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Study highlights ‘hidden' plight of sexually exploited boys

Tuesday, March 22, 2016

| CYP Now

Increasing numbers of boys are being trafficked and sexually exploited in the UK but many are "hidden" to services designed to help them, a study has found.

Stronger support urged for CSE victims

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Monday, March 21, 2016

| CYP Now

Victims of child sexual exploitation (CSE) or abuse should receive more support when offenders are prosecuted, a senior figure at the Office of the Children's Commissioner for England has said.

Gove pledges action on youth custody safety

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Friday, March 18, 2016

| CYP Now

Action will be taken to tackle gang problems and improve safety in youth jails, Justice Secretary Michael Gove has told MPs.

DfE commits to fresh funding for social care innovation programme

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Thursday, March 17, 2016

| CYP Now

Local authorities and charities will be able to access a fresh round of government funding to test innovative ideas for children's social care, it has emerged.

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.

Ofsted praises council's children's services for domestic violence work

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Friday, March 11, 2016

| CYP Now

A council's children's services department has been praised by Ofsted for its work to tackle domestic abuse, and the quality of leadership.

Care applications hit record high

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Thursday, March 10, 2016

| CYP Now

The number of applications for children to be taken into the care system in England has hit an all-time high.

Children's social workers 'undermined' by government reform plans

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Tuesday, March 8, 2016

| CYP Now

Social workers in England feel "patronised" and "sidelined" by the government's approach to social work reform, it has been claimed.

Fast-track social work scheme massively oversubscribed

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Friday, March 4, 2016

| CYP Now

A government-funded fast-track social work training scheme is massively oversubscribed, with more than 10 applicants battling it out for every place, it has emerged.

Safeguarding fears raised over suspension of Ofsted inspections

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Thursday, March 3, 2016

| CYP Now

Concerns have been raised over the potential safety implications of an ongoing suspension of Ofsted inspections of children's centres.

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.

Fresh drive to speed up care proceedings

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Monday, February 29, 2016

| CYP Now

Children's services leaders have unveiled a new tool to help social workers in their bid to speed up care proceedings.

Unexpected rise in children's social worker vacancies

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Thursday, February 25, 2016

| CYP Now

Vacancies for local authority children's social worker posts have increased by 27 per cent in the space of a year, government figures show.

Government details full scale of domestic violence impact on children

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Tuesday, February 23, 2016

| CYP Now

Close to 200,000 initial child protection assessments during 2014/15 involved domestic violence as an identifiable factor, the government has said.

Huge increase in 'at-height' custody protests in youth jails

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Tuesday, February 23, 2016

| CYP Now

Young people in custody are increasingly placing themselves in danger by climbing onto railings and "anti-suicide" netting, it has emerged.

Major trial finds ‘promising' results for sexual abuse therapy

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Monday, February 22, 2016

| CYP Now

Therapeutic support delivered by social workers can reduce the numbers of children experiencing the highest levels of trauma following sexual abuse, a major study has found.

Safeguarding probe ordered into Medway abuse allegations

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Friday, February 19, 2016

| CYP Now

Claims that unnecessary force was used on young people held at a secure training centre in Kent will be investigated by a local safeguarding children board, it has been announced.

Ofsted praises council for ‘outstanding' work on adoption and leadership

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Friday, February 19, 2016

| CYP Now

A council has been praised by Ofsted for its work on adoption and the way its children's services department is managed, with both areas being rated as "outstanding".

Government-ordered children's trust services rated 'inadequate' by Ofsted

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Wednesday, February 17, 2016

| CYP Now

The quality of children's services provided by a government-ordered independent trust have been rated as "inadequate" by Ofsted.

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.

Council rated inadequate by Ofsted for 'unsafe practice'

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Tuesday, February 16, 2016

| CYP Now

A council that was found to have left vulnerable children at risk of harm has had its children's services rated "inadequate" by Ofsted.

Youth custody levels drop to new low

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Friday, February 12, 2016

| CYP Now

Numbers of children held in custody have fallen to a new low, latest figures have shown.

Ofsted praises council for outstanding work with children in care

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Thursday, February 11, 2016

| CYP Now

A council has been praised for its services for looked-after children, with Ofsted labelling some of its work as "outstanding".

Ofsted moots scaled-back re-inspections for inadequate councils

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Tuesday, February 9, 2016

| CYP Now

Re-inspections of local authority children's services that have been rated "inadequate" by Ofsted will be made more proportionate, it has been announced.

LSCB chief warns of safeguarding risks from government review

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Friday, February 5, 2016

| CYP Now

Uncertainty over the future of serious case reviews (SCRs) is damaging local safeguarding arrangements, local safeguarding children board (LSCB) leaders have warned.

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Study highlights ‘hidden' plight of sexually exploited boys

Stronger support urged for CSE victims

Gove pledges action on youth custody safety

DfE commits to fresh funding for social care innovation programme

Children's home providers call for fee increases

Ofsted praises council's children's services for domestic violence work

Care applications hit record high

Children's social workers 'undermined' by government reform plans

Fast-track social work scheme massively oversubscribed

Safeguarding fears raised over suspension of Ofsted inspections

Spending on early intervention faces 71 per cent cut

Fresh drive to speed up care proceedings

Unexpected rise in children's social worker vacancies

Government details full scale of domestic violence impact on children

Huge increase in 'at-height' custody protests in youth jails

Major trial finds ‘promising' results for sexual abuse therapy

Safeguarding probe ordered into Medway abuse allegations

Ofsted praises council for ‘outstanding' work on adoption and leadership

Government-ordered children's trust services rated 'inadequate' by Ofsted

DfE proposes new CSE definition to combat 'confusion'

Council rated inadequate by Ofsted for 'unsafe practice'

Youth custody levels drop to new low

Ofsted praises council for outstanding work with children in care

Ofsted moots scaled-back re-inspections for inadequate councils

LSCB chief warns of safeguarding risks from government review

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