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Ofsted tells council to improve children's services

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

| CYP Now

A council's children's services department has been rated as "requires improvement" by Ofsted after inspectors found a number of areas that need to be addressed.

DfE refuses to release controversial study on outsourcing children's services

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Friday, April 15, 2016

| CYP Now

The Department for Education (DfE) has refused to release the findings of a controversial study examining how children's services can be delivered outside of local authority control following a five-month Freedom of Information (FOI) battle.

Children's social workers face knowledge test

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Thursday, July 31, 2014

| CYP Now

New children's social workers will have to pass a test of their knowledge in order to become an approved practitioner as part of government attempts to improve the quality of the profession, it has been announced.

Children and Families Act: Parental support 'a missed opportunity'

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Friday, March 14, 2014

| CYP Now

Measures in the Children and Families Act to extend support for new parents should have been available to other types of carers, the Family Rights Group (FRG) has said.

Huge surge in instances of children going missing from foster care

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Thursday, January 15, 2015

| CYP Now

More than 13,000 cases of children going missing from foster care were recorded last year, with more than 500 incidents linked to child sexual exploitation (CSE), latest figures show.

Ofsted tells two further authorities to improve children's services

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Tuesday, February 3, 2015

| CYP Now

Two more English authorities have been told by Ofsted that their children's services are not up to scratch.

Council to offer homes to social workers as part of £6m recruitment drive

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Thursday, May 14, 2015

| CYP Now

Social workers could be offered their own home if they agree to work for Somerset County Council, under plans being considered by the authority as it attempts to recruit 100 new members of staff.

Ofsted joint inspections 'will heap pressure' on children's services

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Wednesday, August 12, 2015

| CYP Now

Plans to introduce joint inspections of child protection services will add greater pressure to already stretched services, it has been claimed.

Lords call for statutory post-adoption support

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Wednesday, March 6, 2013

| CYP Now

Councils should have a legal obligation to provide post-adoption support, a group of peers has said.

Faster court process cuts residential parenting assessments

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Monday, July 21, 2014

| CYP Now

Social workers are scaling back their use of residential parenting assessments due to Children and Families Act changes to the length of care proceedings, latest government research has found.

Charities launch major inquiry into the care of looked-after children

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Monday, October 1, 2012

| CYP Now

An inquiry into how best to provide stable homes for children who cannot live with their birth parents has been launched by a group of eight charities.

Government reluctant to raise leaving care age

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Friday, December 20, 2013

| CYP Now

The government will not consider raising the leaving age for children in residential care to 21 until standards have improved, Education Secretary Michael Gove has said.

Doncaster report reveals delays in establishing trust

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Friday, February 14, 2014

| CYP Now

Efforts to create an independent trust to run children's services in Doncaster are weeks behind schedule, it has emerged.

Cameron's children's services ‘reform' agenda receives mixed response from sector

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Monday, September 14, 2015

| CYP Now

Plans to change the way child protection and children's services are delivered by "bringing in new providers" have been given a mixed reception by the sector.

Timpson pledges to improve special guardianship orders

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Friday, September 18, 2015

| CYP Now

Improvements will be made to special guardianship orders (SGOs) in the wake of concerns about their use, children's minister Edward Timpson has said.

Ofsted rates council 'inadequate' for second time in two years

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Tuesday, October 20, 2015

| CYP Now

A council's children's services department has been rated "inadequate" for the second time in two years after Ofsted inspectors found widespread failings in services for vulnerable children.

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.

Ombudsman criticises support for young woman attempting to stay in UK

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Tuesday, February 2, 2016

| CYP Now

A council has been criticised for failing to properly support a young woman seeking permission to remain in the UK.

Call for social workers to have greater role in early intervention

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Tuesday, May 28, 2013

| CYP Now

Social workers should be routinely involved in early intervention work that goes beyond their legal responsibilities, the College of Social Work has said.

Councils to share 6m intensive support fund

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Tuesday, August 30, 2011

| CYP Now

The government has announced that 37 councils will receive a share of 6m to develop and expand intensive support for vulnerable families and foster carers.

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Ofsted tells council to improve children's services

DfE refuses to release controversial study on outsourcing children's services

Children's social workers face knowledge test

Children and Families Act: Parental support 'a missed opportunity'

Huge surge in instances of children going missing from foster care

Ofsted tells two further authorities to improve children's services

Council to offer homes to social workers as part of £6m recruitment drive

Ofsted joint inspections 'will heap pressure' on children's services

Lords call for statutory post-adoption support

Faster court process cuts residential parenting assessments

Charities launch major inquiry into the care of looked-after children

Government reluctant to raise leaving care age

Doncaster report reveals delays in establishing trust

Cameron's children's services ‘reform' agenda receives mixed response from sector

Timpson pledges to improve special guardianship orders

Ofsted rates council 'inadequate' for second time in two years

Ofsted tells children's services department to improve

Ombudsman criticises support for young woman attempting to stay in UK

Call for social workers to have greater role in early intervention

Councils to share 6m intensive support fund

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