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Councils will be "strongly encouraged" to prioritise social housing for children and parents who have fled domestic abuse under new guidance proposed by the government.

Barnardo's teams up with KFC on work scheme for vulnerable young people

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Friday, September 14, 2012

| CYP Now

?Up to 100 young people, including care leavers and young people with disabilities, are to be offered unpaid work placements at KFC, as part of a partnership between the fast food chain and Barnardo's.

Sector leaders call on government to rethink Early Intervention Grant cut

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Monday, October 1, 2012

| CYP Now

Children's sector leaders are urging ministers to drop plans to hold back £150m from the Early Intervention Grant, to avoid spending more on crisis support in the long-term.

Parental conflict initiative to be trialled in 30 areas

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Friday, April 27, 2018

| CYP Now

A £39m programme aimed at reducing conflict between parents in disadvantaged families is to be trialled in 30 council areas, the government has confirmed.

Government advisers call for boost to care leaver support

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Wednesday, May 23, 2018

| CYP Now

Support for care leavers must be improved and the process for receiving benefits simplified to ensure they do not become homeless or have to share accommodation with troubled adults, a report by a government advisory body has concluded.

Ministers pledge to reduce child deaths in response to health outcomes forum

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Wednesday, February 20, 2013

| CYP Now

The government has pledged to reduce child mortality and boost the extent to which young patients are consulted on the care they receive, as part of its response to the Children and Young People's Health Outcomes Forum report.

Council launches drive to recruit 'resilience foster carers' for troubled teenagers

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Tuesday, February 26, 2013

| CYP Now

Former police and prison officers are being urged to become "resilience foster carers" offering homes to the most challenging looked-after teenagers, as part of a Staffordshire County Council campaign.

Timpson warns of 'crossing the line' on children's services funding

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Tuesday, June 26, 2018

| CYP Now

Children's services need to be adequately funded in the face of increasing demand and pressure on budgets, former government minister Edward Timpson has warned.

Ofsted social care chief John Goldup to quit with Debbie Jones taking over

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Tuesday, March 5, 2013

| CYP Now

Ofsted's deputy chief inspector and director of social care John Goldup is to leave the inspectorate by "mutual agreement" this month and will be replaced by the current president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services, CYP Now can exclusively reveal.

Administration frustrates personal advisers' work with care leavers, study finds

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Tuesday, June 26, 2018

| CYP Now

Professionals tasked with providing support for care leavers are frustrated that they cannot offer more help, with nearly a quarter of their time taken up by administration, a study has found.

Independent fostering providers plead for greater autonomy

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Tuesday, March 5, 2013

| CYP Now

Plans to allow councils to delegate provision of children's social services to staff-led mutuals should be extended to cover independent fostering providers, the government has been told.

SEND school exclusion practice faces legal challenge

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Tuesday, July 3, 2018

| CYP Now

A legal bid to give more protection from exclusion to autistic schoolchildren whose condition is linked to physical aggression got under way today.

Social care 'postcode lottery' puts vulnerable children at risk

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Tuesday, July 10, 2018

| CYP Now

Children's safety is being put at risk due to differing thresholds across England for intervening and offering support to families, a report by a group of MPs and peers has warned.

Benchmark all children's services to improve standards, report urges

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Wednesday, July 18, 2018

| CYP Now

Data on all children's services provision currently on offer across England should be collected and made available to commissioners so they can make decisions based on what works best for vulnerable young people.

Rotherham set to regain control of children's services

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Monday, July 23, 2018

| CYP Now

Rotherham Council is set to regain control of its children's social care services, Communities Secretary James Brokenshire has announced.

Ofsted blames inadequate leadership for children's services 'drift and delay'

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Monday, July 23, 2018

| CYP Now

A "lack of grip and direction" from children's social care leaders in Herefordshire is resulting in drift and delay in casework, Ofsted inspectors have warned.

DfE reports £337m cash underspend

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Tuesday, July 24, 2018

| CYP Now

The Department for Education underspent by more than £300m on its cash budget during 2017/18, its latest accounts show.

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Young women at HMP New Hall lack necessary support, report finds

Council chiefs call for urgent action on children's services funding

Council's child protection failings 'put children at risk'

Government urges councils to prioritise housing for domestic abuse victims

Barnardo's teams up with KFC on work scheme for vulnerable young people

Sector leaders call on government to rethink Early Intervention Grant cut

Parental conflict initiative to be trialled in 30 areas

Government advisers call for boost to care leaver support

Ministers pledge to reduce child deaths in response to health outcomes forum

Council launches drive to recruit 'resilience foster carers' for troubled teenagers

Timpson warns of 'crossing the line' on children's services funding

Ofsted social care chief John Goldup to quit with Debbie Jones taking over

Administration frustrates personal advisers' work with care leavers, study finds

Independent fostering providers plead for greater autonomy

SEND school exclusion practice faces legal challenge

Social care 'postcode lottery' puts vulnerable children at risk

Benchmark all children's services to improve standards, report urges

Rotherham set to regain control of children's services

Ofsted blames inadequate leadership for children's services 'drift and delay'

DfE reports £337m cash underspend

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