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Further austerity is the only election certainty

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  • Monday, April 27, 2015
    • | CYP Now
As the curtain comes down on this Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government, it is worth reflecting on what we've learnt from the past five years - as it looks increasingly likely that the future holds more of the same.

Councils need the means to deliver foster care support

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  • Tuesday, December 17, 2013
    • | CYP Now
A little over two months ago, the Fostering Network called on the government to do the right thing - both morally and economically - by extending financial support to foster carers and in doing so enable children they care for to stay in the placement past their 18th birthday and up to 21 if they so wish.

The fight for the right to stay put is yet to be won

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  • Tuesday, February 17, 2015
    • | CYP Now
When government plans to introduce Staying Put in foster care were unveiled in late 2013, campaigners were quick to question why the right to stay in a placement up to the age of 21 should not be afforded to young people in residential care as well.

Children need a long-term plan in this spending abyss

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  • Tuesday, October 30, 2012
    • | CYP Now
The country might be out of recession (again), but with the size of the deficit still enormous, public spending shows no sign of returning to growth. In our special report, we examine the long-term challenges and consequences of children's services spend continuing to fall during this decade.

Outsourcing proposals require time and care

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  • Monday, June 9, 2014
    • | CYP Now
If the submissions to the government's outsourcing consultations gathered by CYP Now is an accurate barometer of the sector overall, then the jury is well and truly out as to whether local authorities should be allowed to contract out children's social care services.

New Ofsted inspections must show consistency

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  • Tuesday, March 4, 2014
    • | CYP Now
Inspection is a tough brief. Just like a football referee, an Ofsted inspector will rarely please everyone: one minute you are being accused by politicians and the public of being too soft and failing to spot bad practice, while the next, those you regulate will be hopping up and down over a perceived injustice in judgment.

Editorial: Outsourcing proposals could benefit charities

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  • Tuesday, May 13, 2014
    • | CYP Now
The announcement last month of the consultation into the widescale outsourcing of children's services would have surprised few in the sector. Controversial though it may be, the government has been laying the groundwork for the creation of a children's social care "market" for the past year. But although the direction of travel has been clear for some time, the ramifications of such a move are only now starting to be thought through.

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