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Children's social workers, teachers and local councillors will face up to five years in jail for failing to protect children from sexual exploitation, Prime Minister David Cameron has said.

Charities urge government action on parental imprisonment

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Monday, February 2, 2015

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Babies of convicted criminals should be treated as a specific vulnerable group by government and impact assessments carried out to identify their needs, a joint report by the NSPCC and Barnardo's has said.

Future ADCS president warns of challenge to save DCS role

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Wednesday, January 14, 2015

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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 orders councils to review child sexual exploitation procedures

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Monday, September 29, 2014

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Local authorities have been ordered to undertake an audit of how they respond to child sexual exploitation (CSE) cases in the wake of the Rotherham abuse scandal.

One in six authorities to face multi-agency inspections

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Monday, June 23, 2014

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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.

Social work leaders demand extension to outsourcing consultation

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Friday, May 30, 2014

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

Big rise in number of child trafficking victims

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Tuesday, February 18, 2014

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The number of British children believed to be victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation has more than doubled in the space of a year.

Alison O'Sullivan to be ADCS president in 2015

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Thursday, January 2, 2014

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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.

Minister criticises Hamzah Khan review findings

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Wednesday, November 13, 2013

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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".

Shadow minister wants youth justice shake-up

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Thursday, September 26, 2013

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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.

Intensive support cuts cost of working with a third of troubled families

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Friday, June 28, 2013

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Intensive support can save local authorities up to £130,000 per family but was found to reduce the overall spend on services for only a third of families, a study has found.

YOTs urged to improve data sharing on imprisoned children

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Thursday, May 30, 2013

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Youth offending teams (YOTs) have been told to improve the way they share information on young people sentenced to custody to make services more efficient and safe.

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Funding for children's charities cut by £150m

Haringey 'missed chances' to help young killer

Sector demands early intervention commitment from next government

Professionals who fail to act on CSE face five-year jail term

Charities urge government action on parental imprisonment

Future ADCS president warns of challenge to save DCS role

Government orders councils to review child sexual exploitation procedures

One in six authorities to face multi-agency inspections

Social work leaders demand extension to outsourcing consultation

Big rise in number of child trafficking victims

Alison O'Sullivan to be ADCS president in 2015

Minister criticises Hamzah Khan review findings

Shadow minister wants youth justice shake-up

Intensive support cuts cost of working with a third of troubled families

YOTs urged to improve data sharing on imprisoned children

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