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Analysing Repeated Referrals to Children's Services in England

Tuesday, September 26, 2017

| CYP Now

This study set out to discover the factors behind children receiving multiple referrals to local authority children's services. The analysis focused on 498,867 children referred during the financial year 2010/11.

Council-led safeguarding hub helps smash child sex abuse ring

News

Thursday, August 10, 2017

| CYP Now

A multi-agency hub bringing together social workers, police and health professionals has helped convict 18 members of a child sex abuse ring.

Council lined up to help neighbour's 'inadequate' children's services

News

Friday, July 21, 2017

| CYP Now

A council that has twice been rated as "inadequate" by inspectors over the last seven years is set to receive help from a council where services are rated as "requires improvement", it has emerged.

'Inadequate' council launches Barnardo's partnership

News

Thursday, June 22, 2017

| CYP Now

A council currently rated "inadequate" by Ofsted has announced it will launch a project with children's charity Barnardo's, just months after a joint bid for £7m of Department for Education innovation funding was turned down.

Inspectors praise domestic abuse response in Hounslow

News

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.

Munby advises judges to limit involvement in serious case reviews

News

Thursday, May 4, 2017

| CYP Now

Judges should avoid taking part in official probes into child deaths in order to maintain the independence of the judiciary, England's most senior family court judge has said.

European human rights body calls for urgent action on youth custody safety

News

Thursday, April 20, 2017

| CYP Now

The Council of Europe has called on the British government to take urgent action to improve the safety of young people held in custody.

Brexit effect on vulnerable children and families begins to unravel

Analysis

Tuesday, April 11, 2017

| CYP Now

Meeting of charity leaders to discuss the impact of Brexit on vulnerable children and families warns that the UK leaving the European Union could put children's rights, safeguarding and economic welfare at risk.

Government launches £30m bid to improve children's life chances

News

Tuesday, April 4, 2017

| CYP Now

A total of £30m has been set aside to boost the life chances of children in disadvantaged families by resolving conflict among parents, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced.

Tri-borough children's services arrangement set to collapse

News

Wednesday, March 29, 2017

| CYP Now

A pioneering partnership to deliver combined children's services across three London boroughs is to come to an end.

Child sex offences hit all-time high

News

Thursday, March 23, 2017

| CYP Now

The number of child sex offences recorded by police forces across the UK have hit a new high, figures obtained by the NSPCC have shown.

Government introduces law to tackle sexual communications to children

News

Monday, March 20, 2017

| CYP Now

Adults who communicate with children using sexual language could face up to two years in prison and be automatically placed on the sex offenders register, according to a new law announced today.

Children in poorest postcodes '10 times more likely to end up in care'

News

Tuesday, February 28, 2017

| CYP Now

Children in the most deprived neighbourhoods in the UK are at least 10 times more likely to be in care than children in the least deprived areas, a study has found.

Ofsted considers scrapping overall ratings for children's services

News

Wednesday, February 22, 2017

| CYP Now

Ofsted is considering ditching overall ratings for the quality of children's services when it introduces its new inspection framework next year, it has emerged.

Social workers advised to visit homes for six months in suspected abuse cases

News

Wednesday, February 22, 2017

| CYP Now

Social workers should consider home visits for at least six months if there are suspicions that a child is being abused or neglected, new guidance has suggested.

ADCS president speaks out in favour of 'exemption clause'

News

Tuesday, February 14, 2017

| CYP Now

Government plans to allow councils to apply for exemptions from children's social care legislation will help councils to better support young people, the president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services has said.

Patient Safety Incidents Involving Sick Children in Primary Care

Research

Tuesday, February 14, 2017

| CYP Now

Researchers examine to what extent harm caused by medical examination or treatment - known as iatrogenic harm - might contribute to the UK having one of the highest child mortality rates in western Europe, and identify priority areas for action.

Eileen Munro 'deserts' controversial exemption clause

News

Friday, February 10, 2017

| CYP Now

A social work academic cited as one of the inspirations for controversial government plans to allow councils to apply for exemptions from children's social care legislation has spoken out against the proposals, describing them as potentially dangerous.

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.

Child trafficking advocate scheme faces further delays

News

Thursday, February 2, 2017

| CYP Now

An initiative designed to support vulnerable child trafficking victims is unlikely to launch until 2019 at the earliest, more than four years behind schedule, it has been claimed.

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Analysing Repeated Referrals to Children's Services in England

Council-led safeguarding hub helps smash child sex abuse ring

Council lined up to help neighbour's 'inadequate' children's services

'Inadequate' council launches Barnardo's partnership

Inspectors praise domestic abuse response in Hounslow

Munby advises judges to limit involvement in serious case reviews

European human rights body calls for urgent action on youth custody safety

Brexit effect on vulnerable children and families begins to unravel

Government launches £30m bid to improve children's life chances

Tri-borough children's services arrangement set to collapse

Child sex offences hit all-time high

Government introduces law to tackle sexual communications to children

Children in poorest postcodes '10 times more likely to end up in care'

Ofsted considers scrapping overall ratings for children's services

Social workers advised to visit homes for six months in suspected abuse cases

ADCS president speaks out in favour of 'exemption clause'

Patient Safety Incidents Involving Sick Children in Primary Care

Eileen Munro 'deserts' controversial exemption clause

Government blames councils for sharp reduction in child refugee intake

Child trafficking advocate scheme faces further delays

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