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Ofsted tells two councils to improve children's services

Wednesday, January 20, 2016

| CYP Now

Two councils have been told to improve standards within their children's services departments following inspections by Ofsted.

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

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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.

4Children campaign renews calls for investment in early intervention

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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.

Financial barriers to marriage should be removed to encourage stable families, says Iain Duncan Smith

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Wednesday, February 9, 2011

| CYP Now

Financial barriers preventing couples from getting married should be removed in order to promote stable families for children to grow up in, Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith has said.

Successful support for young carers at risk from council cuts

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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.

Child maintenance reforms will 'penalise single parents'

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Wednesday, June 5, 2013

| CYP Now

Proposals to reform the child maintenance system will leave many lone parents worse off, causing children's welfare to suffer, research suggests.

Government bows to pressure on young carers' rights

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Thursday, June 13, 2013

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

Young carers to be given new rights to support

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Tuesday, October 8, 2013

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

Specialist youth work roles under threat, claims NYA

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Friday, October 12, 2012

| CYP Now

Cuts to budgets and restructuring of provision have resulted in fewer specialist youth work roles, with staff being asked to carry out functions outside their area of expertise, it has been claimed.

Timpson moves to calm outsourcing fears

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Wednesday, June 11, 2014

| CYP Now

Concerns about controversial plans to allow councils to outsource child protection services will get serious consideration, children's minister Edward Timpson has pledged.

Charities warn against reduction in maternity leave

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Friday, May 4, 2012

| CYP Now

A coalition of charities is calling on government not to reduce basic maternity leave from six months to 18 weeks, ahead of proposed legislation expected in the Queen's Speech next week.

Immigration rules leave thousands of children destitute, Oxford University finds

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Tuesday, May 15, 2012

| CYP Now

Thousands of children living in the UK without legal immigration status are at risk of destitution and exploitation because of contradictory rules and regulations, a report by the University of Oxford has claimed.

Inspectors praise domestic abuse response in Hounslow

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Wednesday, June 14, 2017

| CYP Now

Agencies across the London borough of Hounslow have been praised for their work to support children who have experienced domestic abuse.

TUC says majority of children face 'unacceptable' living standards

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Wednesday, March 13, 2013

| CYP Now

Low wages, welfare changes and taxes will push down living standards for 690,000 more children in the next two years, the union federation claims.

Charities set to take over youth services in Croydon

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Thursday, January 9, 2014

| CYP Now

Croydon Council wants charities to deliver some of its early intervention and youth services in a bid to stave off having to close provision.

Cost of living focus for new child poverty strategy

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Thursday, February 27, 2014

| CYP Now

Government efforts to tackle child poverty over the next three years will focus on getting parents into work, decreasing living costs and boosting educational attainment for the poorest children.

Social care fails to act quickly enough over neglect

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Wednesday, March 26, 2014

| CYP Now

Councils, local safeguarding children boards (LSCBs) and social work training are failing to prioritise child neglect, according to an Ofsted report.

Riots panel calls for extension of troubled families programme

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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

| CYP Now

An independent panel, set up following last summer's riots, has called for the government to give young unemployed people a guarantee of work and significantly expand its programme for troubled families.

Family relationships should form key measurement of wellbeing, says public

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Monday, July 25, 2011

| CYP Now

People in the UK believe their wellbeing should be measured in terms of the quality of their family relationships, according to a report by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Cameron calls for action to tackle gang culture

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Thursday, August 11, 2011

| CYP Now

Prime Minister David Cameron has called for action against those involved in gangs and greater discipline in schools in the wake of riots throughout England.

UK parents struggle to find time to be with their children

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Tuesday, September 13, 2011

| CYP Now

Parents in the UK struggle to find time to be with their children and to challenge the commercial pressures around them, the latest Unicef report has found.

Intensive intervention helps families reduce poor parenting and antisocial behaviour

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Wednesday, September 14, 2011

| CYP Now

Family intervention projects have helped to reduce the proportion of families involved in crime and antisocial behaviour by 50 per cent, government statistics have revealed.

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.

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.

Children's services in Lambeth judged 'inadequate'

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Tuesday, May 12, 2015

| CYP Now

Standards at Lambeth Council's children's services department have nosedived from "outstanding" to "inadequate" in the space of just three years.

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Ofsted tells two councils to improve children's services

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

4Children campaign renews calls for investment in early intervention

Financial barriers to marriage should be removed to encourage stable families, says Iain Duncan Smith

Successful support for young carers at risk from council cuts

Child maintenance reforms will 'penalise single parents'

Government bows to pressure on young carers' rights

Young carers to be given new rights to support

Specialist youth work roles under threat, claims NYA

Timpson moves to calm outsourcing fears

Charities warn against reduction in maternity leave

Immigration rules leave thousands of children destitute, Oxford University finds

Inspectors praise domestic abuse response in Hounslow

TUC says majority of children face 'unacceptable' living standards

Charities set to take over youth services in Croydon

Cost of living focus for new child poverty strategy

Social care fails to act quickly enough over neglect

Riots panel calls for extension of troubled families programme

Family relationships should form key measurement of wellbeing, says public

Cameron calls for action to tackle gang culture

UK parents struggle to find time to be with their children

Intensive intervention helps families reduce poor parenting and antisocial behaviour

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

Casey savages Rotherham CSE response: the key failings

Children's services in Lambeth judged 'inadequate'

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