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Vetting and barring legislation needs stronger checks, warn MPs

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

| CYP Now

The government must act to prevent changes to vetting and barring procedures that could allow unsuitable people to work with children, a group of MPs has warned.

MoJ confirms 132 young offender deaths in the community

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Thursday, July 14, 2011

| CYP Now

A total 132 young offenders have died while under supervision in the community since 2006, figures released in parliament have revealed.

Tougher penalties sought for child traffickers

News

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

| CYP Now

The government is to review legislation to make sure that criminals who traffic children into the UK are given tougher sentences.

Safeguarding measures to shield children against bailiff action

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Friday, February 17, 2012

| CYP Now

Safeguards to protect children from "intrusive and stressful" bailiffs are to be introduced by the government.

Ofsted appoints social care manager

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Tuesday, August 16, 2011

| CYP Now

A senior government adviser has been appointed as Ofsted's manager for social care development.

ADCS past-president calls for Nice for children's services

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Tuesday, October 28, 2014

| CYP Now

The inaugural president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has called for the creation of an institute for excellence in children's services to tackle long-standing problems with child protection practice.

One in six complex needs care homes are managerless

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Wednesday, November 5, 2014

| CYP Now

A former government minister has called for urgent action to be taken after it emerged that more than one in six care homes for children with complex needs do not have a manager.

Child protection systems fail older children, report warns

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Monday, November 24, 2014

| CYP Now

Existing child protection systems are failing to meet the complex needs of adolescents, an analysis of safeguarding practice has concluded.

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.

Children's services in Leicester judged 'inadequate'

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Monday, March 23, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's services in Leicester are "inadequate" and in urgent need of improvement, according to a damning inspection report by Ofsted.

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.

Tory council boss hits out at government over Ofsted grading

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Thursday, May 21, 2015

| CYP Now

The leader of a council where children's services were graded "inadequate" by Ofsted has blamed central government for falling standards.

CSE victims to play central role improving services in Rotherham

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Wednesday, May 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Rotherham Council is enlisting the help of victims of child sexual exploitation (CSE) to help it improve the way it tackles abuse in the town.

Cameron: Government to intervene more in child protection

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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.

Care system must address ‘recovery from trauma' of child sexual abuse

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Tuesday, July 21, 2015

| CYP Now

Agencies are picking up sharp increases in child sexual abuse while many looked-after children urgently need more support to recover from the trauma of abuse that led to them entering care, according to an expert panel of professionals.

Police launch probe into Kids Company

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Friday, July 31, 2015

| CYP Now

Police have launched an investigation into children's charity Kids Company over claims of child abuse.

Watchdog tells councils not to use B&Bs for young homeless people

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Thursday, August 13, 2015

| CYP Now

Bed and breakfast accommodation is not a suitable place to house young homeless people, the Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) has warned councils.

Ofsted rates council 'inadequate' over child protection failings

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Tuesday, September 1, 2015

| CYP Now

A council has been criticised by Ofsted for potentially placing children at risk due to delays in assessments.

DfE considers intervening at West Midlands council

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Wednesday, September 23, 2015

| CYP Now

The Department for Education is considering whether to intervene in the running of a council's children's services that has been subject to three damning Ofsted reports in the past two years.

NCAS conference: ADCS warns over 'loss of clarity' of safeguarding boards

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Thursday, October 15, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's services leaders have called for the government to clarify the role of local safeguarding children boards (LSCBs) amid concerns their effectiveness is being hindered by a growing brief.

Kids Company chief defends failure to pass all cases to councils

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Thursday, October 15, 2015

| CYP Now

Collapsed children's charity Kids Company has failed to hand over to local authorities all the cases of vulnerable children and young people it was dealing with, its founder Camila Batmanghelidjh has told MPs.

Increasing numbers of children 'at risk of abuse'

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Friday, October 23, 2015

| CYP Now

Numbers of children subject to child protection plans because they are deemed to be at risk of abuse are continuing to rise, government figures reveal.

Rise in number of serious case reviews

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Thursday, October 29, 2015

| CYP Now

The number of serious case reviews (SCRs) conducted into child deaths, abuse and serious injuries has risen by more than 16 per cent in the past year.

Youth offending team inspections suspended as YJB confirms £9m cuts

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Thursday, November 5, 2015

| CYP Now

Inspections of local authority youth offending teams (YOTs) will be suspended for a period as part of efforts to help them cope with £9m of in-year cuts that have been rubber-stamped by the Youth Justice Board.

Timpson reveals initial action to tackle children's services 'failures'

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Monday, December 14, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's minister Edward Timpson has unveiled a raft of immediate actions the government will take to tackle poor standards across "failing" children's services departments.

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Vetting and barring legislation needs stronger checks, warn MPs

MoJ confirms 132 young offender deaths in the community

Tougher penalties sought for child traffickers

Safeguarding measures to shield children against bailiff action

Ofsted appoints social care manager

ADCS past-president calls for Nice for children's services

One in six complex needs care homes are managerless

Child protection systems fail older children, report warns

Children's charities criticise focus of government spending plans

Children's services in Leicester judged 'inadequate'

Ofsted rates third council ‘inadequate' in space of week

Tory council boss hits out at government over Ofsted grading

CSE victims to play central role improving services in Rotherham

Cameron: Government to intervene more in child protection

Care system must address ‘recovery from trauma' of child sexual abuse

Police launch probe into Kids Company

Watchdog tells councils not to use B&Bs for young homeless people

Ofsted rates council 'inadequate' over child protection failings

DfE considers intervening at West Midlands council

NCAS conference: ADCS warns over 'loss of clarity' of safeguarding boards

Kids Company chief defends failure to pass all cases to councils

Increasing numbers of children 'at risk of abuse'

Rise in number of serious case reviews

Youth offending team inspections suspended as YJB confirms £9m cuts

Timpson reveals initial action to tackle children's services 'failures'

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