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Support social workers in wake of child deaths, experts urge

Thursday, December 16, 2021

| CYP Now

The criticism of social workers following reports of the deaths of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes and Star Hobson risks the safety of other vulnerable children, sector leaders have warned.

Ministers urged to triple early intervention funding after child deaths

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Wednesday, December 15, 2021

| CYP Now

Charity Save the Children is calling on ministers to introduce an urgent boost in early intervention funding to prevent further child deaths following the murders of Star Hobson and Arthur Labinjo-Hughes.

Arthur Labinjo-Hughes: Education Secretary refuses to rule out Children Act changes

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Thursday, December 9, 2021

| CYP Now

Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi “will not rule out legislative changes” to the Children Act 1989 in response to the death of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes, he has told MPs.

Arthur Labinjo-Hughes: Zahawi launches national review into murder of six-year-old

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Monday, December 6, 2021

| CYP Now

A national review into the death of six-year-old Arthur Labinjo-Hughes who was killed following a “campaign of cruelty” by his father and stepmother will begin immediately, the Education Secretary has said.

Children of modern slavery victims missing out on support, charity warns

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Wednesday, October 6, 2021

| CYP Now

Thousands of children of modern slavery victims are not receiving the right support to deal with intergenerational trauma, a charity has warned.

Serious case review highlights safeguarding failures in lead up to toddler’s death

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Tuesday, October 5, 2021

| CYP Now

A series of safeguarding concerns have been highlighted in a serious case review over the death of a 21-month-old girl.

Liverpool City Council praised over ‘effective’ pandemic response

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Thursday, September 23, 2021

| CYP Now

Ofsted has praised Liverpool City Council's “well-coordinated and effective” response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Josh MacAlister shares 'dilemmas' faced by Care Review

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Tuesday, September 21, 2021

| CYP Now

A “clean break” with the current structure of the children’s social care system “might allow for something new and better to emerge”, the Care Review chair has said.

Wandsworth's 'agile' children's services praised over Covid-19 support

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Wednesday, August 25, 2021

| CYP Now

A council which has experienced high levels of Covid-19 infections has been praised for the quality of provision for vulnerable children during the pandemic.

Nine in 10 child sexual abuse survivors experience mental health problems, review finds

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Thursday, August 5, 2021

| CYP Now

The mental health of almost all survivors of child sexual abuse has been impacted by their ordeal, new research shows.

Bradford has ‘lessons to learn’ over decades of child sexual exploitation, review finds

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Wednesday, July 28, 2021

| CYP Now

Bradford still has “lessons to learn” to protect children from sexual exploitation (CSE), a major case review into two decades of abuse reveals.

Compulsory FGM education to be introduced

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Monday, February 25, 2019

| CYP Now

The dangers of female genital mutilation (FGM) will be taught to all secondary school pupils, the Department for Education has announced.

Judicial review launched over DfE 'myth busting' guide

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Wednesday, February 20, 2019

| CYP Now

A charity has launched High Court proceedings against the Department for Education over claims a guide for local authorities "removes important statutory safeguards" for children.

Domestic abuse bill 'missed chance' to protect children, warns NSPCC

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Monday, January 21, 2019

| CYP Now

New laws to tackle domestic abuse do not go far enough to protect children, a charity has warned.

DfE faces legal action over 'misleading' safeguarding guidance

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Wednesday, January 9, 2019

| CYP Now

The Department for Education could face legal action for publishing guidance that might lead local authorities to break laws protecting vulnerable children, a charity has claimed.

Two thirds of children's social workers want to leave current job, study finds

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Friday, October 26, 2018

| CYP Now

Working conditions for children's social workers have worsened over the last year, with two thirds wanting to leave their current job, it has emerged.

Increase in number of children at risk of abuse and neglect

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Thursday, October 25, 2018

| CYP Now

The number of children deemed to be at risk of abuse or neglect has risen markedly over the last year, government figures show.

Children affected by domestic abuse must be given 'protected' status, MPs urge

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Tuesday, October 23, 2018

| CYP Now

The government must develop a specific strategy for children affected by domestic abuse, give them "protected" status on waiting lists for mental health services, and impose new legal duties on local authorities to protect them, an influential group of MPs has said.

Extend mandatory role of health visitors, urges children's commissioner

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Tuesday, October 16, 2018

| CYP Now

The role of health visitors should be extended so that struggling families receive more than the current statutory minimum of five health checks, children's commissioner for England Anne Longfield has said.

'County lines' child trafficker convicted in landmark case

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Friday, October 5, 2018

| CYP Now

A drug dealer has been jailed for 14 years in the first successful prosecution under legislation to tackle "county lines" crime, in which gangs exploit vulnerable children to establish drug networks.

Ofsted warns of slow progress at 'inadequate' council

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Thursday, October 4, 2018

| CYP Now

Inspectors have raised concerns about the lack of progress at a children's services department that was rated "inadequate" by Ofsted earlier this year, warning that support for vulnerable children is being removed too quickly.

Councils plan £900m of cuts including children's services and early years

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Thursday, September 20, 2018

| CYP Now

The worst council cuts are still to come, with more than £900m of reductions set to be made next year affecting children's services, early years, and youth services, the organisation representing county councils has warned.

Concerns remain at major children's trust, Ofsted finds

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Friday, September 7, 2018

| CYP Now

Concerns remain over the standard of social work practice within the largest children's services trust to be established, Ofsted has found.

Youth violence: Labour MP calls for action on 'dangerous' drill videos

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Thursday, September 6, 2018

| CYP Now

More must be done to tackle music videos posted to social media sites glamourising drug dealing and murder if high levels serious youth violence are to be addressed, a Labour MP has said.

Scotland set to become first UK country to ban smacking

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Thursday, September 6, 2018

| CYP Now

Legislation has been put forward in Scotland to ban parents from smacking their children.

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Support social workers in wake of child deaths, experts urge

Ministers urged to triple early intervention funding after child deaths

Arthur Labinjo-Hughes: Education Secretary refuses to rule out Children Act changes

Arthur Labinjo-Hughes: Zahawi launches national review into murder of six-year-old

Children of modern slavery victims missing out on support, charity warns

Serious case review highlights safeguarding failures in lead up to toddler’s death

Liverpool City Council praised over ‘effective’ pandemic response

Josh MacAlister shares 'dilemmas' faced by Care Review

Wandsworth's 'agile' children's services praised over Covid-19 support

Nine in 10 child sexual abuse survivors experience mental health problems, review finds

Bradford has ‘lessons to learn’ over decades of child sexual exploitation, review finds

Compulsory FGM education to be introduced

Judicial review launched over DfE 'myth busting' guide

Domestic abuse bill 'missed chance' to protect children, warns NSPCC

DfE faces legal action over 'misleading' safeguarding guidance

Two thirds of children's social workers want to leave current job, study finds

Increase in number of children at risk of abuse and neglect

Children affected by domestic abuse must be given 'protected' status, MPs urge

Extend mandatory role of health visitors, urges children's commissioner

'County lines' child trafficker convicted in landmark case

Ofsted warns of slow progress at 'inadequate' council

Councils plan £900m of cuts including children's services and early years

Concerns remain at major children's trust, Ofsted finds

Youth violence: Labour MP calls for action on 'dangerous' drill videos

Scotland set to become first UK country to ban smacking

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