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Plymouth gets £1m boost to support care leavers

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Monday, February 10, 2020

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A council-run service has partnered with a children's charity as part of a £1m project to better support care leavers.

Government 'set to launch consultation' on unregulated children's homes

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Thursday, February 6, 2020

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The government is set to launch a public consultation on unregulated children’s homes that would propose banning their use for under-16s and introduce new monitoring arrangements of providers, CYP Now understands.

Leeds' DCS Steve Walker steps down

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Wednesday, February 5, 2020

| CYP Now

The director of children's services (DCS) at highly-rated Leeds City Council has stepped down to head up the authority's children's social care improvement programme.

Scotland’s care system in need of 'radical overhaul', warns independent review

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Wednesday, February 5, 2020

| CYP Now

A three-year independent review has called for a “radical overhaul” of Scotland’s care system warning that it is “failing children”.

Victims of familial child sexual abuse 'unseen and unheard'

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Tuesday, February 4, 2020

| CYP Now

Local agencies are often "woefully ill-equipped" to deal with child sex abuse in families leaving victims "unseen and unheard", a scathing report has found.

Surrey County Council to retain control of children's services

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Tuesday, January 28, 2020

| CYP Now

A council where children's services were rated "inadequate" twice in the space of four years is now making solid progress and should retain control of provision, a report has recommended.

Charity finds 22,000 young people in England face homelessness this Christmas

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Monday, November 18, 2019

| CYP Now

More than 22,000 young people face homelessness in England this Christmas, a report estimates.

Inspectors praise quality of support at former tri-borough children services

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Wednesday, October 16, 2019

| CYP Now

The quality of children's services at the three London councils involved in the collapsed tri-borough arrangement are continuing to perform well after the split, according to inspectors.

Prime Minister promises new domestic violence legislation

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Friday, September 13, 2019

| CYP Now

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has vowed to resurrect a bill to improve the way domestic abuse is tackled after landmark legislation on the issue was dropped following the suspension of parliament.

CYP Now 2018 Award winners unveiled

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Thursday, November 22, 2018

| CYP Now

The 2018 CYP Now Awards were revealed last night on a night of celebration and pride for the sector.

Child criminal exploitation 'still not properly understood', Ofsted warns

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Wednesday, November 14, 2018

| CYP Now

Local agencies still don't fully understand the scale of and risks posed by "county lines" drug running and other forms of child criminal exploitation, and must learn lessons from past child sexual exploitation (CSE) cases if they are to tackle the issue, a report has found.

Troubled Families teams to get £5m to tackle youth violence

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Monday, October 22, 2018

| CYP Now

Local authorities will be able to bid for funding from a £5m government fund to boost the work their Troubled Families teams do with young people involved with gangs and serious youth violence, it has been announced.

Family drug and alcohol courts 'at risk' if national unit closes

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Monday, July 16, 2018

| CYP Now

Family drug and alcohol courts (FDACs) across England will be left to "wither on the vine" if a national support unit is forced to close due to a lack of funding, a professional association for social workers has warned.

Local authority crisis schemes 'failing to support families'

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Friday, May 25, 2018

| CYP Now

Crisis support schemes run by local authorities are failing to operate effectively with increasing numbers of families turning instead to food banks and other voluntary agencies for help, a report has found.

Innovation fund to help children of alcoholics opens to councils

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Wednesday, May 23, 2018

| CYP Now

A total of £4.5m has been set aside for councils to establish initiatives to support children of alcoholics and dependent drinkers, it has been announced.

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Plymouth gets £1m boost to support care leavers

Government 'set to launch consultation' on unregulated children's homes

Leeds' DCS Steve Walker steps down

Scotland’s care system in need of 'radical overhaul', warns independent review

Victims of familial child sexual abuse 'unseen and unheard'

Surrey County Council to retain control of children's services

Charity finds 22,000 young people in England face homelessness this Christmas

Inspectors praise quality of support at former tri-borough children services

Prime Minister promises new domestic violence legislation

CYP Now 2018 Award winners unveiled

Child criminal exploitation 'still not properly understood', Ofsted warns

Troubled Families teams to get £5m to tackle youth violence

Family drug and alcohol courts 'at risk' if national unit closes

Local authority crisis schemes 'failing to support families'

Innovation fund to help children of alcoholics opens to councils

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