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Children's social care spending rises five per cent

Thursday, August 28, 2014

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Local authority spending on children's social care has increased by more than five per cent in a single year, government figures show.

Costs of children in care hit £3.4bn

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Thursday, August 21, 2014

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The cost of supporting children in care has reached £3.4bn, according to an Audit Commission report that exposes widespread variation of spending across councils.

Bernadette McNally appointed Birmingham director of children's services

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Wednesday, August 20, 2014

| CYP Now

A new director of children's services has been appointed by Birmingham City Council to turn around the troubled department.

Quality of serious case reviews blasted by independent panel

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Friday, August 1, 2014

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The quality of child death reviews are "disturbingly variable" with far too many failing to find out what went wrong, a damning report by a government appointed panel has found.

Charities call to end 'market' in children's services

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Monday, July 28, 2014

| CYP Now

Leading children's charities have backed calls for the introduction of a fairer commissioning and contracting system for children's services, one that is based on co-operation, not competition.

Child protection outsourcing plans 'dead in the water', claims Loughton

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Tuesday, July 22, 2014

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Controversial plans to allow councils to outsource child protection services are "dead in the water" following the departure of Michael Gove from the Department for Education, former children's minister Tim Loughton has claimed.

Daily roundup: School population, child obesity, and extremism

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Friday, July 18, 2014

| CYP Now

Numbers of pupils to top eight million by 2023; London mayor launches drive to tackle child obesity; and school extremism report leaked, all in the news today.

Exclusive: Analysis links director of children's services retention to Ofsted rating

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Tuesday, July 8, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authorities that keep hold of their directors of children's services (DCS) perform better in Ofsted inspections than those that change regularly, exclusive analysis by CYP Now has found.

Outsourcing plans need more debate, warns APPG chair

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Wednesday, July 2, 2014

| CYP Now

The government's consultation over allowing councils to delegate children's social care services to third parties was insufficient and needs further debate, chair of the all-party parliamentary group on child protection has said.

Government accused of allowing 'back door' privatisation of child protection

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Friday, June 27, 2014

| CYP Now

Private companies will be able to deliver child protection services under controversial government plans via the "back door" by setting up separate subsidiaries, it has been claimed.

Judges confirmed for CYP Now Awards as entry deadline looms

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Friday, June 27, 2014

| CYP Now

Children's Commissioner for England Maggie Atkinson, tri-borough director of children's services Andrew Christie and Ofsted's lead on youth strategy Tony Gallagher are among the judges confirmed for this year's Children & Young People Now Awards.

Councils urged to tackle preventable child deaths and injuries

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Tuesday, June 24, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authorities must do more to prevent the deaths of more than 60 children each year from preventable accidents, a report has found.

One in six authorities to face multi-agency inspections

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Monday, June 23, 2014

| CYP Now

Up to 25 local authorities will be judged on their multi-agency child protection arrangements under new inspections being introduced in April 2015, it has been announced.

Profit-making firms to be prevented from delivering child protection

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Friday, June 20, 2014

| CYP Now

Only non-profit organisations will be allowed to deliver child protection services under controversial government plans to give councils more freedom in the way they work with vulnerable children, it has been announced.

BAAF chief executive departs after less than six months

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Monday, June 16, 2014

| CYP Now

Srabani Sen has left her post as chief executive of the British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF) after less than six months in charge, it has emerged.

Social work leaders demand extension to outsourcing consultation

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Friday, May 30, 2014

| CYP Now

The College of Social Work (TCSW) has called for a government consultation on controversial plans to outsource child protection services to be extended.

NCB unveils new chief executive

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Tuesday, May 27, 2014

| CYP Now

The National Children's Bureau (NCB) has announced that Anna Feuchtwang is to become its new chief executive.

Narey defends private sector role in child protection

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Tuesday, May 27, 2014

| CYP Now

The government's adviser on children's social care has defended proposals to allow child protection services to be outsourced, which he said does not amount to large-scale privatisation.

Child protection cases closed without review as Ofsted rates Birmingham services 'inadequate'

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Friday, May 23, 2014

| CYP Now

A damning Ofsted inspection of Birmingham children's services has found the council closed hundreds of child protection cases without an assessment due to a "lack of social workers".

Opposition to outsourcing of child protection gathers pace

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Monday, May 19, 2014

| CYP Now

More than 8,000 people have signed a petition condemning government plans to outsource child protection services.

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Children's social care spending rises five per cent

Costs of children in care hit £3.4bn

Bernadette McNally appointed Birmingham director of children's services

Quality of serious case reviews blasted by independent panel

Charities call to end 'market' in children's services

Child protection outsourcing plans 'dead in the water', claims Loughton

Daily roundup: School population, child obesity, and extremism

Exclusive: Analysis links director of children's services retention to Ofsted rating

Outsourcing plans need more debate, warns APPG chair

Government accused of allowing 'back door' privatisation of child protection

Judges confirmed for CYP Now Awards as entry deadline looms

Councils urged to tackle preventable child deaths and injuries

One in six authorities to face multi-agency inspections

Profit-making firms to be prevented from delivering child protection

BAAF chief executive departs after less than six months

Social work leaders demand extension to outsourcing consultation

NCB unveils new chief executive

Narey defends private sector role in child protection

Child protection cases closed without review as Ofsted rates Birmingham services 'inadequate'

Opposition to outsourcing of child protection gathers pace

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