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MPs vote to reinstate controversial 'exemption clause'

Tuesday, January 10, 2017

| CYP Now

Government proposals to allow councils to apply for exemptions from children's social care legislation have been reinserted into the Children and Social Work Bill following a vote by MPs.

Magistrates issue 'exemption clause' warning

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Tuesday, January 10, 2017

| CYP Now

Magistrates have added their voice to fears that measures in the Children and Social Work Bill to allow councils to opt out of children's legislation will undermine the rights of vulnerable young people.

'Lack of evidence' on effectiveness of care home CSE support

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Wednesday, January 4, 2017

| CYP Now

Claims by care homes that they are effectively improving the lives of children affected by child sexual exploitation (CSE) have been called into question in a government report.

Social work accreditation not set for full introduction until 2019

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Wednesday, December 21, 2016

| CYP Now

A proposed accreditation system for children's social workers will not be fully introduced until 2019, with the arrangements initially being introduced voluntarily at 31 councils, the Department for Education has said.

Labour criticises government 'obsession' with adoption

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Monday, December 19, 2016

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The government has an "obsession" with adoption and is neglecting other forms of care, Labour's shadow children's minister Emma Lewell-Buck has said.

Ofsted rates council 'inadequate' for recruitment failures

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Friday, December 9, 2016

| CYP Now

Failures by a local authority to employ enough good-quality staff to deal with increases in demand for children's services have led to it being rated "inadequate" by Ofsted.

Study shows safeguarding pressures 'more complex and urgent'

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Tuesday, December 6, 2016

| CYP Now

A "toxic trio" of domestic abuse, parental mental health and parental substance misuse are an increasing reason for child protection involvement with families, a study on safeguarding pressures has revealed.

Ofsted rates Birmingham 'inadequate' again but notes some improvements

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Friday, November 25, 2016

| CYP Now

Some children in Birmingham are still being left at risk of harm due to failings within children's services, but some improvements to provision have been made, Ofsted has found.

Inspectors slam Met Police for 'inexcusable' child protection failures

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Friday, November 25, 2016

| CYP Now

Fundamental deficiencies in the way the Metropolitan Police (Met) understands and responds to child abuse and child sexual exploitation (CSE) are placing children in London at risk, Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) has warned.

Ofsted finds 'significant progress' at trust-run children's services

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Thursday, November 24, 2016

| CYP Now

Doncaster's 'inadequate' rated children's services - run by an independent trust for the past two years - is continuing to improve, Ofsted has said.

Victims' group quits historical child sex abuse inquiry

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Friday, November 18, 2016

| CYP Now

The independent inquiry into child sex abuse has been thrown into further disarray after the largest victims' group involved announced it had lost confidence in its leadership and withdrawn from the process.

Labour backs mandatory reporting

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Wednesday, November 16, 2016

| CYP Now

Mandatory reporting should be introduced in order to protect children from abuse, Labour has said.

NHS trust set to axe up to 60 health visitors

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Wednesday, November 16, 2016

| CYP Now

As many as 60 health visitors could be axed as part of efforts to save money at an NHS foundation trust, it has been claimed.

'Alarming' number of trafficked children go missing from care

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Tuesday, November 15, 2016

| CYP Now

More than 750 trafficking victims and unaccompanied asylum-seeking children went missing in the space of a single year, with 40 per cent of them yet to be found, it has emerged.

Youth custody 'unsafe' for half of boys

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Tuesday, November 15, 2016

| CYP Now

Almost half of all boys held in young offender institutions (YOIs) feel "unsafe" in custody, the highest level recorded since the Prisons Inspectorate began recording views in 2001, a study has found.

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.

NCAS conference: Greening defends controversial 'exemption clause'

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Friday, November 4, 2016

| CYP Now

Plans to allow councils to apply to be exempted from children's social care legislation will improve protection of young people, Education Secretary Justine Greening has said.

NCAS conference: Greening announces £11m for innovation projects

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Friday, November 4, 2016

| CYP Now

A total of £11m will be handed to the three most successful projects to emerge from the Department for Education's Children's Social Care Innovation programme to allow them to expand, Education Secretary Justine Greening has said.

Social workers reject government reform plans

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Wednesday, November 2, 2016

| CYP Now

Social workers in England have "overwhelmingly" rejected the government's plans to reform the profession, a survey has found.

Ofsted: Police child protection failures 'risk another Rotherham'

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Tuesday, October 18, 2016

| CYP Now

Too many police forces are failing in their child protection role, and risk creating an environment where child sexual exploitation on the scale of that in Rotherham or Oxford could take place, Ofsted has said.

Trowler calls for greater early help role for social workers

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Tuesday, September 13, 2016

| CYP Now

Chief children's social worker for England Isabelle Trowler wants to see social workers more involved in supporting families in early help settings.

Record jump in care applications to Cafcass

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Monday, September 12, 2016

| CYP Now

August saw the biggest monthly rise in care applications on record, the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) has revealed.

Health services fail to protect children, finds CQC

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Friday, July 8, 2016

| CYP Now

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is urging all health professionals to do more to listen to children, after finding serious shortcomings in the ability of local areas to identify those at risk of harm.

Ofsted highlights ongoing children's services failings in Birmingham

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Friday, July 1, 2016

| CYP Now

Birmingham children's services, rated "inadequate" since 2009, is not doing enough to protect vulnerable children, according to Ofsted.

Ofsted moots week-long children's services inspections for 'good' councils

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Tuesday, June 28, 2016

| CYP Now

Children's services departments rated as "good" or "outstanding" will be subject to inspections that could last for as little as a week under proposals set out by Ofsted.

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MPs vote to reinstate controversial 'exemption clause'

Magistrates issue 'exemption clause' warning

'Lack of evidence' on effectiveness of care home CSE support

Social work accreditation not set for full introduction until 2019

Labour criticises government 'obsession' with adoption

Ofsted rates council 'inadequate' for recruitment failures

Study shows safeguarding pressures 'more complex and urgent'

Ofsted rates Birmingham 'inadequate' again but notes some improvements

Inspectors slam Met Police for 'inexcusable' child protection failures

Ofsted finds 'significant progress' at trust-run children's services

Victims' group quits historical child sex abuse inquiry

Labour backs mandatory reporting

NHS trust set to axe up to 60 health visitors

'Alarming' number of trafficked children go missing from care

Youth custody 'unsafe' for half of boys

Children 'left traumatised' by police raids

NCAS conference: Greening defends controversial 'exemption clause'

NCAS conference: Greening announces £11m for innovation projects

Social workers reject government reform plans

Ofsted: Police child protection failures 'risk another Rotherham'

Trowler calls for greater early help role for social workers

Record jump in care applications to Cafcass

Health services fail to protect children, finds CQC

Ofsted highlights ongoing children's services failings in Birmingham

Ofsted moots week-long children's services inspections for 'good' councils

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