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Put end to unregulated provision for under-18s, urge campaigners

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

| CYP Now

Consultation to tighten restrictions on the use of unregulated supported accommodation does not go far enough, say campaigners. But children’s services leaders call for councils to be given flexibility in finding the right settings.

Cafcass sharpens practice focus

Analysis

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

| CYP Now

Chief executive Jacky Tiotto explains new practice framework prioritises showing its ‘clarity of thinking’.

Incentive payments: sector split over ethics and effectiveness

Analysis

Tuesday, February 1, 2022

| CYP Now

Leaders say offering payments to attract foster carers will boost councils’ placement options and reduce costs, but some experts doubt that financial inducements will work and instead call for a national recruitment campaign.

Ban or regulation: steps to tackle agency dominance of workforce

Analysis

Tuesday, July 26, 2022

| CYP Now

Children’s services leaders say only regulation of the agency sector or an outright ban can stop rising workforce costs, but recruitment boss derides such ideas as ‘absurd’ and calls for sector to ‘work with us not against us’.

Unrest over Care Review board plans

Analysis

Tuesday, October 25, 2022

| CYP Now

Charities raise concerns over plans for ‘lived-experience’ voice on Care Review implementation board.

Jury out on proposed mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse

Analysis

Friday, December 2, 2022

| CYP Now

Key sector leaders back independent inquiry recommendation that reporting of child sex abuse should be made compulsory in law, but others remain concerned that it would lead to children’s services being ‘overwhelmed’.

Four key leaving care challenges

Analysis

Tuesday, January 5, 2021

| CYP Now

New guide sets out what children’s professionals should do to get the best outcomes for care leavers.

Disparity between the discharge of care orders in England and Wales

Analysis

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

| CYP Now

Researchers investigate the benefits and pitfalls of different ways in which care orders are discharged, asking what needs to change in policy and practice to better meet the needs of children and families.

Six reasons Care Review reforms need strengthening to succeed

Analysis

Tuesday, January 30, 2024

| CYP Now

Evidence from key sector organisations to education committee inquiry on the government’s social care strategy calls for profit-making to be removed from the care sector and more rights for care leavers.

Secure homes need makeover

Analysis

Tuesday, March 26, 2024

| CYP Now

Government funding will boost secure children’s homes places but experts call for wholesale changes.

PM's plan 'overstretched and underfunded'

Analysis

Monday, January 9, 2012

| CYP Now

In the coming weeks, local authorities are faced with the daunting task of calculating the number of "troubled families" in their area, identifying where they live and what their needs are.

Court ruling uncovers knowledge gap in gender identity practice

Analysis

Tuesday, December 6, 2016

| CYP Now

The increase in children referred with gender identity issues is putting social workers under pressure over how to respond appropriately. Experts say a legal ruling highlights the need for practitioners to be properly trained.

Mythbuster guide: helpful advice or confusing and unnecessary?

Analysis

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

| CYP Now

Government document offers advice on working around statutory guidance that is a barrier to good practice. Some leaders say it helps identify unnecessary duties, while others warn it dilutes protections for vulnerable children.

Election 2017: a battle to ensure children's policies gain attention

Analysis

Thursday, May 4, 2017

| CYP Now

Following Prime Minister Theresa May's election call, children's leaders are drawing up key policies. They say issues like school funding, free childcare and recruiting health visitors must not be drowned out by Brexit.

Inquiry reveals social care system is failing to meet children's needs

Analysis

Tuesday, March 28, 2017

| CYP Now

Review finds councils unable to keep up with rising demand, with resources focused on crisis interventions at the expense of early help. No Good Options calls for action to tackle postcode lottery of services and children's outcomes.

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Put end to unregulated provision for under-18s, urge campaigners

Cafcass sharpens practice focus

Incentive payments: sector split over ethics and effectiveness

Ban or regulation: steps to tackle agency dominance of workforce

Unrest over Care Review board plans

Jury out on proposed mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse

Four key leaving care challenges

Disparity between the discharge of care orders in England and Wales

Six reasons Care Review reforms need strengthening to succeed

Secure homes need makeover

PM's plan 'overstretched and underfunded'

Court ruling uncovers knowledge gap in gender identity practice

Mythbuster guide: helpful advice or confusing and unnecessary?

Election 2017: a battle to ensure children's policies gain attention

Inquiry reveals social care system is failing to meet children's needs

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