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Use of special guardianship orders continues to rise

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.

Cameron announces review of children's residential care system

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Wednesday, October 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Prime Minister David Cameron has announced a major "root and branch" review of children's residential care will be conducted by government adviser Sir Martin Narey.

DfE tightens up special guardianship rules

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Thursday, December 17, 2015

| CYP Now

The Department for Education (DfE) is to take action after finding a "significant minority" of children are being placed at risk through inappropriate special guardianship orders (SGOs).

Nine in 10 child sexual abuse survivors experience mental health problems, review finds

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Thursday, August 5, 2021

| CYP Now

The mental health of almost all survivors of child sexual abuse has been impacted by their ordeal, new research shows.

Government to invest £290m in mental health support for mothers

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Monday, January 11, 2016

| CYP Now

The government will invest £290m to improve mental health services for new mothers, Prime Minister David Cameron has announced.

Morgan unveils plans for new social work body

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Thursday, January 14, 2016

| CYP Now

A new social work organisation to drive up standards and put social workers on a par with high-status professions such as surgeons or lawyers will be established, government has announced.

Support boost for councils at risk of 'inadequate' Ofsted rating

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Thursday, January 21, 2016

| CYP Now

Councils yet to have their children's services inspected by Ofsted are to be given additional support as part of a local government bid to prevent them being rated "inadequate" and facing intervention from the Department for Education (DfE).

Former YJB chief to decide whether to probe Medway abuse allegations

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Monday, January 25, 2016

| CYP Now

The former chief executive of the Youth Justice Board will have the final say on whether a serious case review (SCR) should be conducted into allegations of abuse of children held in custody at Medway Secure Training Centre (STC) in Kent.

LSCB chief warns of safeguarding risks from government review

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Friday, February 5, 2016

| CYP Now

Uncertainty over the future of serious case reviews (SCRs) is damaging local safeguarding arrangements, local safeguarding children board (LSCB) leaders have warned.

Unexpected rise in children's social worker vacancies

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Thursday, February 25, 2016

| CYP Now

Vacancies for local authority children's social worker posts have increased by 27 per cent in the space of a year, government figures show.

Fresh drive to speed up care proceedings

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Monday, February 29, 2016

| CYP Now

Children's services leaders have unveiled a new tool to help social workers in their bid to speed up care proceedings.

DfE acts after Ofsted rates council's children's services ‘inadequate'

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Tuesday, April 5, 2016

| CYP Now

The government has appointed a commissioner to oversee children's services at a council rated "inadequate" by Ofsted due to serious child protection failures.

Former ADCS president to oversee development of mental health services for children in care

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Wednesday, April 27, 2016

| CYP Now

A former president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has been appointed by government to oversee attempts to boost support for children in care with mental health problems.

Inadequate council launches £4.6m recruitment drive

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Tuesday, May 31, 2016

| CYP Now

A council that had its children's services rated "inadequate" by Ofsted has launched a £4.6m drive to recruit new staff, it has been announced.

Senior managers credited with drop in London care numbers

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Monday, June 6, 2016

| CYP Now

The number of looked-after children in London is falling because senior social work managers in the capital are actively pursuing other options such as kinship care, a report has found.

Westminster Serious Case Review: Torture case highlights need for individual contact with workers

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Tuesday, February 13, 2007

| CYP Now

Children should have more access to social workers on an individual basis in cases where there are parenting concerns, a report has found.

Numbers of children in care contacting ChildLine rise by a third

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Monday, March 7, 2011

| CYP Now

Numbers of children in care contacting ChildLine have increased by 32 per cent in the space of five years, a report has found.

Ceop downplays website security concerns

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Monday, April 11, 2011

| CYP Now

The head of the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (Ceop) has moved to play down concerns over a reported security issue with its website.

Rise in violent deaths of teen boys is evidence of policy failure, warn academics

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Wednesday, May 4, 2011

| CYP Now

Academics have warned that initiatives to cut youth crime have failed after research showed that violent deaths of teenage boys rose over the past three decades.

NHS reforms could undermine child protection, warns Royal College

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Wednesday, May 25, 2011

| CYP Now

The government's NHS reforms could weaken child protection arrangements and damage the health of children in care, the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) has warned.

Baby P social worker wins case against The Sun

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Thursday, June 9, 2011

| CYP Now

Former Haringey social worker Sylvia Henry has won undisclosed damages from The Sun newspaper over its reporting of her role in the Baby Peter case.

Trafficked girl wins age dispute case against council

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Thursday, June 16, 2011

| CYP Now

A Nigerian girl has won a legal battle against a London borough that claimed she was an adult following an age assessment.

Child abuse legal loophole to be closed

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Wednesday, June 22, 2011

| CYP Now

A legal loophole that could allow those who physically abuse children to escape justice is to be closed, the government has announced.

Social workers reject government reform plans

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Wednesday, November 2, 2016

| CYP Now

Social workers in England have "overwhelmingly" rejected the government's plans to reform the profession, a survey has found.

NCAS conference: Greening announces £11m for innovation projects

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Friday, November 4, 2016

| CYP Now

A total of £11m will be handed to the three most successful projects to emerge from the Department for Education's Children's Social Care Innovation programme to allow them to expand, Education Secretary Justine Greening has said.

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Use of special guardianship orders continues to rise

Cameron announces review of children's residential care system

DfE tightens up special guardianship rules

Nine in 10 child sexual abuse survivors experience mental health problems, review finds

Government to invest £290m in mental health support for mothers

Morgan unveils plans for new social work body

Support boost for councils at risk of 'inadequate' Ofsted rating

Former YJB chief to decide whether to probe Medway abuse allegations

LSCB chief warns of safeguarding risks from government review

Unexpected rise in children's social worker vacancies

Fresh drive to speed up care proceedings

DfE acts after Ofsted rates council's children's services ‘inadequate'

Former ADCS president to oversee development of mental health services for children in care

Inadequate council launches £4.6m recruitment drive

Senior managers credited with drop in London care numbers

Westminster Serious Case Review: Torture case highlights need for individual contact with workers

Numbers of children in care contacting ChildLine rise by a third

Ceop downplays website security concerns

Rise in violent deaths of teen boys is evidence of policy failure, warn academics

NHS reforms could undermine child protection, warns Royal College

Baby P social worker wins case against The Sun

Trafficked girl wins age dispute case against council

Child abuse legal loophole to be closed

Social workers reject government reform plans

NCAS conference: Greening announces £11m for innovation projects

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