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Councils should tap into school early help funding, says ADCS

Friday, January 9, 2015

| CYP Now

Cash-strapped local authorities could work more collaboratively with schools in order to deliver early intervention services, the president-elect of the Association of Directors of Children's Services has said.

ADCS president-elect warns cuts could increase demand for care

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Tuesday, January 6, 2015

| CYP Now

Local authorities may no longer be able to protect children's services from the worst of funding cuts over the coming year, the next president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has warned.

Top judge to lead on youth justice in landmark move

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Tuesday, January 6, 2015

| CYP Now

A leading judge has been selected to oversee youth justice matters in criminal courts for the first time, in a move that has been welcomed by campaigners pushing for reform of the youth court system.

Early help and crisis support services hit by draft council funding settlement

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Friday, December 19, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authority early intervention and crisis support services look set to bear the brunt of cuts to the funding that councils receive from government.

Ofsted calls for improvements at Bristol and Rochdale children's services

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Friday, December 5, 2014

| CYP Now

Bristol and Rochdale have been told to improve the quality of services for children and young people following inspections by Ofsted.

Children's charities criticise focus of government spending plans

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Wednesday, December 3, 2014

| CYP Now

Children's charities have criticised the government for failing to prioritise the needs of children in the Chancellor's Autumn Statement.

DCLG to fund community role in delivering children's services

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Wednesday, December 3, 2014

| CYP Now

Local charities and community groups are to play a key role in designing and delivering children's services, such as child protection, through an initiative funded by government.

Council early intervention projects get funding boost

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Tuesday, December 2, 2014

| CYP Now

Three local authorities have been awarded £7.6m of government funding to deliver early intervention projects for young children and their families.

Fall in funding threatens children's rights, report warns

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Thursday, November 20, 2014

| CYP Now

Children's basic rights are being threatened by widespread funding cuts, according to a new report.

Councils see rise in child abuse contacts

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Tuesday, November 18, 2014

| CYP Now

Numbers of calls to councils about the safety and wellbeing of children have increased by nearly 12 per cent in a single year, research has found.

Charity raises fears over cuts to early help funding

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Monday, November 17, 2014

| CYP Now

Support services for vulnerable children are fast approaching a "tipping point" due to cuts to early intervention spending, Action for Children has warned.

Government to clarify serious case review criteria

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Thursday, November 13, 2014

| CYP Now

Guidance on serious case reviews (SCRs) is to be clarified in a bid to address reluctance among local safeguarding children boards (LSCBs) to initiate them, children's minister Edward Timpson has announced.

Government to push ahead with axing emergency support fund

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Thursday, November 6, 2014

| CYP Now

More than £170m in funding for support and emergency grants to help families in a crisis is to be axed by government.

MPs slam 'deeply flawed' children's mental health system

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Wednesday, November 5, 2014

| CYP Now

There are "serious and deeply ingrained problems" with the commissioning and delivery of child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS), MPs have found.

Charity urges social care role for children's centres

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Wednesday, November 5, 2014

| CYP Now

Children's centres should become gatekeepers to the children's social care system under a radical new model put forward by 4Children.

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Councils should tap into school early help funding, says ADCS

ADCS president-elect warns cuts could increase demand for care

Top judge to lead on youth justice in landmark move

Early help and crisis support services hit by draft council funding settlement

Ofsted calls for improvements at Bristol and Rochdale children's services

Children's charities criticise focus of government spending plans

DCLG to fund community role in delivering children's services

Council early intervention projects get funding boost

Fall in funding threatens children's rights, report warns

Councils see rise in child abuse contacts

Charity raises fears over cuts to early help funding

Government to clarify serious case review criteria

Government to push ahead with axing emergency support fund

MPs slam 'deeply flawed' children's mental health system

Charity urges social care role for children's centres

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