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Asylum-seeking children funding rates set for review

Wednesday, November 1, 2017

| CYP Now

The amount of money councils receive from central government to cover the cost of looking after unaccompanied asylum-seeking children will be reviewed, it has been announced.

Government blames councils for sharp reduction in child refugee intake

News

Thursday, February 9, 2017

| CYP Now

The government is to significantly reduce the number of lone child refugees it plans to accept from Europe, claiming that local authorities do not have the capacity to accommodate them.

Foster care focus for child asylum strategy

News

Wednesday, November 2, 2016

| CYP Now

Plans to boost the number of foster carers for refugee and unaccompanied asylum-seeking children will be set out in a government safeguarding strategy, it has been announced.

Children's commissioner urges councils to support more young asylum seekers

News

Wednesday, June 8, 2016

| CYP Now

The children's commissioner for England has written to all local authorities saying they have a "moral duty" to support more unaccompanied asylum-seeking children.

Call for clarity over funding of asylum dispersal schemes

News

Thursday, April 21, 2016

| CYP Now

Local government and children's services leaders have called on ministers to clarify funding arrangements for dispersing unaccompanied asylum-seeking children across the country.

Ombudsman criticises support for young woman attempting to stay in UK

News

Tuesday, February 2, 2016

| CYP Now

A council has been criticised for failing to properly support a young woman seeking permission to remain in the UK.

Ofsted children's services inspections hit by funding problems

News

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.

Councils gear up to tackle needs of refugee children and families

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Monday, October 12, 2015

| CYP Now

Local authorities and refugee charities are preparing to support the 20,000 Syrian refugees to be resettled in the UK, while a large rise in the number of unaccompanied children is already putting some councils under pressure.

Legal Update: Caring for refugee children

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Monday, September 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Kamena Dorling, policy and programmes manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines the UK government's response to the refugee crisis and foster care provision for refugee children.

Councils call for clarity over refugee support arrangements

News

Monday, September 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Council and children's services leaders are calling on the government to clarify how they will be supported to resettle 20,000 refugees, including unaccompanied children, from Syria.

BASW to take on College of Social Work functions

News

Thursday, August 20, 2015

| CYP Now

The British Association of Social Work (BASW) is to take on the majority of functions performed by The College of Social Work (TCSW) from next month, it has been announced.

Kent appeals for help to deal with surge in asylum-seeking children

News

Friday, July 31, 2015

| CYP Now

Kent County Council is in talks with the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) about finding foster places for asylum-seeking children after numbers arriving in Dover doubled in the space of three months.

Daily roundup: Asylum, free school meals and early intervention

Other

Thursday, May 22, 2014

| CYP Now

Report warns of "disgraceful" conditions for child asylum seekers at Heathrow Airport; head teachers criticise insufficient free school meals funding; and charity calls for greater early intervention support, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Asylum seekers, teaching workforce, and child exploitation

Other

Thursday, April 10, 2014

| CYP Now

Children's commissioner reveals plight of unaccompanied asylum seekers; teacher numbers on the rise; and Barnardo's to raise awareness of child exploitation in the North East, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Children's bill debate, Labour reshuffle, and Hull cuts

Other

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

| CYP Now

Children and Families Bill amendments due to be debated by peers today; Labour makes changes to its education team; and planned cuts at Hull Council sparks union concerns, all in the news today.

Ofsted unveils inspection framework for children's services

News

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

| CYP Now

Ofsted is to push ahead with the introduction of a tougher inspection regime for children's services, ignoring warnings from the sector that the system is too simplistic and will fail to deliver improvements.

Daily roundup: Children missing meals, partnership working on adoption, and 'legal highs'

Other

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

| CYP Now

Charity warns that parents are struggling feed their children, Tim Loughton calls on councils to set up adoption partnerships, and deaths linked to 'legal highs' soar, all in the news today.

Council chiefs urged to inform debate on effective commissioning

News

Thursday, October 13, 2011

| CYP Now

Children's services chiefs are being called upon to share information about how their departments can deliver effective services while managing challenging budgets.

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Asylum-seeking children funding rates set for review

Government blames councils for sharp reduction in child refugee intake

Foster care focus for child asylum strategy

Children's commissioner urges councils to support more young asylum seekers

Call for clarity over funding of asylum dispersal schemes

Ombudsman criticises support for young woman attempting to stay in UK

Ofsted children's services inspections hit by funding problems

Councils gear up to tackle needs of refugee children and families

Legal Update: Caring for refugee children

Councils call for clarity over refugee support arrangements

BASW to take on College of Social Work functions

Kent appeals for help to deal with surge in asylum-seeking children

Daily roundup: Asylum, free school meals and early intervention

Daily roundup: Asylum seekers, teaching workforce, and child exploitation

Daily roundup: Children's bill debate, Labour reshuffle, and Hull cuts

Ofsted unveils inspection framework for children's services

Daily roundup: Children missing meals, partnership working on adoption, and 'legal highs'

Council chiefs urged to inform debate on effective commissioning

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