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Councils freed from social care obligations 'left children at risk'

Wednesday, February 1, 2017

| CYP Now

Two local authorities where children's services are currently rated "inadequate" for leaving children at risk, were previously granted exemptions from statutory guidance on children's social care, it has emerged.

Ofsted finds improvement at 'inadequate' council

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Monday, January 30, 2017

| CYP Now

Efforts to improve the quality of provision at a children's services department rated "inadequate" by Ofsted in May 2015 are progressing well, inspectors have concluded.

Probe highlights systemic issues in case of seven-year-old abused by foster carer

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Wednesday, January 25, 2017

| CYP Now

An investigation into the case of a seven-year-old girl who was sexually abused by her foster carer has flagged up a number of issues with systems and procedures that need to be addressed.

Ofsted judges council 'inadequate' for leaving children at risk

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Tuesday, January 24, 2017

| CYP Now

A council's children's services department has been rated "inadequate" by Ofsted for leaving vulnerable children at risk of harm and failing to support care leavers well enough.

Ofsted raises concerns over pace of improvement at 'inadequate' council

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Monday, January 23, 2017

| CYP Now

A council where children's services are set to be taken over by an independent trust by the summer has been criticised by Ofsted for the slow rate of improvement in standards.

Barnardo's appointed to run £8m national child sexual abuse centre

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Friday, January 20, 2017

| CYP Now

Children's charity Barnardo's has been appointed to run the National Centre for Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse being established by government as part of its efforts to tackle child sexual exploitation and abuse, CYP Now can reveal.

Council may quit refugee scheme over £3.6m funding gap

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Tuesday, January 17, 2017

| CYP Now

A council is considering pulling out of a voluntary scheme for dispersing unaccompanied asylum-seeking children because government funding is £3.6m short of the predicted annual cost.

Birmingham children's trust to launch April 2018

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Monday, January 16, 2017

| CYP Now

A new independent trust to run children's services in Birmingham will officially launch in April 2018, with the organisation taking the form of a company owned by the council, rather than an employee-owned mutual, it has emerged.

Ofsted finds 'steady progress' at inadequate authority

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Wednesday, January 11, 2017

| CYP Now

A council where children's services were rated "inadequate" by Ofsted in 2014 is making steady progress in improving, the watchdog has said.

Government blocks Labour bid to make sex education compulsory

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Wednesday, January 11, 2017

| CYP Now

Conservative MPs have blocked an attempt by Labour to introduce compulsory sex and relationships education (SRE) through an amendment to the Children and Social Work Bill currently going through parliament.

MPs vote to reinstate controversial 'exemption clause'

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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

| CYP Now

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.

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Councils freed from social care obligations 'left children at risk'

Ofsted finds improvement at 'inadequate' council

Probe highlights systemic issues in case of seven-year-old abused by foster carer

Ofsted judges council 'inadequate' for leaving children at risk

Ofsted raises concerns over pace of improvement at 'inadequate' council

Barnardo's appointed to run £8m national child sexual abuse centre

Council may quit refugee scheme over £3.6m funding gap

Birmingham children's trust to launch April 2018

Ofsted finds 'steady progress' at inadequate authority

Government blocks Labour bid to make sex education compulsory

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

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