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The future of children's services: proactive, predictive and digital

Tuesday, March 15, 2016

| CYP Now

If children's services are to deliver improved outcomes with declining resources, the sector must embrace technology, joint working and volunteers, says Pillars and Foundations, a radical paper from the ADCS.

Rising numbers in child protection system 'down to cuts', MPs told

News

Wednesday, March 23, 2016

| CYP Now

Numbers of children entering the child protection system are on the rise because services designed to help them stay with their families are being "decimated", MPs have been told.

NHS Trust to take responsibility for council's children's services

News

Thursday, April 7, 2016

| CYP Now

A council that received a "good" rating from Ofsted for children's services has agreed a deal for a local NHS trust to take on responsibility for them.

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Family reunification for child refugees

Other

Tuesday, June 7, 2016

| CYP Now

Stewart MacLachlan considers recent case law that may allow some refugee children to apply to be reunited with their parents or siblings.

Social work set free to innovate

Other

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

| CYP Now

Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire are among the authorities chosen to take part in the Partners in Practice programme to transform children's social care. Eileen Fursland finds out about their plans.

National standards set to boost status of independent sexual violence advisers

News

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

| CYP Now

Training body Skills for Justice has announced plans to boost the profile of independent sexual violence advisers.

Campaigners seek to save crisis fund for families

News

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

| CYP Now

Child poverty campaigners have stepped up their fight against the abolition of the Social Fund.

4Children campaign renews calls for investment in early intervention

News

Monday, May 9, 2011

| CYP Now

Seven out of ten people believe councils and central government are wrong to focus funding on the most disruptive families, prompting charity 4Children to renew calls for a greater focus on early intervention.

Family Fund

Funding

Thursday, February 17, 2011

| CYP Now

Grants to help cover the costs of meeting the additional needs of severely disabled children in low-income families

Participation In Action: Youth-led workshops highlight exploitation and violence risks

Best Practice

Tuesday, December 6, 2016

| CYP Now

A group of young women, who have experienced exploitation or violence, are raising awareness of the issues by educating their peers and professionals.

Successful support for young carers at risk from council cuts

News

Thursday, February 24, 2011

| CYP Now

Public sector cutbacks are threatening to derail successful efforts by councils to support young carers, according to latest research.

Labour to explore children's social worker pay

News

Monday, April 22, 2013

| CYP Now

Shadow children's minister Lisa Nandy has called for an increase in social worker salaries to attract top quality staff.

CYP Now Children in Care Supplement 2013

Other

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

| CYP Now

Providing a chance to thrive: How to secure the best outcomes for looked-after children against the backdrop of reduced budgets and rising demand.

Government bows to pressure on young carers' rights

News

Thursday, June 13, 2013

| CYP Now

Young carers are to get new rights after the government accepted calls for an amendment to the Children and Families Bill.

Council's children's services to receive entire social care top-up

News

Monday, January 21, 2019

| CYP Now

A council is proposing to plough all of its social care windfall from government into children's services in a bid to stem rising numbers of children in care.

Daily roundup: Norfolk council, charity pay, pre-school support

Other

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

| CYP Now

Norfolk council unveils recovery plan for children's services; Charity Commission chief issues warning on voluntary sector pay; and Southampton council hire private company to deliver early years support, all in the news today.

Young carers to be given new rights to support

News

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

| CYP Now

Young carers are to be given new rights to help and support after the government tabled an amendment to legislation going through parliament.

Leadership instability linked to children's services failings

News

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

| CYP Now

Children's services departments are struggling to improve child protection standards due to instability caused by high turnover of senior staff and directors, a report by Ofsted has claimed.

Daily roundup: Judge criticises social workers, female offenders, and home tuition

Other

Friday, October 25, 2013

| CYP Now

Social workers told to obey court orders, women prisoners to be kept closer to families, and funding cut for tuition of looked-after children, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Rochdale's social care chief steps down, primary admissions appeals and statistics on heroin addiction

Other

Friday, October 5, 2012

| CYP Now

Rochdale's head of children's social care to leave the troubled council, primary school admissions appeals on the rise and fewer young people seeking heroin treatment, all in the news today.

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The future of children's services: proactive, predictive and digital

Rising numbers in child protection system 'down to cuts', MPs told

NHS Trust to take responsibility for council's children's services

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Family reunification for child refugees

Social work set free to innovate

National standards set to boost status of independent sexual violence advisers

Campaigners seek to save crisis fund for families

4Children campaign renews calls for investment in early intervention

Family Fund

Participation In Action: Youth-led workshops highlight exploitation and violence risks

Successful support for young carers at risk from council cuts

Labour to explore children's social worker pay

CYP Now Children in Care Supplement 2013

Government bows to pressure on young carers' rights

Council's children's services to receive entire social care top-up

Daily roundup: Norfolk council, charity pay, pre-school support

Young carers to be given new rights to support

Leadership instability linked to children's services failings

Daily roundup: Judge criticises social workers, female offenders, and home tuition

Daily roundup: Rochdale's social care chief steps down, primary admissions appeals and statistics on heroin addiction

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