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Child refugees wrongly assessed as adults facing abuse and exploitation, charities warn

Wednesday, January 24, 2024

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Child refugees are being wrongly assessed as adults and are facing abuse, harassment, and exploitation after being placed in adult hotels and detention facilities, a group of charities is warning.

NCB launches evaluation of Care Review reforms

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Thursday, January 18, 2024

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The National Children’s Bureau (NCB) has partnered with economists to deliver a five-year evaluation of reforms to children’s social care.

Worcestershire Council to resume in-house control of children’s services

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Thursday, January 18, 2024

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Worcestershire County Council is to close a company it was ordered by the government to set up to run children’s services in the area.

Praise for council’s care leaver support package

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Wednesday, January 17, 2024

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Durham County Council’s children’s services department has been praised over its support for young people leaving care.

Sexual exploitation review finds child protection failings at Rochdale Council

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Wednesday, January 17, 2024

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Rochdale Council and police failed to protect children at risk of sexual exploitation in the Greater Manchester town more than a decade ago, an independent review has found.

Three in four councils appeal for more support to reunite families, survey finds

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Wednesday, January 17, 2024

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Councils are calling on the government for support to help them reunite children with their families and reduce local authorities’ children in care costs, according to a survey.

Children's homes 'reluctant' to accept children with complex needs, Ofsted reports

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Tuesday, January 16, 2024

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More than nine in 10 local authorities struggle to find homes for children with complex needs, warns a report by Ofsted, highlighting a reluctance by homes to accept such referrals as a key factor behind the issue.

Ofsted criticises council over 'unsuitable' placements for care leavers

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Monday, January 15, 2024

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Staffordshire County Council’s children’s services have been downgraded by Ofsted due in part to concerns over its care leaver offer, including the placement of young people in "unsuitable short-term accommodation".

Major expansion of family court reporting pilot announced

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Friday, January 12, 2024

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Media reporting of family proceedings is to be extended to a further 16 courts in England as part of an expansion of a pilot scheme aiming to increase transparency of the family justice system.

Child sexual offences remain ‘close to record levels’, NSPCC figures show

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Wednesday, January 10, 2024

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The number of child sexual offences being recorded by police has fallen slightly over the last year, but remains “close to record levels”, according to analysis by the NSPCC.

Recruit ‘parent champions’ to design child poverty busting measures, report urges

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Wednesday, January 10, 2024

| CYP Now

Parents should be more involved in the design and delivery of services aimed at tackling ‘systemic’ child poverty in communities across the UK, a report is urging.

Welsh councils launch foster carer recruitment campaign

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Monday, January 8, 2024

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A network of Welsh local authority fostering teams have launched a campaign to recruit more foster carers as part of the national drive to remove commercial providers from the social care sector.

Government confirms existence of DoL orders expert group

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Friday, January 5, 2024

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The government has confirmed it has established an expert group to tackle the recent sharp rise in the use of deprivation of liberty (DoL) orders for highly vulnerable children.

Children in supported accommodation not protected against corporal punishment, DfE admits

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Thursday, December 21, 2023

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Children’s rights campaigners are raising concerns over an admission by the children’s minister that vulnerable teenagers living in supported accommodation are not explicitly protected against a ban on corporal punishment.

Access to therapy increases for adopted adults

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Thursday, December 21, 2023

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Adult adoptees, birth parents and adoptive parents will no longer face barriers to accessing therapy due to a change in rules around registration.

Councils urged to share care leaver offer on comparison site

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Wednesday, December 20, 2023

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Local authorities are being urged to sign up to a website to promote their care leaver offers.

Government promises better advocacy and commissioning of services for disabled children

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Wednesday, December 20, 2023

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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

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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

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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.

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Child refugees wrongly assessed as adults facing abuse and exploitation, charities warn

NCB launches evaluation of Care Review reforms

Worcestershire Council to resume in-house control of children’s services

Praise for council’s care leaver support package

Sexual exploitation review finds child protection failings at Rochdale Council

Three in four councils appeal for more support to reunite families, survey finds

Children's homes 'reluctant' to accept children with complex needs, Ofsted reports

Ofsted criticises council over 'unsuitable' placements for care leavers

Major expansion of family court reporting pilot announced

Child sexual offences remain ‘close to record levels’, NSPCC figures show

Recruit ‘parent champions’ to design child poverty busting measures, report urges

Welsh councils launch foster carer recruitment campaign

Government confirms existence of DoL orders expert group

Children in supported accommodation not protected against corporal punishment, DfE admits

Access to therapy increases for adopted adults

Councils urged to share care leaver offer on comparison site

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

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