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Analysis backs drive for youth-led services

Monday, November 4, 2013

| CYP Now

Young people and communities should be given the authority to decide the shape of youth work services in their area, a study has found.

MPs call for greater clarity on role and performance of children's centres

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Tuesday, December 17, 2013

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The government must provide greater clarity about the role of children's centres and make councils more accountable to children and families for their performance, MPs have said.

Health reforms fail to improve prevention services

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Wednesday, December 18, 2013

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Reforms to the NHS have failed to address a lack of focus on early intervention and joined-up working in children's health services, a report has found.

NYA issues guidance on involving young people in commissioning

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Monday, April 16, 2012

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Two toolkits aimed at helping local authorities to engage young people and elected politicians in the process of commissioning services have been published by the National Youth Agency (NYA).

Two-year-old entitlement to be funded by cut to Early Intervention Grant

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Friday, September 28, 2012

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Hundreds of millions of pounds allocated to fund free nursery places will be deducted from the Early Intervention Grant, reducing local authority children's services budgets across the country, it has emerged.

Birmingham appoints new DCS

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Wednesday, October 29, 2014

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Birmingham City Council has named Alastair Gibbons as its new director of children's services (DCS).

Ofsted calls for improvements at Bristol and Rochdale children's services

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Friday, December 5, 2014

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Bristol and Rochdale have been told to improve the quality of services for children and young people following inspections by Ofsted.

Children's services in Lambeth judged 'inadequate'

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Tuesday, May 12, 2015

| CYP Now

Standards at Lambeth Council's children's services department have nosedived from "outstanding" to "inadequate" in the space of just three years.

Funding for children's charities cut by £150m

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Monday, June 8, 2015

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Charities working with children and young people have lost more than £150m of government funding in the past year, it has emerged.

Council announces plans to close majority of children's centres

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Wednesday, September 9, 2015

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The majority of Oxfordshire's 44 children's centres will close under plans to save £8m from the local authority's children's services budget.

Cameron announces review of children's residential care system

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Wednesday, October 28, 2015

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Prime Minister David Cameron has announced a major "root and branch" review of children's residential care will be conducted by government adviser Sir Martin Narey.

Troubled Families programme ‘wastes millions of pounds'

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Wednesday, November 11, 2015

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The government's flagship Troubled Families initiative is working with the wrong families in the wrong way and is likely to be wasting millions of pounds, a report has claimed.

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

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Friday, January 8, 2016

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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.

Morgan unveils plans for new social work body

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Thursday, January 14, 2016

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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.

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).