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Ministers reject specialist mental health check for children entering care

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

| CYP Now

The government has rejected calls by MPs to ensure all looked-after children are assessed by a mental health specialist when they enter care.

Government confirms changes to adoption process

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Friday, May 3, 2013

| CYP Now

The government has confirmed it is to push ahead with a series of legal changes to speed up the adoption system.

Concerns raised over decrease in fostering places

News

Monday, February 4, 2019

| CYP Now

Charities have raised concerns over the fostering system in response to new Ofsted statistics, which suggest more needs to be done to recruit and retain foster carers.

Finalised Labour manifesto promises care system overhaul

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Tuesday, May 16, 2017

| CYP Now

A vow to overhaul the children's care system and end the government's focus on adoption has been added to the final version of Labour's manifesto for next month's general election.

Extend Staying Put foster care initiative to age 25, urges charity

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Wednesday, June 7, 2017

| CYP Now

Young people must be allowed to remain in foster care placements up until the age of 25, a children's charity has said.

Inspectors praise 'outstanding' children's services leadership in Islington

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Friday, July 14, 2017

| CYP Now

Ofsted inspectors have praised the "highly ambitious" leadership of children's services at the London Borough of Islington in ensuring its most vulnerable children are well supported.

'Value profiling' can help attract more foster carers, report says

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Wednesday, December 18, 2013

| CYP Now

Local authorities need to develop more sophisticated foster carer recruitment campaigns that tap into the different values that motivate people to take up fostering, scientific profiling of the role suggests.

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.

Children and Families Act: Landmark foster care changes hailed

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Friday, March 14, 2014

| CYP Now

Changes to the law to allow young people to stay with foster families up to the age of 21 represent a "landmark" for children in care, the chief executive of the Fostering Network has said.

Fostering stocktake recommends national register

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Tuesday, February 6, 2018

| CYP Now

A national register of foster carers should be established so that children can be matched to the right families leading to fewer placement breakdowns, a major review of the system has recommended.

Majority of foster carers earn less than living wage

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Friday, October 20, 2017

| CYP Now

Nine out of 10 foster carers are being paid less than the national living wage, a study has found.

Asylum-seeking children funding rates set for review

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Wednesday, November 1, 2017

| CYP Now

The amount of money councils receive from central government to cover the cost of looking after unaccompanied asylum-seeking children will be reviewed, it has been announced.

Ofsted praises council's 'outstanding' children's services leadership

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Friday, November 24, 2017

| CYP Now

Ofsted has praised the leadership of a council's children's services department saying managers think "deeply and creatively" about improving the lives of vulnerable young people.

Daily roundup: School places, mental health, and troubled families

News

Monday, April 14, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authorities make progress on school places, rise in mental health concerns for education staff, and Reading Council hits troubled families target, all in the news today.

BAAF announces new chief executive

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Tuesday, September 23, 2014

| CYP Now

The British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF) has named Caroline Selkirk as its new chief executive.

Adoption support cap to remain until 2018

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Thursday, January 26, 2017

| CYP Now

Limits to the amount of money families with adopted children can claim for therapeutic support will remain in place until at least 2018 it has been announced.

Daily roundup: Female genital mutilation, child poverty and arrests of girls

News

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

| CYP Now

NSPCC warning over FGM teacher training gaps, predictions of a nine per cent rise in child poverty, and police arrest fewer girls, all in the news today.

YOI closures 'leads to rise in care placements'

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Wednesday, November 19, 2014

| CYP Now

More young offenders are being taken into care as a result of the decommissioning of custodial places for under-18s, it has been claimed.

Social impact bond funds Birmingham fostering scheme

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Monday, December 1, 2014

| CYP Now

Children in residential care in Birmingham are to be found foster homes under a scheme funded through a social impact bond (SIB).

Call for review of special guardianship orders

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Thursday, December 11, 2014

| CYP Now

The British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF) has called for a review of special guardianship orders (SGOs) amid a sharp rise in numbers being granted and concerns about the way they are used.

Doncaster sees surge in adoptions

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Wednesday, May 13, 2015

| CYP Now

The adoption rate in Doncaster has increased by around a third in a single year, according to latest figures from the independent trust appointed to run children's services in the town.

Government to force councils to merge adoption services

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Tuesday, May 26, 2015

| CYP Now

Councils will be forced to merge or outsource their adoption services into regional agencies unless they do it under their own steam within the next two years, the government has announced.

Charities unite to call for care system to ensure better outcomes

News

Wednesday, June 10, 2015

| CYP Now

A group of children's charities has called on government to make "fundamental" changes to the care system including new ways of measuring outcomes to ensure young people's lives are being improved.

College of Social Work chief confirms closure within three months

News

Thursday, June 25, 2015

| CYP Now

The College of Social Work (TCSW) will close by the end of September, it has been announced.

Charity chief warns of knock-on effect of Kids Company and BAAF closures

News

Tuesday, August 11, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's charities are facing a financial backlash following the sudden collapse of Kids Company and the British Association for Adoption and Fostering, it has been claimed.

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Ministers reject specialist mental health check for children entering care

Government confirms changes to adoption process

Concerns raised over decrease in fostering places

Finalised Labour manifesto promises care system overhaul

Extend Staying Put foster care initiative to age 25, urges charity

Inspectors praise 'outstanding' children's services leadership in Islington

'Value profiling' can help attract more foster carers, report says

Warrington DCS to lead Ofsted's social care improvement work

Children and Families Act: Landmark foster care changes hailed

Fostering stocktake recommends national register

Majority of foster carers earn less than living wage

Asylum-seeking children funding rates set for review

Ofsted praises council's 'outstanding' children's services leadership

Daily roundup: School places, mental health, and troubled families

BAAF announces new chief executive

Adoption support cap to remain until 2018

Daily roundup: Female genital mutilation, child poverty and arrests of girls

YOI closures 'leads to rise in care placements'

Social impact bond funds Birmingham fostering scheme

Call for review of special guardianship orders

Doncaster sees surge in adoptions

Government to force councils to merge adoption services

Charities unite to call for care system to ensure better outcomes

College of Social Work chief confirms closure within three months

Charity chief warns of knock-on effect of Kids Company and BAAF closures

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