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Council proposes 'higher risk' care strategy for vulnerable children

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

| CYP Now

A council has warned that vulnerable children are likely to be placed at risk if plans to balance the books by adopting a "higher risk" care strategy are given the go-ahead.

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.

Corbyn names Lucy Powell shadow education secretary

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Monday, September 14, 2015

| CYP Now

New Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn has appointed Lucy Powell shadow education secretary.

Cameron: Government to intervene more in child protection

News

Tuesday, June 23, 2015

| CYP Now

More local authority children's services departments will be taken out of council control in order to tackle failure, Prime Minister David Cameron has said.

Massive rise in number of children in care under coalition

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Monday, June 22, 2015

| CYP Now

The number of children being cared for by the state rose by more than 5,000 during the term of the coalition government, an investigation by CYP Now has found.

Ofsted moves to ease children's services inspection burden

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Tuesday, June 2, 2015

| CYP Now

Ofsted will spend fewer days "on site" during inspections of local authority children's services as part of efforts to ease the impact of the process, CYP Now has learned.

Ofsted rates third council ‘inadequate' in space of week

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Monday, May 18, 2015

| CYP Now

West Berkshire Council has become the third local authority in the space of a week to have its children's services department rated "inadequate" after Ofsted inspectors found serious failures in services.

Government to consider intervention in Somerset children's services

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Monday, March 30, 2015

| CYP Now

The Department for Education will consider intervening in the running of children's services in Somerset after the department was labelled "inadequate" by Ofsted for the second time in less than two years.

Failure to tackle children's problems costs £17bn a year

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Thursday, February 12, 2015

| CYP Now

Social problems affecting young people are costing government close to £17bn a year, a major study by the Early Intervention Foundation (EIF) has found.

Casey savages Rotherham CSE response: the key failings

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Wednesday, February 4, 2015

| CYP Now

Nearly six months since professor Alexis Jay's report revealed the extent of child sexual exploitation in Rotherham, the government's troubled families tsar Louise Casey's has pulled no punches in her assessment of how the authority has fared since.

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.

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

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Friday, December 5, 2014

| CYP Now

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

Children's charities criticise focus of government spending plans

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Wednesday, December 3, 2014

| CYP Now

Children's charities have criticised the government for failing to prioritise the needs of children in the Chancellor's Autumn Statement.

Councils see rise in child abuse contacts

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Tuesday, November 18, 2014

| CYP Now

Numbers of calls to councils about the safety and wellbeing of children have increased by nearly 12 per cent in a single year, research has found.

Somerset DCS sacking: Peter Lewis speaks out

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Friday, October 24, 2014

| CYP Now

A lack of authority-wide support for change and an "arcane" IT system were key reasons for slow progress in improving children's services in Somerset, the council's former director of children's services (DCS) has claimed.

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Council proposes 'higher risk' care strategy for vulnerable children

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

Corbyn names Lucy Powell shadow education secretary

Cameron: Government to intervene more in child protection

Massive rise in number of children in care under coalition

Ofsted moves to ease children's services inspection burden

Ofsted rates third council ‘inadequate' in space of week

Government to consider intervention in Somerset children's services

Failure to tackle children's problems costs £17bn a year

Casey savages Rotherham CSE response: the key failings

Ofsted tells two further authorities to improve children's services

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

Children's charities criticise focus of government spending plans

Councils see rise in child abuse contacts

Somerset DCS sacking: Peter Lewis speaks out

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