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Care experienced young people to give views on unregulated supported accommodation

Wednesday, June 3, 2020

| CYP Now

The government is extending part of its consultation into tightening restrictions on unregulated supported accommodation to allow care experienced young people to share their views.

Unregulated accommodation consultation: four key sector responses

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Tuesday, June 2, 2020

| CYP Now

As the government consultation into unregulated supported accommodation closes, charities, organisations and children’s services leaders have submitted their responses to proposals drawn up by the Department for Education.

Hundreds of children each week 'suffer abuse and neglect during lockdown'

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Monday, April 27, 2020

| CYP Now

More than 360 children reported being abused and neglected at home in just one week during lockdown, Childline has revealed, as reports of domestic abuse jumped by half across the UK.

Emergency legislation relaxes councils' statutory duties to vulnerable children

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Thursday, April 23, 2020

| CYP Now

The government has introduced emergency legislation to relax local authorities' statutory duties to vulnerable children in England until at least September.

Five key things the children's minister told the education select committee

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Wednesday, April 22, 2020

| CYP Now

Children’s minister Vicky Ford has answered questions put forward by the education select committee on the government’s response to safeguarding vulnerable children amid the coronavirus crisis.

Increased support for domestic abuse victims as reports surge

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Thursday, April 16, 2020

| CYP Now

Local authorities and charities have increased support for domestic abuse victims due to a surge in demand amid the coronavirus lockdown.

Coronavirus: Children’s charities threatened by major income drop

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Wednesday, March 25, 2020

| CYP Now

Public service work carried out by charities to support vulnerable children and families is under threat due to a massive drop in fundraising income caused by the coronavirus pandemic, a think tank has warned.

Coronavirus: Isolation advice for children's homes and special schools

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Monday, March 23, 2020

| CYP Now

The Department for Education (DfE) has issued guidance for children’s homes and residential special schools on managing isolation during the coronavirus outbreak.

Coronavirus: DfE asks social workers to visit vulnerable children with symptoms

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Monday, March 23, 2020

| CYP Now

Social workers have been asked to continue visits to vulnerable children who are in self-isolation because either they or one of their family are showing symptoms of coronavirus.

Coronavirus: Families fear ‘going under’ during outbreak

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Monday, March 23, 2020

| CYP Now

A children's charity has launched an emergency appeal amid fears that vulnerable families will struggle to stay afloat during the coronavirus outbreak.

Coronavirus Bill could remove council duties to care leavers

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Monday, March 23, 2020

| CYP Now

The Coronavirus Bill could allow the government to suspend key duties carried out by councils, including responsibilities for children leaving care, if the virus leaves local authorities unable to meet statutory duties.

Coronavirus: Five key resources for professionals

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Friday, March 20, 2020

| CYP Now

Children’s charities, organisations and workers' unions have issued advice to professionals working to support children amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Williamson promises 'broad and bold' care review amid sector pressure

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Friday, March 13, 2020

| CYP Now

The Education Secretary has replied to a letter signed by hundreds of experts in children's social care reiterating promises to launch a “broad, bold and independently led” review of the system.

Budget: Five key priorities to be addressed

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Wednesday, March 11, 2020

| CYP Now

Investment in youth services, a “properly remunerated” childcare workforce and clarity on pay for kinship carers are among issues the sector has called for the Chancellor to include in his Budget.

Council in High Court after looked-after child spent night in police cell

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Thursday, February 27, 2020

| CYP Now

Legal action has been launched against a London council in the High Court over claims a child was kept in police custody for two nights due to a lack of suitable accommodation.

Open letter demands 'meaningful' children's social care review

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Wednesday, February 26, 2020

| CYP Now

A group of 27 charities and organisations supporting care-experienced children and young people have written an open letter to the Education Secretary demanding a “meaningful” review of the care system.

Rise in children's home costs shows 'limited impact of commissioning'

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Thursday, February 20, 2020

| CYP Now

The weekly cost of placements at independent children’s homes has increased by 40 per cent in the past six years, indicating "limited impact of local authority commissioning", experts have said.

Hull pledges £4.4m to improve 'inadequate' children's services

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Tuesday, February 11, 2020

| CYP Now

A council has committed to spend an extra £4.4m on its "inadequate" children's services amid concerns children are at risk.

Unregulated children's homes consultation launches

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Tuesday, February 11, 2020

| CYP Now

The government has launched a consultation over unregulated children's homes, including plans to ban the use of provision for under-16s and the introduction of a minimum national standard for accommodation.

Plymouth gets £1m boost to support care leavers

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Monday, February 10, 2020

| CYP Now

A council-run service has partnered with a children's charity as part of a £1m project to better support care leavers.

Government 'set to launch consultation' on unregulated children's homes

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Thursday, February 6, 2020

| CYP Now

The government is set to launch a public consultation on unregulated children’s homes that would propose banning their use for under-16s and introduce new monitoring arrangements of providers, CYP Now understands.

Leeds' DCS Steve Walker steps down

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Wednesday, February 5, 2020

| CYP Now

The director of children's services (DCS) at highly-rated Leeds City Council has stepped down to head up the authority's children's social care improvement programme.

Scotland’s care system in need of 'radical overhaul', warns independent review

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Wednesday, February 5, 2020

| CYP Now

A three-year independent review has called for a “radical overhaul” of Scotland’s care system warning that it is “failing children”.

Victims of familial child sexual abuse 'unseen and unheard'

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Tuesday, February 4, 2020

| CYP Now

Local agencies are often "woefully ill-equipped" to deal with child sex abuse in families leaving victims "unseen and unheard", a scathing report has found.

Surrey County Council to retain control of children's services

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Tuesday, January 28, 2020

| CYP Now

A council where children's services were rated "inadequate" twice in the space of four years is now making solid progress and should retain control of provision, a report has recommended.

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Care experienced young people to give views on unregulated supported accommodation

Unregulated accommodation consultation: four key sector responses

Hundreds of children each week 'suffer abuse and neglect during lockdown'

Emergency legislation relaxes councils' statutory duties to vulnerable children

Five key things the children's minister told the education select committee

Increased support for domestic abuse victims as reports surge

Coronavirus: Children’s charities threatened by major income drop

Coronavirus: Isolation advice for children's homes and special schools

Coronavirus: DfE asks social workers to visit vulnerable children with symptoms

Coronavirus: Families fear ‘going under’ during outbreak

Coronavirus Bill could remove council duties to care leavers

Coronavirus: Five key resources for professionals

Williamson promises 'broad and bold' care review amid sector pressure

Budget: Five key priorities to be addressed

Council in High Court after looked-after child spent night in police cell

Open letter demands 'meaningful' children's social care review

Rise in children's home costs shows 'limited impact of commissioning'

Hull pledges £4.4m to improve 'inadequate' children's services

Unregulated children's homes consultation launches

Plymouth gets £1m boost to support care leavers

Government 'set to launch consultation' on unregulated children's homes

Leeds' DCS Steve Walker steps down

Scotland’s care system in need of 'radical overhaul', warns independent review

Victims of familial child sexual abuse 'unseen and unheard'

Surrey County Council to retain control of children's services

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