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Editorial: Strong police presence is vital to safer schools
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- Monday, September 1, 2014 | CYP Now
CYP Now's investigation into school safety reveals some worrying trends in terms of the reduction in police presence in schools. A third of police forces have cut the number of PCs and community support officers based in schools over the past two years, while overall numbers of officers dedicated to this type of work has also fallen over the same period.
Blame games make the job of a DCS untenable
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Opinion
- Tuesday, October 15, 2013 | CYP Now
Last Friday, the Reading Post published a story about how children's services in the town received only one application for each of the three senior social worker jobs it advertised. On the same day, the Coventry Telegraph reported that 30 demonstrators had gathered outside the city's town hall calling for more action to be taken against the agencies involved in the Daniel Pelka case.
Children's services need clarity of accountability
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- Tuesday, August 20, 2013 | CYP Now
The government's proposals to transfer responsibility for children's social services in Doncaster from the local council to an independent trust have come under attack from Doncaster Mayor Ros Jones in her detailed response to the plans.
Doncaster experiment is sure to yield lessons
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- Tuesday, July 23, 2013 | CYP Now
Education Secretary Michael Gove's decision to remove Doncaster Council's powers to provide children's social care is a landmark move.
Child safety happens on the frontline, not expert panels
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Opinion
- Tuesday, April 2, 2013 | CYP Now
The government's belated publication of revised child protection guidance produced one surprising move.