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Call to break ‘cycle' of multiple care proceedings

Tuesday, December 15, 2015

| CYP Now

Carers are calling for a greater focus on early intervention support after latest figures revealed a rise in the number of babies removed from vulnerable families caught in a "cycle of family court proceedings".

'Inadequate councils need more time to improve', says LGA

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Monday, December 14, 2015

| CYP Now

Government expectations that councils must improve failing children's services within six months to avoid outside intervention are unrealistic, local government and children's leaders have warned.

Timpson reveals initial action to tackle children's services 'failures'

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Monday, December 14, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's minister Edward Timpson has unveiled a raft of immediate actions the government will take to tackle poor standards across "failing" children's services departments.

'Inadequate funding' undermines flagship fostering scheme

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Monday, December 14, 2015

| CYP Now

Lack of funding is harming the government's flagship policy to keep looked-after children in foster care until they are 21, carers are warning.

Big rise in 'missing' fostered children

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Thursday, December 10, 2015

| CYP Now

The number of children going missing from foster care has rocketed by 19 per cent over the last year.

DfE study to inform Spending Review 'not completed in time'

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Friday, December 4, 2015

| CYP Now

A study ordered by the Department for Education (DfE) in order to inform decisions made at last month's Spending Review about how children's services will be funded over the next five years is yet to be completed, CYP Now can reveal.

Ofsted tells council to improve children's services standards

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Tuesday, December 1, 2015

| CYP Now

A council has been told to improve the quality of its work with children and young people after Ofsted inspectors identified "significant areas for development".

Children in foster care 'do better at school'

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Monday, November 30, 2015

| CYP Now

Children who are fostered do better at school than children who continue to live with their families while receiving social work support, researchers have found.

Ofsted rates government-imposed children's services trust 'inadequate'

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Friday, November 27, 2015

| CYP Now

An independent children's services trust that was established on government orders has been rated "inadequate" by Ofsted.

Ofsted survey highlights communication problems in care system

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Monday, November 23, 2015

| CYP Now

Care providers need to do more to improve communication with professionals who act on behalf of looked-after children, research by Ofsted suggests.

Calls for Adoption Leadership Board to focus on permanency

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Friday, November 20, 2015

| CYP Now

Sir Martin Narey's resignation as chair of the Adoption Leadership Board has sparked calls from the sector for the board to widen its remit to all looked-after children.

Martin Narey's resignation statement

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Thursday, November 19, 2015

| CYP Now

Sir Martin Narey took to social media network Twitter to announce his resignation from the Adoption Leadership Board.

Narey quits as head of Adoption Leadership Board

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Thursday, November 19, 2015

| CYP Now

Sir Martin Narey has quit as head of the Adoption Leadership Board, the influential body set up by the government to drive through reforms to the sector.

Ofsted warns children's services departments of ‘inadequate' factors

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Friday, November 13, 2015

| CYP Now

Ofsted has taken steps to warn children's services departments of common weaknesses they must address to avoid being rated "inadequate" when they are visited by inspectors.

Cameron announces action to stem fall in adoptions

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Monday, November 2, 2015

| CYP Now

Prime Minister David Cameron has announced measures to boost numbers of adoptions after official statistics revealed they have dropped by more than 14 per cent in the space of six months.

Ofsted children's services inspections hit by funding problems

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Tuesday, October 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Ofsted is struggling to complete inspections of all local authority children's services departments to schedule because it is "significantly under-resourced against agreed budgets", it has emerged.

Former BAAF chief names organisations approached prior to collapse

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Monday, October 26, 2015

| CYP Now

The former chair of the British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF) has provided administrators with details of organisations contacted about the charity's difficulties prior to its collapse, it has emerged.

Increasing numbers of children 'at risk of abuse'

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Friday, October 23, 2015

| CYP Now

Numbers of children subject to child protection plans because they are deemed to be at risk of abuse are continuing to rise, government figures reveal.

BAAF administrators 'consider court application' to obtain information on collapse

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Thursday, October 22, 2015

| CYP Now

The firm appointed to oversee the closure of the British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF) is contemplating going to court to shed light on the circumstances around its collapse, it has emerged.

Three quarters of councils sign up for regional adoption agencies

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Tuesday, October 20, 2015

| CYP Now

Nearly three quarters of councils will become part of regional adoption agencies as part of the first 14 groups to be given the go-ahead by government to work together to place children waiting for adoption.

Ofsted rates council 'inadequate' for second time in two years

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Tuesday, October 20, 2015

| CYP Now

A council's children's services department has been rated "inadequate" for the second time in two years after Ofsted inspectors found widespread failings in services for vulnerable children.

Cameron announces drive to improve outcomes for children in care

News

Thursday, October 8, 2015

| CYP Now

Improving outcomes for children in care will form part of an "all-out assault on poverty" by government, Prime Minister David Cameron has said.

Use of special guardianship orders continues to rise

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Thursday, October 1, 2015

| CYP Now

The number of children being made subject to special guardianship orders (SGOs) is continuing to rise, government figures have shown.

Councils call for clarity over refugee support arrangements

News

Monday, September 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Council and children's services leaders are calling on the government to clarify how they will be supported to resettle 20,000 refugees, including unaccompanied children, from Syria.

Administrators complete transfer of BAAF services

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Friday, September 25, 2015

| CYP Now

All remaining UK functions of the collapsed charity the British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF) have now been transferred to other organisations, according to its administrators.

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Call to break ‘cycle' of multiple care proceedings

'Inadequate councils need more time to improve', says LGA

Timpson reveals initial action to tackle children's services 'failures'

'Inadequate funding' undermines flagship fostering scheme

Big rise in 'missing' fostered children

DfE study to inform Spending Review 'not completed in time'

Ofsted tells council to improve children's services standards

Children in foster care 'do better at school'

Ofsted rates government-imposed children's services trust 'inadequate'

Ofsted survey highlights communication problems in care system

Calls for Adoption Leadership Board to focus on permanency

Martin Narey's resignation statement

Narey quits as head of Adoption Leadership Board

Ofsted warns children's services departments of ‘inadequate' factors

Cameron announces action to stem fall in adoptions

Ofsted children's services inspections hit by funding problems

Former BAAF chief names organisations approached prior to collapse

Increasing numbers of children 'at risk of abuse'

BAAF administrators 'consider court application' to obtain information on collapse

Three quarters of councils sign up for regional adoption agencies

Ofsted rates council 'inadequate' for second time in two years

Cameron announces drive to improve outcomes for children in care

Use of special guardianship orders continues to rise

Councils call for clarity over refugee support arrangements

Administrators complete transfer of BAAF services

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