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Councils call for national outcomes framework for looked-after children

Monday, November 24, 2014

| CYP Now

A national outcomes framework should be developed as one of a range of measures to improve services for looked-after children and those with greatest needs, a report has found.

Ofsted tells two further authorities to improve children's services

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Tuesday, February 3, 2015

| CYP Now

Two more English authorities have been told by Ofsted that their children's services are not up to scratch.

Children's homes providers face £500k bill for new quality standards

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Wednesday, March 18, 2015

| CYP Now

Government proposals to introduce new quality standards in children's homes would significantly drive up costs for providers, it has emerged.

ADCS president O'Sullivan to champion Staying Put extension

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Thursday, April 16, 2015

| CYP Now

The new president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has vowed to make the extension of support rights for children in residential care a key goal of her time in office.

Government announces law change to boost adoptions

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Thursday, January 14, 2016

| CYP Now

The law will be changed so that councils and courts favour adoption over other forms of care for vulnerable children, the government has announced.

Cost of raising residential care leaving age 'could exceed £500m'

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Thursday, January 28, 2016

| CYP Now

The cost of raising the age that children can remain in children's homes from 18 to 21 could exceed £500m, the man leading a government review of residential care has said.

Social work accreditation reforms ‘risk destabilising workforce'

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Thursday, May 12, 2016

| CYP Now

The new accreditation system for children's social workers being introduced by government risks "destabilising and demoralising" the workforce and could have "profound implications" for vulnerable children, service leaders have warned.

Children's services to be allowed to seek ‘Ofsted exemption'

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Monday, May 23, 2016

| CYP Now

Councils will be given the opportunity to have Ofsted inspections of their child protection provision suspended for up to six years as part of the government's social care reforms, it has emerged.

Kent appeals for help to deal with surge in asylum-seeking children

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Friday, July 31, 2015

| CYP Now

Kent County Council is in talks with the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) about finding foster places for asylum-seeking children after numbers arriving in Dover doubled in the space of three months.

Government threatens to force councils to take on asylum-seeking children

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Wednesday, December 2, 2015

| CYP Now

Government is considering forcing local authorities to take on unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in order to ease pressure on Kent County Council, it has emerged.

More councils look at care charges for parents

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Tuesday, August 13, 2013

| CYP Now

At least two further councils are considering following Worcestershire in introducing a controversial system to charge parents if their children are taken into care, CYP Now has learned.

Labour calls for investigation into children's care charges

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Thursday, August 15, 2013

| CYP Now

Shadow children's minister Lisa Nandy is calling for an investigation into how many councils are planning to levy charges for taking children into care after Wakefield Council became the latest local authority to confirm it is considering such a move.

Consultancy boss voices concerns on government's Doncaster blueprint

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Tuesday, September 3, 2013

| CYP Now

Government plans to strip Doncaster Council of responsibility for children's services risk affecting the quality of services, the head of a private consulting company has said.

Ofsted figures reveal extent of out-of-area placements

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Friday, June 13, 2014

| CYP Now

Around one in five local authorities have looked-after children living there from 40 or more other council areas, new figures show.

Charities launch major inquiry into the care of looked-after children

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Monday, October 1, 2012

| CYP Now

An inquiry into how best to provide stable homes for children who cannot live with their birth parents has been launched by a group of eight charities.

Two thirds of police forces report issue with 'county lines' child exploitation

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Tuesday, November 28, 2017

| CYP Now

Children are being exploited by drugs gangs through so-called "county lines" crime, in at least two thirds of police force areas a National Crime Agency report has found.

Government reluctant to raise leaving care age

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Friday, December 20, 2013

| CYP Now

The government will not consider raising the leaving age for children in residential care to 21 until standards have improved, Education Secretary Michael Gove has said.

Doncaster report reveals delays in establishing trust

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Friday, February 14, 2014

| CYP Now

Efforts to create an independent trust to run children's services in Doncaster are weeks behind schedule, it has emerged.

Ofsted finds serious child protection failings in Slough

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Monday, February 17, 2014

| CYP Now

Children's services in Slough have been rated as inadequate after Ofsted inspectors found serious weaknesses in its child protection work.

Ofsted faces criticism over botched inspection

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Wednesday, February 26, 2014

| CYP Now

Ofsted's controversial new framework for rating child protection and care services has been criticised after one of the first inspections was found to be "seriously flawed".

Ofsted considers scrapping overall ratings for children's services

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Wednesday, February 22, 2017

| CYP Now

Ofsted is considering ditching overall ratings for the quality of children's services when it introduces its new inspection framework next year, it has emerged.

Support for children who run away from care put under the spotlight

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Monday, March 19, 2012

| CYP Now

Two parliamentary groups have launched an inquiry into the support available to children who run away or go missing from care.

Cameron's children's services ‘reform' agenda receives mixed response from sector

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Monday, September 14, 2015

| CYP Now

Plans to change the way child protection and children's services are delivered by "bringing in new providers" have been given a mixed reception by the sector.

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.

Council proposes 'higher risk' care strategy for vulnerable children

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Tuesday, October 27, 2015

| CYP Now

A council has warned that vulnerable children are likely to be placed at risk if plans to balance the books by adopting a "higher risk" care strategy are given the go-ahead.

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Councils call for national outcomes framework for looked-after children

Ofsted tells two further authorities to improve children's services

Children's homes providers face £500k bill for new quality standards

ADCS president O'Sullivan to champion Staying Put extension

Government announces law change to boost adoptions

Cost of raising residential care leaving age 'could exceed £500m'

Social work accreditation reforms ‘risk destabilising workforce'

Children's services to be allowed to seek ‘Ofsted exemption'

Kent appeals for help to deal with surge in asylum-seeking children

Government threatens to force councils to take on asylum-seeking children

More councils look at care charges for parents

Labour calls for investigation into children's care charges

Consultancy boss voices concerns on government's Doncaster blueprint

Ofsted figures reveal extent of out-of-area placements

Charities launch major inquiry into the care of looked-after children

Two thirds of police forces report issue with 'county lines' child exploitation

Government reluctant to raise leaving care age

Doncaster report reveals delays in establishing trust

Ofsted finds serious child protection failings in Slough

Ofsted faces criticism over botched inspection

Ofsted considers scrapping overall ratings for children's services

Support for children who run away from care put under the spotlight

Cameron's children's services ‘reform' agenda receives mixed response from sector

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

Council proposes 'higher risk' care strategy for vulnerable children

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