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Children of parents who abuse alcohol miss out on support

Friday, October 10, 2014

| CYP Now

Children of parents who misuse alcohol are missing out on help and protection because local services sometimes fail to identify their needs, a report by the Office of the Children's Commissioner has found.

Charity boss challenges accuracy of 'at risk' data

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Wednesday, April 2, 2014

| CYP Now

Official figures on children in need are massively underestimating the numbers at risk of neglect and abuse, charity boss Camila Batmanghelidjh has said.

Tri-borough children's services arrangement set to collapse

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Wednesday, March 29, 2017

| CYP Now

A pioneering partnership to deliver combined children's services across three London boroughs is to come to an end.

Safeguarding inspections form heart of government Munro response

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Wednesday, July 13, 2011

| CYP Now

Health, education, police, probation and the justice system are all to be inspected on how well they protect children, the government has announced as it spelled out its response to Professor Eileen Munro's review of child protection.

Children's social worker vacancies soar

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Thursday, February 26, 2015

| CYP Now

The number of vacant children's social worker posts has increased by nearly 20 per cent in a single year, latest government statistics show.

Scotland raises leaving care age to 21

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Wednesday, April 1, 2015

| CYP Now

Young people in Scotland who are in residential care, foster care, or kinship care will be able to remain in their placement up until the age of 21 as a result of landmark legislation.

Sector demands early intervention commitment from next government

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Tuesday, May 5, 2015

| CYP Now

More than 50 children's sector organisations have joined forces to call on the next government to significantly boost early intervention spending.

Government commits to ‘long-term' funding for Centre of Expertise to tackle child abuse

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Wednesday, June 3, 2015

| CYP Now

A proposed national Centre of Expertise in tackling child abuse will be around for the long-term, children's minster Edward Timpson has vowed amid concerns about potential levels of funding.

College of Social Work: timeline for transfer of functions outlined

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Thursday, July 23, 2015

| CYP Now

Organisations seeking to take on the functions of The College of Social Work (TCSW) have been given a week to put forward their case.

Timpson appoints private firm to tackle failings in West Berkshire

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Thursday, August 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's minister Edward Timpson has appointed a private firm to oversee improvements at a children's services department following a damning Ofsted inspection earlier this year.

Police chiefs unveil strategy to treat under-18s as 'children first'

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Thursday, September 3, 2015

| CYP Now

Police officers dealing with under-18s should treat them as "children first" rather than potential criminals, the organisation representing police chiefs has said.

Ofsted joint inspections delayed as councils shun pilots

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Wednesday, October 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Ofsted's plans to launch new joint inspections of health, social care and criminal justice services for children and young people have been delayed amid councils declining approaches to take part in trials, it has emerged.

Children face six-month wait for mental health assessments

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Thursday, November 12, 2015

| CYP Now

Children are waiting up to six months for a face-to-face assessment by specialist local mental health services, it has emerged.

Ofsted slams poor practice at council where three children died

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Friday, November 27, 2015

| CYP Now

A children's services department that was providing support for three vulnerable children who died in the space of a month has been rated "inadequate" by Ofsted.

DfE: 'No link' between spending on children's social care and quality

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Tuesday, January 12, 2016

| CYP Now

The Department for Education (DfE) has said there is no link between the amount of money spent on children's social care and the effectiveness of services.

DfE proposes new CSE definition to combat 'confusion'

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Tuesday, February 16, 2016

| CYP Now

The Department for Education has announced plans to replace the definition of child sexual exploitation (CSE) because the existing one is "confusing" for professionals.

Ofsted awards first ‘outstanding' ratings for children's services

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Tuesday, March 29, 2016

| CYP Now

Two local authorities have become the first to be awarded "outstanding" judgments under Ofsted's controversial inspection framework for children's services.

DfE appoints commissioner at ‘inadequate' council

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Monday, June 27, 2016

| CYP Now

The Department for Education has appointed a commissioner at a council where Ofsted rated children's services as ‘inadequate'.

Children 'left traumatised' by police raids

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Monday, November 7, 2016

| CYP Now

Children who are at home during police raids to arrest a parent or family should get more support to help them deal with the trauma, a charity has said.

DfE bids to boost early literacy skills

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Monday, April 29, 2013

| CYP Now

Disadvantaged children are to get targeted help with reading and language as part of a Department for Education-backed project.

Daniel Pelka SCR: Practitioners must be bolder in acting on concerns, says sector

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Tuesday, September 17, 2013

| CYP Now

Professional bodies and child protection campaigners have said all practitioners working with children must be more prepared to intervene if they are concerned that a child is being abused or neglected.

Government orders review of struggling Birmingham children's services

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Friday, November 29, 2013

| CYP Now

A review has been ordered by government to decide how children's services should be run at Birmingham Council.

Colin Hilton to lead independent children's trust in Doncaster

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Thursday, February 6, 2014

| CYP Now

The former director of the Children's Improvement Board (CIB) has been appointed by Education Secretary Michael Gove to turn around child protection services in Doncaster.

DfE plans 15-month transition period to replace LSCBs

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Wednesday, October 25, 2017

| CYP Now

Councils and their safeguarding partners will be given up to 15 months to replace outgoing local safeguarding children boards (LSCBs) under plans that have gone out for consultation.

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.

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Children of parents who abuse alcohol miss out on support

Charity boss challenges accuracy of 'at risk' data

Tri-borough children's services arrangement set to collapse

Safeguarding inspections form heart of government Munro response

Children's social worker vacancies soar

Scotland raises leaving care age to 21

Sector demands early intervention commitment from next government

Government commits to ‘long-term' funding for Centre of Expertise to tackle child abuse

College of Social Work: timeline for transfer of functions outlined

Timpson appoints private firm to tackle failings in West Berkshire

Police chiefs unveil strategy to treat under-18s as 'children first'

Ofsted joint inspections delayed as councils shun pilots

Children face six-month wait for mental health assessments

Ofsted slams poor practice at council where three children died

DfE: 'No link' between spending on children's social care and quality

DfE proposes new CSE definition to combat 'confusion'

Ofsted awards first ‘outstanding' ratings for children's services

DfE appoints commissioner at ‘inadequate' council

Children 'left traumatised' by police raids

DfE bids to boost early literacy skills

Daniel Pelka SCR: Practitioners must be bolder in acting on concerns, says sector

Government orders review of struggling Birmingham children's services

Colin Hilton to lead independent children's trust in Doncaster

DfE plans 15-month transition period to replace LSCBs

Government rejects case for mandatory reporting

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