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Government promises better advocacy and commissioning of services for disabled children

Wednesday, December 20, 2023

| CYP Now

Improved advocacy support and commissioning of residential care for disabled children are among pledges made by the government in response to a review of the Hesley homes abuse scandal.

Children’s Home Association announces changes to leadership

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Wednesday, December 20, 2023

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The Children’s Home Association (CHA) has announced changes to its leadership team, marking a shift in priorities for the membership organisation.

MacAlister: Government care review plans ‘welcome’ but ‘too timid’

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Wednesday, December 20, 2023

| CYP Now

Care Review chair Josh MacAlister says details released by the government this month on overhauling children’s social care are “welcome progress” but have “further to go”.

Large private children’s homes provider sold to private equity firms

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Monday, December 18, 2023

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The fourth largest provider of private children’s home places in England and Wales has been sold to two private equity firms.

National kinship strategy ‘falls disappointingly short’, sector leaders say

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Friday, December 15, 2023

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The government’s first kinship care strategy falls short of “wholesale reform” for the sector and is “lacking in the scale, ambition and investment needed”, sector leaders have said.

Government publishes first kinship care strategy

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Friday, December 15, 2023

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Increased financial allowances for some kinship carers and an expansion of virtual school heads' roles are among elements included in the government’s first kinship care strategy.

Care-experienced young people urged to join DfE funded advisory body

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Thursday, December 14, 2023

| CYP Now

An advisory board of young people with experience of care is being set up to help develop government reforms of children’s social care.

Preventative support focus sees Ofsted uplift council’s rating to ‘outstanding’

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Wednesday, December 13, 2023

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Wiltshire County Council’s children’s services' Ofsted grade has been uplifted to "outstanding", with inspectors praising its investment in family support to prevent children being taken into care.

Mural challenges perceptions of children in care

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Monday, December 11, 2023

| CYP Now

A former Welsh children’s laureate has partnered with Foster Wales to challenge perceptions of young people in care through a new mural in South Wales.

Data driven commissioning of care placements could save councils millions, research finds

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Thursday, December 7, 2023

| CYP Now

A data driven approach to matching children with the right care placements could save county councils as much as £38.4m a year, research has found.

Stockport becomes latest council to make care experience a protected characteristic

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Thursday, December 7, 2023

| CYP Now

Stockport has joined dozens of councils to agree to consider the impact of their policies on children in care and care leavers by recognising care experience as a protected characteristic.

Social care and school transport to suffer after autumn statement, councils warn

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Wednesday, December 6, 2023

| CYP Now

Nine in 10 county councils say they are “in a significantly worse position” financially following last month’s autumn statement which could lead to cuts to services for vulnerable children.

Assault on judge highlights safety fears for family court staff

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Tuesday, December 5, 2023

| CYP Now

An assault on a family court judge during proceedings has raised concerns over security issues for staff employed to support children and families.

Inquiry over effectiveness of government’s Care Review response launches

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Monday, December 4, 2023

| CYP Now

A group of cross-party MPs have launched an inquiry into the effectiveness of the government’s strategy to reform children’s social care based on its response to the Care Review.

Councils reveal sharp rise in high-cost children’s care placements

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Thursday, November 30, 2023

| CYP Now

There has been a sharp rise in the number of social care placements costing £10,000 a week, a Local Government Association (LGA) survey has revealed.

Better care needed for child victims of rape and torture, says children's commissioner

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Thursday, November 30, 2023

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The children’s commissioner for England Dame Rachel de Souza has criticised “a shocking lack of care” for child victims of rape, torture and abuse arriving in the UK.

Government management of asylum transfer scheme ‘unlawful’, judge rules

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Thursday, November 30, 2023

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The government’s management of its local authority dispersal scheme for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children was “inadequate” and “for large periods unlawful”, a High Court judge has ruled.

Autumn statement 2023: Council leaders slam failure to tackle ‘crumbling’ children’s services

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Thursday, November 23, 2023

| CYP Now

The government’s autumn statement has failed to help children’s services meet rising demand for support and funding cuts, local authority leaders are warning.

Ofsted: Councils using unregistered children's homes ‘due to lack of suitable options’

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Thursday, November 23, 2023

| CYP Now

More than three-quarters of local authorities say they have placed young people in unregistered children’s homes due to a lack of other suitable options, Ofsted’s annual report finds.

Majority of children in custody have been in care, report finds

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Tuesday, November 21, 2023

| CYP Now

Two-thirds of children in custody have been in local authority care, a new report finds, prompting calls for an improvement in relationships between children and staff to create a “stable environment” for young people.

All children classed as homeless must be taken into care, children’s commissioner says

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Friday, November 17, 2023

| CYP Now

Every child assessed as homeless by their local authority should be brought into care, the children’s commissioner for England has said after research revealed that almost 6,500 teenagers were homeless or at risk of homelessness in England last year.

Increase in number of migrant children living in semi-independent accommodation

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Thursday, November 16, 2023

| CYP Now

The number of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children placed in semi-independent accommodation has increased by more than 20 per cent over the last four years, latest Department for Education figures show.

Children as young as 10 have low wellbeing over living costs, charity warns

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Wednesday, November 15, 2023

| CYP Now

The cost-of-living crisis is impacting the wellbeing of children as young as 10 amid concerns over their family’s finances, a Children’s Society report is warning.

Inquiry finds children's life chances damaged by being a young carer

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Tuesday, November 14, 2023

| CYP Now

The first parliamentary inquiry into the lives of young carers has revealed the toll that caring responsibilities take on children’s education and health outcomes.

Oxfordshire County Council names new DCS

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Monday, November 13, 2023

| CYP Now

Oxfordshire County Council has named its new director of children’s services (DCS) following concerns over its delivery of provision for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

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Government promises better advocacy and commissioning of services for disabled children

Children’s Home Association announces changes to leadership

MacAlister: Government care review plans ‘welcome’ but ‘too timid’

Large private children’s homes provider sold to private equity firms

National kinship strategy ‘falls disappointingly short’, sector leaders say

Government publishes first kinship care strategy

Care-experienced young people urged to join DfE funded advisory body

Preventative support focus sees Ofsted uplift council’s rating to ‘outstanding’

Mural challenges perceptions of children in care

Data driven commissioning of care placements could save councils millions, research finds

Stockport becomes latest council to make care experience a protected characteristic

Social care and school transport to suffer after autumn statement, councils warn

Assault on judge highlights safety fears for family court staff

Inquiry over effectiveness of government’s Care Review response launches

Councils reveal sharp rise in high-cost children’s care placements

Better care needed for child victims of rape and torture, says children's commissioner

Government management of asylum transfer scheme ‘unlawful’, judge rules

Autumn statement 2023: Council leaders slam failure to tackle ‘crumbling’ children’s services

Ofsted: Councils using unregistered children's homes ‘due to lack of suitable options’

Majority of children in custody have been in care, report finds

All children classed as homeless must be taken into care, children’s commissioner says

Increase in number of migrant children living in semi-independent accommodation

Children as young as 10 have low wellbeing over living costs, charity warns

Inquiry finds children's life chances damaged by being a young carer

Oxfordshire County Council names new DCS

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