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Daily roundup: Council sued, no action against Paris Brown and youth cuts

Monday, April 22, 2013

| CYP Now

Rochdale faces legal action over care comments; no further action against former youth police and crime commissioner, and half of youth service jobs to go in Warwickshire, all in the news today.

Associations criticise care placement decision making

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Thursday, May 23, 2013

| CYP Now

Independent foster care and children's home bodies have come together to call on local authorities to use third sector providers to reduce inappropriate care placements.

New Sandwell DCS expects Ofsted rating improvement

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Wednesday, May 29, 2013

| CYP Now

The new privately-employed head of children's services in Sandwell is confident the authority will improve its Ofsted rating by the end of his 30-month contract.

Prisons inspectorate blasts Ashfield YOI for unacceptable levels of violence

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Tuesday, June 4, 2013

| CYP Now

A young offender institution has "compromised the safety" of young people, with some suffering broken bones at the hands of staff, an official report says.

Ofsted unveils tougher child protection inspections

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Friday, June 14, 2013

| CYP Now

Child protection and looked-after children's services will be deemed ‘inadequate' even if just part of their work is failing, under plans unveiled by Ofsted to toughen up inspections.

Daily roundup: Junk food, child porn and social work ethics

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Tuesday, June 18, 2013

| CYP Now

Food firms accused of bypassing ad rules, government summit to tackle child porn online, and a code of ethics for social workers, all in the news today.

Children's commissioner: Children are 'afterthought' for social media giants

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Wednesday, January 30, 2019

| CYP Now

The children's commissioner for England has called on leading social media companies to commit to tackling the problem of children viewing disturbing content on their platforms, or admit the situation is out of their control.

Trafficked children let down by system-wide support failures

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Thursday, September 12, 2013

| CYP Now

Victims of child trafficking are being let down through "a culture of doubt and suspicion" across the justice and social care systems, according to a damning report by the Refugee Council and the Children's Society.

Child protection experts react to Keanu Williams SCR findings

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Thursday, October 3, 2013

| CYP Now

The National Children's Bureau (NCB) has called for an urgent review of how best to support children within the child protection system in the wake of the serious case review (SCR) findings into the death of Keanu Williams.

Leadership instability linked to children's services failings

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Tuesday, October 15, 2013

| CYP Now

Children's services departments are struggling to improve child protection standards due to instability caused by high turnover of senior staff and directors, a report by Ofsted has claimed.

Charities develop support service for trafficked young males

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Wednesday, October 16, 2013

| CYP Now

A peer support project for boys and young men who have been victims of human trafficking has been set up by Ecpat UK and the Children's Society.

Death in custody report highlights 'systemic failures'

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Wednesday, October 24, 2012

| CYP Now

Children and young people who have died in custody in recent years haven been let down by "systemic failures", a study has found.

Ofsted praises council's move to neighbourhood social work teams

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Friday, March 2, 2018

| CYP Now

A council's restructure of children's services to create small neighbourhood teams of social workers has been praised by inspectors for improving support for frontline staff and strengthening partnerships with other agencies.

Timpson to lead DfE review of school exclusions

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Monday, March 12, 2018

| CYP Now

Former children's minister Edward Timpson is to lead a review into school exclusions, the Department for Education has confirmed.

Children in care 'receiving less support', Ofsted finds

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Friday, April 6, 2018

| CYP Now

Children in care are receiving less support and do not feel as safe as in previous years, a study by Ofsted has found.

Ofsted highlights lack of support for children placed out of area

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Tuesday, April 8, 2014

| CYP Now

Not enough is being done by local authorities to support children who are placed in care far away from home, Ofsted has warned.

New Barnardo's chief eyes strategic role in children's services

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Tuesday, May 13, 2014

| CYP Now

Barnardo's new chief executive wants the charity to manage, commission and deliver statutory children's services in partnership with local authorities as it evolves into a more strategic organisation over the next few years.

Prisons inspector seeks action on ‘distressing' immigration removal process

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Friday, May 30, 2014

| CYP Now

More should be done to make the process of removing families and children from the UK less distressing, the chief inspector of prisons has said.

Timpson moves to calm outsourcing fears

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Wednesday, June 11, 2014

| CYP Now

Concerns about controversial plans to allow councils to outsource child protection services will get serious consideration, children's minister Edward Timpson has pledged.

Children's sector welcomes government response on outsourcing

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Friday, June 20, 2014

| CYP Now

The government's decision to only allow non-profit organisations to deliver statutory child protection services has been widely welcomed by the children's sector.

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Daily roundup: Council sued, no action against Paris Brown and youth cuts

Associations criticise care placement decision making

New Sandwell DCS expects Ofsted rating improvement

Prisons inspectorate blasts Ashfield YOI for unacceptable levels of violence

Ofsted unveils tougher child protection inspections

Daily roundup: Junk food, child porn and social work ethics

Children's commissioner: Children are 'afterthought' for social media giants

Trafficked children let down by system-wide support failures

Child protection experts react to Keanu Williams SCR findings

Leadership instability linked to children's services failings

Charities develop support service for trafficked young males

Death in custody report highlights 'systemic failures'

Ofsted praises council's move to neighbourhood social work teams

Timpson to lead DfE review of school exclusions

Children in care 'receiving less support', Ofsted finds

Ofsted highlights lack of support for children placed out of area

New Barnardo's chief eyes strategic role in children's services

Prisons inspector seeks action on ‘distressing' immigration removal process

Timpson moves to calm outsourcing fears

Children's sector welcomes government response on outsourcing

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