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Ofsted children's services inspections hit by funding problems

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Ofsted is struggling to complete inspections of all local authority children's services departments to schedule because it is "significantly under-resourced against agreed budgets", it has emerged.

Ombudsman criticises council's failure to support homeless 16-year-old

News

Tuesday, December 15, 2015

| CYP Now

A council has been rebuked for the second time in two years by the Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) for its treatment of homeless young people.

Interview: Seyi Obakin, Centrepoint chief executive

Features

Tuesday, November 24, 2020

| CYP Now

Derren Hayes speaks to Centrepoint’s chief executive about youth homelessness.

MP calls for emergency housing programme to help families in crisis

News

Friday, May 6, 2011

| CYP Now

A housing crisis in the London Borough of Hillingdon has left families living in "developing world conditions", according to the area's MP.

Young people face 'housing crisis'

News

Monday, July 8, 2013

| CYP Now

More hostels and supported accommodation will be needed by the end of the decade to house young people who become homeless because a shortage of affordable homes is reaching crisis point, it has been claimed.

Case of tent-dwelling teenager highlights councils' neglect of homeless

Other

Monday, August 20, 2012

| CYP Now

Local authorities urged to train staff in joint protocols for providing support to vulnerable homeless 16- and 17-year-olds, following the case of the teenager who was forced to live in a tent for nine months

Call for council collaboration over care leaver housing

News

Tuesday, July 1, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authorities should set up agreements to allow looked-after children placed in their areas from other parts of the country to access local housing support when they leave care, a charity says.

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Vulnerable young people in B&Bs

Other

Monday, August 31, 2015

| CYP Now

The Local Government Ombudsman has reiterated that B&B accommodation is not suitable to house homeless young people.

Ofsted awards first ‘outstanding' ratings for children's services

News

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

| CYP Now

Two local authorities have become the first to be awarded "outstanding" judgments under Ofsted's controversial inspection framework for children's services.

Daily roundup: Childcare funding, youth homelessness and school dinners

Other

Friday, June 21, 2013

| CYP Now

Survey shows free childcare funding gap, no referrals for 60 per cent of young claiming 'housing need', and closure threat for thousands of school canteens, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: homelessness, child abuse, and healthy eating

Other

Monday, November 4, 2013

| CYP Now

Long-term B&B use reaches decade-high; ex-DPP says professionals who fail to report child abuse should be prosecuted; and families cut back on healthy food due to cash shortage, all in the news today.

Fall in crisis loans 'raises youth homelessness risk'

News

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

| CYP Now

The number of crisis loans and grants given by local authorities to young people has dropped eight-fold since a new funding support system was introduced last year, analysis shows.

Blackpool children's services 'require improvement'

News

Tuesday, September 9, 2014

| CYP Now

Children's services in Blackpool are improving but problems remain with support for care leavers and planning for looked-after children, inspectors have found.

Corbyn names Lucy Powell shadow education secretary

News

Monday, September 14, 2015

| CYP Now

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

Ofsted rates government-imposed children's services trust 'inadequate'

News

Friday, November 27, 2015

| CYP Now

An independent children's services trust that was established on government orders has been rated "inadequate" by Ofsted.

Housing and support gap faced by vulnerable 16- and 17-year-olds without care status

Features

Tuesday, January 5, 2021

| CYP Now

Local authorities have a duty to provide accommodation for children unable to live with family, but not all get the support they need, says Scarlett Cowling, 16+ specialist advocate at Coram Voice’s Always Heard service.

Homelessness charity to develop youth volunteering programme

News

Friday, December 9, 2016

| CYP Now

A youth charity is to launch a volunteering programme for young people affected by homelessness after receiving nearly £400,000 in Big Lottery Fund cash.

Councils urged to invest early to prevent homelessness

News

Thursday, March 24, 2011

| CYP Now

Local authorities could save in the region of 1.2m each if they invest in prevention schemes to tackle youth homelessness, research has revealed.

Social and private landlords urged to fill housing support gap left by council cuts

Other

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

| CYP Now

Social and private landlords must do more to fill the vacuum in housing support for vulnerable young people that has resulted from significant reductions in funding and the end of ringfencing, according to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.

Youth homelessness rise linked to relationship breakdowns

News

Monday, December 5, 2011

| CYP Now

Increasing levels of relationship breakdown, mental health problems and substance misuse have been linked to rising levels of youth homelessness in England, a study of local authorities and homeless charities has found.

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Ofsted children's services inspections hit by funding problems

Ombudsman criticises council's failure to support homeless 16-year-old

Interview: Seyi Obakin, Centrepoint chief executive

MP calls for emergency housing programme to help families in crisis

Young people face 'housing crisis'

Case of tent-dwelling teenager highlights councils' neglect of homeless

Call for council collaboration over care leaver housing

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Vulnerable young people in B&Bs

Ofsted awards first ‘outstanding' ratings for children's services

Daily roundup: Childcare funding, youth homelessness and school dinners

Daily roundup: homelessness, child abuse, and healthy eating

Fall in crisis loans 'raises youth homelessness risk'

Blackpool children's services 'require improvement'

Corbyn names Lucy Powell shadow education secretary

Ofsted rates government-imposed children's services trust 'inadequate'

Housing and support gap faced by vulnerable 16- and 17-year-olds without care status

Homelessness charity to develop youth volunteering programme

Councils urged to invest early to prevent homelessness

Social and private landlords urged to fill housing support gap left by council cuts

Youth homelessness rise linked to relationship breakdowns

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