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Sex education must cover porn, says children's commissioner

Friday, May 24, 2013

| CYP Now

Sex and relationships education must be updated to cover online pornography in order to protect children from harm, the children's commissioner for England has said.

Health watchdog announces launch of targeted child protection inspections

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Thursday, September 26, 2013

| CYP Now

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is to launch a dedicated child protection inspection regime of health services in England next week.

Barnardo's to pursue 'radical' drive for children's services partnerships

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Tuesday, October 3, 2017

| CYP Now

Children's charity Barnardo's is keen to form children's services partnerships with councils across the country and is in "deep discussions" with a number of local authorities, its chief executive has said.

Emotional abuse of children to become criminal offence

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Thursday, June 5, 2014

| CYP Now

Proposals in the Queen's Speech to make emotional neglect of children a criminal offence have been welcomed by leading children's charities.

Government orders councils to review child sexual exploitation procedures

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Monday, September 29, 2014

| CYP Now

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.

National action plan urged for young runaways

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Tuesday, February 5, 2013

| CYP Now

Dedicated early intervention services must be set up in every local authority area to protect young runaways from abuse, a charity has said.

Police deny young people's rights in custody, High Court told

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Wednesday, February 27, 2013

| CYP Now

Young people's rights are being breached because of a failure to offer independent support and advice to 17-year-olds in police custody, it has been claimed.

Councils freed from social care obligations 'left children at risk'

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Wednesday, February 1, 2017

| CYP Now

Two local authorities where children's services are currently rated "inadequate" for leaving children at risk, were previously granted exemptions from statutory guidance on children's social care, it has emerged.

Children's services mutual plans expansion to five councils

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Wednesday, February 1, 2017

| CYP Now

A pioneering organisation established to run children's services in two London boroughs intends to expand to a total of five council areas by 2022, it has emerged.

Child trafficking advocate scheme faces further delays

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Thursday, February 2, 2017

| CYP Now

An initiative designed to support vulnerable child trafficking victims is unlikely to launch until 2019 at the earliest, more than four years behind schedule, it has been claimed.

Eileen Munro 'deserts' controversial exemption clause

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Friday, February 10, 2017

| CYP Now

A social work academic cited as one of the inspirations for controversial government plans to allow councils to apply for exemptions from children's social care legislation has spoken out against the proposals, describing them as potentially dangerous.

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.

Government commits to overhaul of children's mental health services

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Tuesday, March 17, 2015

| CYP Now

The government has pledged a "complete overhaul" for children and young people's mental health services to address poor access and support.

Council to offer homes to social workers as part of £6m recruitment drive

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Thursday, May 14, 2015

| CYP Now

Social workers could be offered their own home if they agree to work for Somerset County Council, under plans being considered by the authority as it attempts to recruit 100 new members of staff.

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.

MPs and peers to probe children's services cuts

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Thursday, February 4, 2016

| CYP Now

An inquiry into local authority children's social care and the impact of major spending cuts in recent years is to be conducted by MPs and peers, it has been announced.

DfE unveils four-year adoption strategy

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Tuesday, March 29, 2016

| CYP Now

The government has announced plans to change the law to pave the way for more children to be adopted as part of a wide-ranging four-year strategy.

Haringey 'missed chances' to help young killer

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Thursday, May 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Haringey Council has been criticised for failing a teenage boy who is serving a life sentence for murdering a stranger in the street.

Prime Minister announces child protection taskforce

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Thursday, June 25, 2015

| CYP Now

A child protection taskforce has been established to drive government reforms in the area, it has been announced.

Ofsted joint inspections 'will heap pressure' on children's services

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Wednesday, August 12, 2015

| CYP Now

Plans to introduce joint inspections of child protection services will add greater pressure to already stretched services, it has been claimed.

Wilshaw admits to ‘disagreements' within Ofsted leadership

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Wednesday, September 16, 2015

| CYP Now

Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw has spoken publicly of tensions within the inspectorate's leadership after being quizzed on why former national directors of social care left the organisation.

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.

Report raises concerns over staff awareness of duties to child immigration detainees

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Thursday, April 7, 2011

| CYP Now

Holding facilities for immigration detainees have improved in recent years but concerns remain around some issues relating to children, a report has found.

Social impact bonds to fund intensive therapy in Essex

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Tuesday, February 7, 2012

| CYP Now

Essex County Council has rubberstamped plans to use social impact bonds to fund intensive work with families and young people on the edge of care or custody.

Barring system will only check those who have intensive contact with children

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Monday, February 7, 2011

| CYP Now

Only people who have intensive contact with children will need to be vetted as part of proposals to slim-down the barring system.

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Sex education must cover porn, says children's commissioner

Health watchdog announces launch of targeted child protection inspections

Barnardo's to pursue 'radical' drive for children's services partnerships

Emotional abuse of children to become criminal offence

Government orders councils to review child sexual exploitation procedures

National action plan urged for young runaways

Police deny young people's rights in custody, High Court told

Councils freed from social care obligations 'left children at risk'

Children's services mutual plans expansion to five councils

Child trafficking advocate scheme faces further delays

Eileen Munro 'deserts' controversial exemption clause

Ofsted tells two further authorities to improve children's services

Government commits to overhaul of children's mental health services

Council to offer homes to social workers as part of £6m recruitment drive

Government announces law change to boost adoptions

MPs and peers to probe children's services cuts

DfE unveils four-year adoption strategy

Haringey 'missed chances' to help young killer

Prime Minister announces child protection taskforce

Ofsted joint inspections 'will heap pressure' on children's services

Wilshaw admits to ‘disagreements' within Ofsted leadership

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

Report raises concerns over staff awareness of duties to child immigration detainees

Social impact bonds to fund intensive therapy in Essex

Barring system will only check those who have intensive contact with children

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