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MPs to get vote on LSCB replacement plans

Monday, February 26, 2018

| CYP Now

Plans to scrap serious case reviews and replace local safeguarding children boards (LSCBs) with new arrangements will be subject to a vote by MPs and members of the House of Lords within a matter of weeks, the government has said.

Council attempts to move 500 families 'due to housing benefit cap'

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Tuesday, April 24, 2012

| CYP Now

A London council has blamed the government's decision to cap housing benefit for its attempts to house up to 500 families in Stoke-on-Trent.

NSPCC survey finds violence in the home increases risk of antisocial behaviour in children

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Thursday, May 31, 2012

| CYP Now

Children who witness family violence are more likely to seriously harm another person, run away from home, be excluded from school or carry a weapon, according to a survey by the NSPCC.

Timpson strips Slough of responsibility for children's services

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Thursday, April 24, 2014

| CYP Now

Children's services are to be delivered outside of council control in Slough as part of government efforts to improve performance.

London lord mayor Fiona Woolf to lead child sexual abuse inquiry

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Friday, September 5, 2014

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The current lord mayor of London Fiona Woolf will lead an independent inquiry into historical child sexual abuse, the government has announced.

Somerset DCS sacking: Peter Lewis speaks out

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Friday, October 24, 2014

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A lack of authority-wide support for change and an "arcane" IT system were key reasons for slow progress in improving children's services in Somerset, the council's former director of children's services (DCS) has claimed.

Minister criticises Hamzah Khan review findings

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Wednesday, November 13, 2013

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Children's minister Edward Timpson has slammed a review into the death of toddler Hamzah Khan for failing to answer key questions about the case, claiming it contains "glaring absences".

Alison O'Sullivan to be ADCS president in 2015

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Thursday, January 2, 2014

| CYP Now

The head of children's services for Kirklees has been announced as the vice president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services for 2014/15.

May scraps anonymity for young rioters

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Tuesday, August 16, 2011

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The government has called on magistrates to name and shame children involved in last week's riots, Home Secretary Theresa May has said.

Children's homes providers demand scrapping of new quality standards

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Wednesday, April 1, 2015

| CYP Now

New quality standards for children's homes should be scrapped by the next government, an organisation representing residential care providers has said.

Scathing Ofsted report rates Cumbria children's services 'inadequate'

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Wednesday, May 13, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's services in Cumbria have been rated "inadequate" for the second time in two years.

Families unnecessarily held at immigration removal centre, report finds

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Wednesday, May 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Families and children held at an immigration removal centre could have been put up in a hotel instead, a report has found.

Ofsted joint safeguarding inspections to launch next month

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Friday, January 15, 2016

| CYP Now

Joint inspections of health, social care and criminal justice services for vulnerable children and young people will launch in February, it has been announced.

Ofsted tells council to improve children's services

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Tuesday, March 29, 2016

| CYP Now

A council's children's services department has been rated as "requires improvement" by Ofsted after inspectors found a number of areas that need to be addressed.

National unit for secure children's home placements to be created

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Monday, April 4, 2016

| CYP Now

A local authority is to be handed national responsibility for co-ordinating placements of children in secure homes, children's minister Edward Timpson has said.

Ofsted to visit inadequate councils every three months

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Tuesday, May 31, 2016

| CYP Now

Ofsted will begin visiting councils with inadequate children's services every three months as part of a shake-up of how struggling local authorities are reinspected.

Home Office brands chief constable's cuts comments 'irresponsible'

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Friday, February 25, 2011

| CYP Now

A chief constable has been criticised by the Home Office after claiming that cuts to his force will place vulnerable people "at risk".

Sex education must cover porn, says children's commissioner

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Friday, May 24, 2013

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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.

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.

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MPs to get vote on LSCB replacement plans

Council attempts to move 500 families 'due to housing benefit cap'

NSPCC survey finds violence in the home increases risk of antisocial behaviour in children

Timpson strips Slough of responsibility for children's services

London lord mayor Fiona Woolf to lead child sexual abuse inquiry

Somerset DCS sacking: Peter Lewis speaks out

Minister criticises Hamzah Khan review findings

Alison O'Sullivan to be ADCS president in 2015

May scraps anonymity for young rioters

Children's homes providers demand scrapping of new quality standards

Scathing Ofsted report rates Cumbria children's services 'inadequate'

Families unnecessarily held at immigration removal centre, report finds

Ofsted joint safeguarding inspections to launch next month

Ofsted tells council to improve children's services

National unit for secure children's home placements to be created

Ofsted to visit inadequate councils every three months

Home Office brands chief constable's cuts comments 'irresponsible'

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

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

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