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Councils push for virtual schools review

Tuesday, August 15, 2023

| CYP Now

The County Councils Network (CCN) is calling for a government review of virtual schools, after finding them to be a “hidden asset” of the education system.

Ofsted warning over unregistered placements for children deprived of liberty

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Monday, August 14, 2023

| CYP Now

Ofsted has reiterated a warning over the placement of children subject to deprivation of liberty orders (DoLs) in unregistered children’s homes.

Essex council praised for ‘outstanding’ children’s services

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Monday, August 14, 2023

| CYP Now

Essex County Council's children's services have been rated “outstanding” by Ofsted, with inspectors praising improvements in the quality of planning for disabled children and those in private foster care.

Ofsted praises Lambeth’s in house review of children’s services

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Thursday, August 10, 2023

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Lambeth council’s review of improvements needed to its children’s services is already “leading to positive” change, according to Ofsted inspectors.

Young people in food poverty struggling to afford university, warns Sutton Trust

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Thursday, August 10, 2023

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Disadvantaged young people whose families have used a foodbank are less likely than their more affluent peers to apply for a university place amid affordability concerns, a study has found.

Family drug and alcohol courts boost reunification with children, research finds

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Wednesday, August 9, 2023

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Parents involved in specialist family drug and alcohol courts (FDAC) during care proceedings are more likely to beat their addiction and be reunified with their children, research has found.

Hundreds of children report coercive abuse, Childline warns

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Tuesday, August 8, 2023

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More than 200 children have received support from Childline after experiencing coercive and controlling behaviour over the last year, statistics from the NSPCC show.

High turnover of social workers slowing children's services improvements, Ofsted warns

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Thursday, August 3, 2023

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Ofsted has raised concerns that a “high turnover of social workers” is delaying Herefordshire County Council’s efforts to improve its "inadequate" children’s services.

More than 100 children subject to repeat deprivation of liberty orders

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Thursday, August 3, 2023

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More than 10 per cent of children under deprivation of liberty orders (DoLs) have been subject to repeat applications during the first year of the DoL court’s existence, latest data shows.

Judge dismisses ‘vicarious liability’ claim against council over alleged abuse

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Monday, July 31, 2023

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The High Court has ruled that a local authority is not liable over the alleged abuse of a child placed in voluntary care with relatives before the implementation of the Children Act 1989.

Housing children in asylum hotels is 'unlawful’, judge rules

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Friday, July 28, 2023

| CYP Now

The High Court has ruled that Kent County Council and the Home Secretary breached legal obligations to provide appropriate accommodation for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children.

Care Review: Local authorities pilot recommendations

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Thursday, July 27, 2023

| CYP Now

Pilots to test recommendations taken forward by government from the Care Review have been launched across seven local authorities.

Children’s commissioner consults on making care experience a protected characteristic

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Thursday, July 27, 2023

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The children’s commissioner for England is surveying care leavers on whether care experience should be treated as a protected characteristic, but some campaigners warn that the consultation does not go far enough.

Worcestershire children’s services rating improves

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Thursday, July 27, 2023

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Children’s services in Worcestershire have been rated as “good” by Ofsted, almost four years after a private company was set up to take over the department.

Workforce pressures risk pushing council social workers to agencies, research warns

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Wednesday, July 26, 2023

| CYP Now

A fifth of local authority social workers plan to work for agencies in the future, according to a workforce survey.

Positive relationships reduce homelessness among care leavers, study finds

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Tuesday, July 25, 2023

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Supporting children in care to build positive relationships with trusted adults can reduce their risk of homelessness by 10 per cent, a new analysis of the Lifelong Links programme has found.

AI could increase incidents of child sexual abuse

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Wednesday, July 19, 2023

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The proliferation of images and videos of child sexual abuse created through artificial intelligence (AI) are threatening to increase the rate of incidents of harm to children, the National Crime Agency (NCA) is warning.

Afghan families living in Home Office hotels served notice by government

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Wednesday, July 19, 2023

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Thousands of Afghan families living in Home Office hotels and temporary accommodation could face homelessness after being served notice to leave by the government, council leaders have warned.

Domestic abuse commissioner urges greater support for children in family court

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Tuesday, July 18, 2023

| CYP Now

The domestic abuse commissioner for England and Wales has called for a wholesale reform of the family court process to reduce the risk of retraumatising child victims of domestic abuse.

Most young carers suffer from loneliness during the summer break

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Tuesday, July 18, 2023

| CYP Now

More than eight in 10 young carers feel lonely during the summer holidays, new research from Carers Trust and Action for Children has found.

Call to tackle 'discrimination' in children’s homes planning process

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Wednesday, July 12, 2023

| CYP Now

An overhaul of planning law is needed to stop objections from neighbours to small children’s homes being opened in their area, according to a care-experienced campaigner.

Johnny Mercer named cross-government lead for care leavers

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Wednesday, July 12, 2023

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Minister for veterans’ affairs Johnny Mercer has been named as cross-government lead for care leavers.

Lack of provider engagement ‘led to collapse of regional procurement framework’

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Monday, July 10, 2023

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The collapse of a regional procurement framework for children’s residential care, involving seven North East local authorities, was driven by private providers “not engaging” with such schemes, the president of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) has said.

Ombudsman uncovers huge SEND complaints backlog in Kent

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Monday, July 10, 2023

| CYP Now

A backlog of 170 unanswered complaints submitted to Kent County Council over delayed support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) has been uncovered during a Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGO) investigation.

Ofsted launches consultation on supported accommodation inspections

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Monday, July 10, 2023

| CYP Now

Ofsted has launched a consultation over inspection plans for supported accommodation for 16- and 17-year-olds in care.

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Councils push for virtual schools review

Ofsted warning over unregistered placements for children deprived of liberty

Essex council praised for ‘outstanding’ children’s services

Ofsted praises Lambeth’s in house review of children’s services

Young people in food poverty struggling to afford university, warns Sutton Trust

Family drug and alcohol courts boost reunification with children, research finds

Hundreds of children report coercive abuse, Childline warns

High turnover of social workers slowing children's services improvements, Ofsted warns

More than 100 children subject to repeat deprivation of liberty orders

Judge dismisses ‘vicarious liability’ claim against council over alleged abuse

Housing children in asylum hotels is 'unlawful’, judge rules

Care Review: Local authorities pilot recommendations

Children’s commissioner consults on making care experience a protected characteristic

Worcestershire children’s services rating improves

Workforce pressures risk pushing council social workers to agencies, research warns

Positive relationships reduce homelessness among care leavers, study finds

AI could increase incidents of child sexual abuse

Afghan families living in Home Office hotels served notice by government

Domestic abuse commissioner urges greater support for children in family court

Most young carers suffer from loneliness during the summer break

Call to tackle 'discrimination' in children’s homes planning process

Johnny Mercer named cross-government lead for care leavers

Lack of provider engagement ‘led to collapse of regional procurement framework’

Ombudsman uncovers huge SEND complaints backlog in Kent

Ofsted launches consultation on supported accommodation inspections

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