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Unregulated children's homes consultation launches

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  • Tuesday, February 11, 2020
  • | CYP Now
The government has launched a consultation over unregulated children's homes, including plans to ban the use of provision for under-16s and the introduction of a minimum national standard for accommodation.

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.

ADCS calls for wider children's workforce development

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  • Friday, April 20, 2018
  • | CYP Now
Government must broaden the scope of its workforce development plans for the children's sector if local authorities are to be able to deal with ongoing financial constraints, the new president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services has said.

Government rejects case for mandatory reporting

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  • Monday, March 5, 2018
  • | CYP Now
The government has said it will not change the law so practitioners or organisations are required to report child abuse or neglect, claiming there is no evidence it will make children any safer.

MPs to get vote on LSCB replacement plans

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  • 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.

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