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Councils to ‘fare worst' in Spending Review

Friday, October 2, 2015

| CYP Now

Local authorities will fare worst out of £11.3bn of cuts set to be outlined in next month's Spending Review, a think-tank has claimed.

DfE gives council more time to improve after ‘inadequate' Ofsted rating

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Monday, November 9, 2015

| CYP Now

A council has been given more time to turn services around in the wake of Ofsted judging its children's services department ‘inadequate' twice in two years.

MPs call for police discretion in child 'sexting' cases

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Monday, November 30, 2015

| CYP Now

Police must be given greater discretion when dealing with children who share explicit pictures of themselves so that their future life chances are not harmed, a group of MPs and peers has said.

Government action needs more money to succeed, warn children's leaders

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Monday, December 14, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's services chiefs have warned that government plans to intervene earlier in poorly performing councils will need extra funding in order to work.

Lords to examine 'increasing lack of support' for vulnerable children

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Wednesday, February 17, 2021

| CYP Now

A new inquiry by the House of Lords aims to find ways public services can improve the support they offer vulnerable children and their families, it has been announced.

Will Quince replaces Vicky Ford as children and families minister

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Friday, September 17, 2021

| CYP Now

Former minister for welfare delivery Will Quince has replaced Vicky Ford as children and families minister as part of the Prime Minister’s cabinet reshuffle.

Delivery drivers and postal workers urged to spot signs of child abuse

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Friday, July 10, 2020

| CYP Now

Delivery drivers, postal workers and concerned neighbours are being asked to help fight child abuse as part of a campaign by the National Police Chiefs Council and The Children’s Society.

Council leaders call for more funding as children's services referrals set to rise

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Monday, September 7, 2020

| CYP Now

The Local Government Association (LGA) is calling for councils to receive extra funding amid an expected rise in referrals for children's social care services over the coming weeks.

Coronavirus: Five key resources for professionals

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Friday, March 20, 2020

| CYP Now

Children’s charities, organisations and workers' unions have issued advice to professionals working to support children amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Children's commissioner calls for review of children's services cuts

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Thursday, January 7, 2016

| CYP Now

There is an urgent need to review how funding cuts to children's services are affecting children, the children's commissioner for England has told MPs.

Government set to boost mental health services for children in care

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Thursday, February 4, 2016

| CYP Now

Support for children and young people in care who are experiencing mental health problems is set to be boosted after the government pledged to set out exactly what services they can expect to receive.

ADCS president announces retirement

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Thursday, February 18, 2016

| CYP Now

The current president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has announced plans to retire.

Spending on early intervention faces 71 per cent cut

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Tuesday, March 1, 2016

| CYP Now

Government funding for early help services is expected to be cut by 71 per cent, between 2010 and 2020, a study has found.

Children's home providers call for fee increases

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Tuesday, March 15, 2016

| CYP Now

Placement fees paid by local authorities to children's homes providers must be increased if the sector is to cope with rising costs, it has been claimed.

Police forces ‘failing' missing children

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Wednesday, March 23, 2016

| CYP Now

Police are failing to properly protect missing children from potential abuse, a report has found.

First multi-agency child protection inspection criticises health services

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Tuesday, April 5, 2016

| CYP Now

Health services have come in for criticism for failing to properly assess risks to children following the first joint inspection of child protection across health, social care and criminal justice services.

Government commits £8m to national Centre of Expertise to tackle child abuse

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Tuesday, May 17, 2016

| CYP Now

Work to create a national Centre of Expertise in tackling child abuse will get under way in August, funded with £8m in government cash, it has emerged.

Family court criticised over Ellie Butler death

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Wednesday, June 22, 2016

| CYP Now

A serious case review has criticised the role of the family courts for their role in returning six-year-old Ellie Butler to her parents 11 months before she was beaten to death by her father.

Increase in council budgets for children’s services ‘highlights need for reform’

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Monday, August 15, 2022

| CYP Now

An increase in local authorities’ children’s social care budgets for 2022/23 highlights an “urgent need” for funding recommendations made in the Care Review to be implemented, sector leaders have said.

Ofsted praises 'significant' improvements at council's children's services

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Monday, March 27, 2023

| CYP Now

East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s children’s services has seen “significant and sustained changes”, since its last inspection in 2019 Ofsted has found, resulting in the withdrawal of an improvement notice from the Department for Education.

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Councils to ‘fare worst' in Spending Review

DfE gives council more time to improve after ‘inadequate' Ofsted rating

MPs call for police discretion in child 'sexting' cases

Government action needs more money to succeed, warn children's leaders

Lords to examine 'increasing lack of support' for vulnerable children

Will Quince replaces Vicky Ford as children and families minister

Delivery drivers and postal workers urged to spot signs of child abuse

Council leaders call for more funding as children's services referrals set to rise

Coronavirus: Five key resources for professionals

Children's commissioner calls for review of children's services cuts

Government set to boost mental health services for children in care

ADCS president announces retirement

Spending on early intervention faces 71 per cent cut

Children's home providers call for fee increases

Police forces ‘failing' missing children

First multi-agency child protection inspection criticises health services

Government commits £8m to national Centre of Expertise to tackle child abuse

Family court criticised over Ellie Butler death

Increase in council budgets for children’s services ‘highlights need for reform’

Ofsted praises 'significant' improvements at council's children's services

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