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Doncaster report reveals delays in establishing trust

Friday, February 14, 2014

| CYP Now

Efforts to create an independent trust to run children's services in Doncaster are weeks behind schedule, it has emerged.

Warrington DCS to lead Ofsted's social care improvement work

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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.

Colin Hilton to lead independent children's trust in Doncaster

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Thursday, February 6, 2014

| CYP Now

The former director of the Children's Improvement Board (CIB) has been appointed by Education Secretary Michael Gove to turn around child protection services in Doncaster.

Councils and care agencies fail to safeguard personal data

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Wednesday, February 5, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authorities and independent fostering and adoption agencies are leaving themselves open to large fines by failing to adequately protect the personal data collected about looked-after children and potential carers.

Alison O'Sullivan to be ADCS president in 2015

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Thursday, January 2, 2014

| CYP Now

The head of children's services for Kirklees has been announced as the vice president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services for 2014/15.

Government reluctant to raise leaving care age

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Friday, December 20, 2013

| CYP Now

The government will not consider raising the leaving age for children in residential care to 21 until standards have improved, Education Secretary Michael Gove has said.

Joint working model cuts safeguarding case delays

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Tuesday, December 17, 2013

| CYP Now

Multi-agency safeguarding hubs (Mash) in London have nearly halved the amount of time it takes to deal with child protection referrals, according to new research.

Children 'intimidated' by family returns process

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Monday, December 16, 2013

| CYP Now

Changes to the deportation process introduced by the coalition government can be "distressing" and "intimidating" for children and families, a report has found.

Government orders review of struggling Birmingham children's services

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Friday, November 29, 2013

| CYP Now

A review has been ordered by government to decide how children's services should be run at Birmingham Council.

Minister criticises Hamzah Khan review findings

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Wednesday, November 13, 2013

| CYP Now

Children's minister Edward Timpson has slammed a review into the death of toddler Hamzah Khan for failing to answer key questions about the case, claiming it contains "glaring absences".

Tougher requirements for independent social work providers rejected

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Monday, October 28, 2013

| CYP Now

The government has dismissed calls to strengthen requirements for GP-style social work practices to employ registered social workers.

CPS child sex abuse guidance focuses on information sharing

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Thursday, October 17, 2013

| CYP Now

A new protocol for prosecuting child sex abuse cases has been published, with a focus on information sharing and the credibility of allegations.

Haringey "missed opportunities" to prevent abuse of toddler

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Friday, October 11, 2013

| CYP Now

Police, social workers and medical staff could have prevented the abuse of a toddler at the hands of his family in Haringey, a report has found.

Daily roundup: Pelka protest, social worker jobs and child trafficking

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Friday, October 11, 2013

| CYP Now

Campaigners calling for justice for Daniel Pelka protest at council offices; "vilification" of social workers blamed for low job applications; and child trafficking experts to train African officials, all in the news today.

Charity wants more specialist support for exploited children

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Monday, October 7, 2013

| CYP Now

Barnardo's is calling for more specialist support and care for sexually exploited children in care.

Health watchdog announces launch of targeted child protection inspections

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Thursday, September 26, 2013

| CYP Now

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is to launch a dedicated child protection inspection regime of health services in England next week.

Shadow minister wants youth justice shake-up

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Thursday, September 26, 2013

| CYP Now

Labour's youth justice minister has called for sweeping changes to the way young offenders are dealt with, suggesting that anything that does not work should be ditched.

Daniel Pelka SCR: Practitioners must be bolder in acting on concerns, says sector

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Tuesday, September 17, 2013

| CYP Now

Professional bodies and child protection campaigners have said all practitioners working with children must be more prepared to intervene if they are concerned that a child is being abused or neglected.

Daniel Pelka SCR: Four-year-old "invisible" to professionals

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Tuesday, September 17, 2013

| CYP Now

A four-year-old who was murdered after months of starvation and beatings was effectively "invisible" to professionals as a result of language barriers, a probe has found.

Daniel Pelka SCR: Children's minister questions methods used in review

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Tuesday, September 17, 2013

| CYP Now

Children and families minister Edward Timpson has questioned the investigation methods used by Coventry Local Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB) in its serious case review (SCR) into the death of four-year-old Daniel Pelka.

All primary school pupils to be taught about abuse

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Monday, September 16, 2013

| CYP Now

Volunteers will visit every primary school in the UK at least once every two years under plans to prevent abuse by teaching children about the issue.

£19m fund to help adopted children access therapy

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Wednesday, September 11, 2013

| CYP Now

Adoptive parents will be able to access a fund worth £19.3m to get help such as therapy for children who may have been abused or neglected, the government has announced.

Consultancy boss voices concerns on government's Doncaster blueprint

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Tuesday, September 3, 2013

| CYP Now

Government plans to strip Doncaster Council of responsibility for children's services risk affecting the quality of services, the head of a private consulting company has said.

Sandwell creates network of early intervention local hubs

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Friday, August 16, 2013

| CYP Now

Sandwell Council is to create a network of local multidisciplinary hubs to act as an "early warning system" for identifying troubled families.

Labour calls for investigation into children's care charges

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Thursday, August 15, 2013

| CYP Now

Shadow children's minister Lisa Nandy is calling for an investigation into how many councils are planning to levy charges for taking children into care after Wakefield Council became the latest local authority to confirm it is considering such a move.

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Doncaster report reveals delays in establishing trust

Warrington DCS to lead Ofsted's social care improvement work

Colin Hilton to lead independent children's trust in Doncaster

Councils and care agencies fail to safeguard personal data

Alison O'Sullivan to be ADCS president in 2015

Government reluctant to raise leaving care age

Joint working model cuts safeguarding case delays

Children 'intimidated' by family returns process

Government orders review of struggling Birmingham children's services

Minister criticises Hamzah Khan review findings

Tougher requirements for independent social work providers rejected

CPS child sex abuse guidance focuses on information sharing

Haringey "missed opportunities" to prevent abuse of toddler

Daily roundup: Pelka protest, social worker jobs and child trafficking

Charity wants more specialist support for exploited children

Health watchdog announces launch of targeted child protection inspections

Shadow minister wants youth justice shake-up

Daniel Pelka SCR: Practitioners must be bolder in acting on concerns, says sector

Daniel Pelka SCR: Four-year-old "invisible" to professionals

Daniel Pelka SCR: Children's minister questions methods used in review

All primary school pupils to be taught about abuse

£19m fund to help adopted children access therapy

Consultancy boss voices concerns on government's Doncaster blueprint

Sandwell creates network of early intervention local hubs

Labour calls for investigation into children's care charges

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