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Professionals' attitude to underage sex 'fuels CSE', charity claims

Monday, May 8, 2017

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An acceptance among professionals working with children and young people of underage sex has fuelled a growth in child sexual exploitation (CSE) cases, a charity has claimed.

Councils join forces to attract social workers to region

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Monday, May 8, 2017

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A group of councils has teamed up to run a regional campaign to persuade children's social workers to work in the area.

Munby advises judges to limit involvement in serious case reviews

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Thursday, May 4, 2017

| CYP Now

Judges should avoid taking part in official probes into child deaths in order to maintain the independence of the judiciary, England's most senior family court judge has said.

Children's services leaders question usefulness of abuse and neglect guidance

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Friday, April 28, 2017

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Proposed national guidance for children's professionals on tackling child abuse and neglect is "too long", and is unlikely to have a significant impact on practice, directors of children's services have warned.

Future of national FGM centre in doubt

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Friday, April 21, 2017

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The future of a national centre to help children affected by female genital mutilation (FGM) is in doubt, with funding set to run out in June, it has emerged.

European human rights body calls for urgent action on youth custody safety

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Thursday, April 20, 2017

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The Council of Europe has called on the British government to take urgent action to improve the safety of young people held in custody.

Child abuse victims 'let down by system', children's commissioner claims

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Wednesday, April 19, 2017

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Children who are the victims of child sexual abuse are being let down by the system, with professionals often failing to pick up signs of abuse, England's children's commissioner has said.

Care applications surge by 14 per cent to new record high

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Wednesday, April 12, 2017

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The number of applications for children to be taken into care have hit a new record level, official figures have confirmed.

Ofsted slams leadership at council rated 'inadequate' for child protection failures

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Friday, April 7, 2017

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A council has been rated "inadequate" by Ofsted after inspectors found that children had been left in abusive situations for too long, with failures in leadership being blamed for the quality of services.

Ofsted finds 'solid progress' at inadequate council

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Thursday, April 6, 2017

| CYP Now

A council where children's services were rated "inadequate" by Ofsted last year is making steady progress in improving the quality of services, Ofsted has said.

Government launches £30m bid to improve children's life chances

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Tuesday, April 4, 2017

| CYP Now

A total of £30m has been set aside to boost the life chances of children in disadvantaged families by resolving conflict among parents, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced.

Three councils receive 'good' ratings for children's services

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Friday, March 31, 2017

| CYP Now

Children's services at three councils have been rated as "good" following inspections by Ofsted.

Former DfE official to lead children's services in Birmingham

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Wednesday, March 29, 2017

| CYP Now

A former Department for Education civil servant who was dispatched to Birmingham to oversee school improvement in the wake of the Trojan Horse scandal has been appointed as the local authority's director of children's services.

Tri-borough children's services arrangement set to collapse

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Wednesday, March 29, 2017

| CYP Now

A pioneering partnership to deliver combined children's services across three London boroughs is to come to an end.

Ofsted raises concerns over 'front door' child protection services

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Tuesday, March 28, 2017

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Ofsted's national director for social care has raised concerns over local authority arrangements for responding to reports that children could be at risk of harm.

Fast-track social work scheme opens for applications

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Tuesday, March 28, 2017

| CYP Now

A government-funded fast-track social work training scheme has opened for applications.

ADCS president warns of lack of learning from innovation programme

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Monday, March 27, 2017

| CYP Now

Efforts to improve practice in children's social care through the government's £300m innovation programme are being hindered because information about what works isn't being shared effectively, the incoming president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services has warned.

Ofsted raises concerns over pace of improvement at 'inadequate' council

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Friday, March 24, 2017

| CYP Now

The overall pace and scale of improvements at a council where children's services were rated as inadequate last year is "far too slow", inspectors have warned.

Child sex offences hit all-time high

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Thursday, March 23, 2017

| CYP Now

The number of child sex offences recorded by police forces across the UK have hit a new high, figures obtained by the NSPCC have shown.

Government introduces law to tackle sexual communications to children

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Monday, March 20, 2017

| CYP Now

Adults who communicate with children using sexual language could face up to two years in prison and be automatically placed on the sex offenders register, according to a new law announced today.

School funding changes 'put children at risk of harm'

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Wednesday, March 15, 2017

| CYP Now

Child protection arrangements and support for vulnerable pupils are at risk due to an overhaul of school funding, councils have warned.

Ofsted hails children's services progress in Rotherham

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Friday, March 10, 2017

| CYP Now

Ofsted has praised action taken by a children's services department to improve its child protection work since being rated "inadequate" two years ago.

Police 'failing to deal appropriately' with children missing from care

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Friday, March 10, 2017

| CYP Now

A charity has called for police forces to improve their handling of missing children cases after it emerged some are inappropriately categorising those who are missing from care as "absent".

DfE to consider stripping 'inadequate' council of children's services

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Friday, March 10, 2017

| CYP Now

A review will take place into whether a council should be stripped of responsibility for children's services after inspectors found that vulnerable children were being left at risk of harm.

Ofsted praises progress at council preparing to launch children's services mutual

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Tuesday, March 7, 2017

| CYP Now

A council where children's services are to be taken over by a mutual next month has been praised for improvements to the way it protects vulnerable children.

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Professionals' attitude to underage sex 'fuels CSE', charity claims

Councils join forces to attract social workers to region

Munby advises judges to limit involvement in serious case reviews

Children's services leaders question usefulness of abuse and neglect guidance

Future of national FGM centre in doubt

European human rights body calls for urgent action on youth custody safety

Child abuse victims 'let down by system', children's commissioner claims

Care applications surge by 14 per cent to new record high

Ofsted slams leadership at council rated 'inadequate' for child protection failures

Ofsted finds 'solid progress' at inadequate council

Government launches £30m bid to improve children's life chances

Three councils receive 'good' ratings for children's services

Former DfE official to lead children's services in Birmingham

Tri-borough children's services arrangement set to collapse

Ofsted raises concerns over 'front door' child protection services

Fast-track social work scheme opens for applications

ADCS president warns of lack of learning from innovation programme

Ofsted raises concerns over pace of improvement at 'inadequate' council

Child sex offences hit all-time high

Government introduces law to tackle sexual communications to children

School funding changes 'put children at risk of harm'

Ofsted hails children's services progress in Rotherham

Police 'failing to deal appropriately' with children missing from care

DfE to consider stripping 'inadequate' council of children's services

Ofsted praises progress at council preparing to launch children's services mutual

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