2014

| CYP Now

The expansion of the government's Troubled Families programme is to be speeded up, the Chancellor announced in the Budget.

SCRs need greater prevention focus, says NSPCC chief

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Wednesday, March 19, 2014

| CYP Now

Serious case reviews (SCRs) need to focus more on learning the lessons from child protection failings to prevent them happening again, the head of the NSPCC has said.

Government advises against cell use for children with mental health problems

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Tuesday, February 25, 2014

| CYP Now

The government has issued updated advice on crisis mental health care that states police cells should never be used to hold children and young people.

Government rejects calls for reforms to young migrant support

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Thursday, February 13, 2014

| CYP Now

The government has rejected a raft of recommendations from the Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) surrounding the treatment of unaccompanied migrant children.

FGM helpline makes dozens of referrals to agencies

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Friday, February 7, 2014

| CYP Now

The NSPCC's helpline for reporting suspected cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) has referred dozens of cases to police and children's services since being set up last year.

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Opposition to outsourcing of child protection gathers pace

Regional network to help boost adoption numbers

Minister reveals delay to trafficking victims' advocate pilots

Most councils report fall in care applications

Campaign aims to challenge misconceptions over who can foster

Social workers' leader criticises Troubled Families programme

Campaigners call for end to B&B use for care leavers

26-week target ‘could limit help for substance misusing parents'

‘Decision fatigue' blights social work practice

Children to lose court anonymity at 18

Birmingham criticised for failing to meet autistic boy's needs

New voluntary agencies set to boost adoptions

Charity boss challenges accuracy of 'at risk' data

School safeguarding, mental health, and healthy living

Concurrent planning reduces problems for adopted children, finds study

Timpson announces study into children's services outsourcing

Birmingham to get children's commissioner under Le Grand plans

Social care fails to act quickly enough over neglect

Ofsted delays revised children's home inspections

Lack of joined-up mental health support fails young offenders

Budget 2014: Troubled Families expansion brought forward

SCRs need greater prevention focus, says NSPCC chief

Government advises against cell use for children with mental health problems

Government rejects calls for reforms to young migrant support

FGM helpline makes dozens of referrals to agencies

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