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Tackling child poverty ‘can prevent almost 5,000 children entering care’

Wednesday, August 7, 2024

| CYP Now

Child mortality and looked-after children rates could be slashed by around a third over the next decade if measures are put in place by the government to tackle child poverty, according to academics.

Call for clarity on family hubs funding

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Wednesday, August 7, 2024

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Children’s sector leaders have called on the new Labour government to quickly commit to long-term funding for family hubs amid concerns that any delays could see services close or lose staff.

High cost of agency social workers and care placements led to £42mn children’s trust overspend, council says

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Monday, August 5, 2024

| CYP Now

High levels of spending on agency social workers and residential placements for children in care are key factors in a £42mn overspend at Bradford Children and Families Trust over the last year, according to a council report.

Study aims to improve mental health among young parents

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Friday, August 2, 2024

| CYP Now

Young parents are being invited to take part in an Oxford University study designed to improve their mental health.

Family support programmes could save councils £87,000 per year, study suggests

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Thursday, August 1, 2024

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The use of specialist family support officers for those affected by child exploitation could save councils more than £87,000 per year, a study finds.

North Tyneside Council offers digital memory boxes to care-experienced children

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Thursday, August 1, 2024

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North Tyneside Council has become the latest local authority to offer care-experienced children and young people access to a digital memory box where they can store photos and other memories of their family online.

Adoption drive launches amid shortage of registered adopters

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Friday, July 26, 2024

| CYP Now

A national campaign has been launched to tackle the "unprecedented decline" in adoption rates, as figures reveal there are more children waiting to be adopted than there are prospective adopters.

London council retains ‘outstanding’ children's services rating

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Thursday, July 25, 2024

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Redbridge Council has been rated “outstanding” by Ofsted with inspectors praising improvements in its services for care leavers.

Charities call for reform to benefits system to tackle poverty and mental health crisis

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Wednesday, July 24, 2024

| CYP Now

A new report from a coalition of children’s charities has warned that an inadequate benefits system is contributing to a "dual crisis" of poverty and poor mental health among families.

Leeds City Council to review child protection case linked to Harehills disturbance

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Tuesday, July 23, 2024

| CYP Now

Leeds City Council will urgently review a child protection case linked to disorder in one of the city’s suburbs last week, local authority leaders have said.

DfE confirms ministerial responsibilities

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Tuesday, July 23, 2024

| CYP Now

The Department for Education has confirmed the responsibilities of its ministers.

Ofsted finds ‘significant deterioration’ in quality of support at council's children's services

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Thursday, July 18, 2024

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Ofsted inspectors have delivered a damning verdict on the quality of support for children and young people at Halton Borough Council.

Janet Daby to hold children’s minister brief, DfE official confirms

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Thursday, July 18, 2024

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Former social worker Janet Daby has been appointed as the new children’s minister, according to the Department for Education’s director general for families.

Government announces new child poverty unit

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Wednesday, July 17, 2024

| CYP Now

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced a new cross-government child poverty unit.

Councils share £30mn to help children in care build relationships with friends and family

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Wednesday, July 17, 2024

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The Department for Education is investing £30mn to increase the reach of a programme to help children in care build and mend relationships with friends, family and trusted adults in their lives such as teachers.

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Tackling child poverty ‘can prevent almost 5,000 children entering care’

Call for clarity on family hubs funding

High cost of agency social workers and care placements led to £42mn children’s trust overspend, council says

Study aims to improve mental health among young parents

Family support programmes could save councils £87,000 per year, study suggests

North Tyneside Council offers digital memory boxes to care-experienced children

Adoption drive launches amid shortage of registered adopters

London council retains ‘outstanding’ children's services rating

Charities call for reform to benefits system to tackle poverty and mental health crisis

Leeds City Council to review child protection case linked to Harehills disturbance

DfE confirms ministerial responsibilities

Ofsted finds ‘significant deterioration’ in quality of support at council's children's services

Janet Daby to hold children’s minister brief, DfE official confirms

Government announces new child poverty unit

Councils share £30mn to help children in care build relationships with friends and family

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