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Future ADCS president warns of challenge to save DCS role

Wednesday, January 14, 2015

| CYP Now

Directors of children's services (DCSs) face a fight to protect their role, with more than half now responsible for other directorates or services, the vice president-elect of the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has warned.

Government to consider intervention in Somerset children's services

News

Monday, March 30, 2015

| CYP Now

The Department for Education will consider intervening in the running of children's services in Somerset after the department was labelled "inadequate" by Ofsted for the second time in less than two years.

Ofsted tells children's services department to improve

News

Wednesday, January 6, 2016

| CYP Now

A children's services department has been told to improve its work following an inspection by Ofsted.

DfE-backed co-operative housing scheme for care leavers to launch

News

Friday, April 29, 2016

| CYP Now

A council is set to launch a co-operative company to provide supported housing for care leavers as part of pioneering attempts to improve outcomes.

Call for social workers to have greater role in early intervention

News

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

| CYP Now

Social workers should be routinely involved in early intervention work that goes beyond their legal responsibilities, the College of Social Work has said.

Child protection cases closed without review as Ofsted rates Birmingham services 'inadequate'

News

Friday, May 23, 2014

| CYP Now

A damning Ofsted inspection of Birmingham children's services has found the council closed hundreds of child protection cases without an assessment due to a "lack of social workers".

Children in care denied help with mental health problems

News

Thursday, April 28, 2016

| CYP Now

Councils and specialist services are failing to support children in care who have mental health problems, a probe by MPs has found.

Warrington DCS to lead Ofsted's social care improvement work

News

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

| CYP Now

The head of children's services in Warrington has been appointed by Ofsted to spearhead attempts to improve social care across England.

Children and Families Act: Role of children's commissioner strengthened

News

Friday, March 14, 2014

| CYP Now

Children and young people's rights will be better protected as a result of changes brought about through the Children and Families Act, the children's commissioner for England has said.

Charities unite to call for care system to ensure better outcomes

News

Wednesday, June 10, 2015

| CYP Now

A group of children's charities has called on government to make "fundamental" changes to the care system including new ways of measuring outcomes to ensure young people's lives are being improved.

Children in residential care 'excessively criminalised'

News

Wednesday, March 30, 2016

| CYP Now

Children in residential care are being criminalised at excessively high rates compared with other boys and girls, a campaign group has claimed.

LGA and Barnardo's warn of 'reckless' adoption changes

News

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

| CYP Now

The entire adoption system could be significantly damaged unless proposed reforms are reconsidered, Barnardo's and the Local Government Association (LGA) have warned.

MPs call for end to out-of-area children's home placements

News

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

| CYP Now

Young people should not be placed in children's homes outside of their local area, a group of MPs has said.

Social work leaders demand extension to outsourcing consultation

News

Friday, May 30, 2014

| CYP Now

The College of Social Work (TCSW) has called for a government consultation on controversial plans to outsource child protection services to be extended.

One in six authorities to face multi-agency inspections

News

Monday, June 23, 2014

| CYP Now

Up to 25 local authorities will be judged on their multi-agency child protection arrangements under new inspections being introduced in April 2015, it has been announced.

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Future ADCS president warns of challenge to save DCS role

Government to consider intervention in Somerset children's services

Ofsted tells children's services department to improve

DfE-backed co-operative housing scheme for care leavers to launch

Call for social workers to have greater role in early intervention

Child protection cases closed without review as Ofsted rates Birmingham services 'inadequate'

Children in care denied help with mental health problems

Warrington DCS to lead Ofsted's social care improvement work

Children and Families Act: Role of children's commissioner strengthened

Charities unite to call for care system to ensure better outcomes

Children in residential care 'excessively criminalised'

LGA and Barnardo's warn of 'reckless' adoption changes

MPs call for end to out-of-area children's home placements

Social work leaders demand extension to outsourcing consultation

One in six authorities to face multi-agency inspections

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