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Cameron's children's services ‘reform' agenda receives mixed response from sector
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- Monday, September 14, 2015 | CYP Now
Plans to change the way child protection and children's services are delivered by "bringing in new providers" have been given a mixed reception by the sector.
Corbyn names Lucy Powell shadow education secretary
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- Monday, September 14, 2015 | CYP Now
New Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn has appointed Lucy Powell shadow education secretary.
Meet the matchmaker: a day with adoption social worker Hannah Barrs
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- Monday, September 14, 2015 | CYP Now
Finding the right match for children who need a new permanent home is vital for their future wellbeing. Eileen Fursland spends the day with Derby adoption social worker Hannah Barrs.
Timpson appoints private firm to tackle failings in West Berkshire
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- Thursday, August 27, 2015 | CYP Now
Children's minister Edward Timpson has appointed a private firm to oversee improvements at a children's services department following a damning Ofsted inspection earlier this year.
Gove recruits Narey as Ministry of Justice adviser
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- Thursday, August 20, 2015 | CYP Now
Justice Secretary Michael Gove has appointed Sir Martin Narey as an adviser at the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), it has been announced.
Children's charity closures prompt leaders to call for investigation
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- Tuesday, August 18, 2015 | CYP Now
The collapse of Kids Company and the British Association for Adoption & Fostering has raised questions over the charities' management. CYP Now assesses the factors behind the closures and what impact they will have.
Government to scrap duty on councils to report on private fostering
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- Friday, August 14, 2015 | CYP Now
The government is planning to ditch the requirement for local authorities to report annually on private fostering arrangements.
Exclusive: Former BAAF chiefs demand probe into collapse
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- Thursday, August 13, 2015 | CYP Now
Two former chief executives of the British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF) have called on regulators to investigate the sudden closure of the charity, claiming the process may have breached legal requirements.
Ofsted joint inspections 'will heap pressure' on children's services
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- Wednesday, August 12, 2015 | CYP Now
Plans to introduce joint inspections of child protection services will add greater pressure to already stretched services, it has been claimed.
Charity chief warns of knock-on effect of Kids Company and BAAF closures
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- Tuesday, August 11, 2015 | CYP Now
Children's charities are facing a financial backlash following the sudden collapse of Kids Company and the British Association for Adoption and Fostering, it has been claimed.
ADCS Conference: Narey urges action to halt fall in adoptions
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- Friday, July 10, 2015 | CYP Now
The number of children being adopted is set for an "alarming drop" unless action is taken, the government's adoption adviser has warned.
Councils to receive £30m to speed up adoptions
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- Monday, July 6, 2015 | CYP Now
The government is to give councils £30m to encourage them to place children with adoptive parents outside their area.
Massive rise in number of children in care under coalition
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- Monday, June 22, 2015 | CYP Now
The number of children being cared for by the state rose by more than 5,000 during the term of the coalition government, an investigation by CYP Now has found.
Charities unite to call for care system to ensure better outcomes
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- Wednesday, June 10, 2015 | CYP Now
A group of children's charities has called on government to make "fundamental" changes to the care system including new ways of measuring outcomes to ensure young people's lives are being improved.
Funding for children's charities cut by £150m
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- Monday, June 8, 2015 | CYP Now
Charities working with children and young people have lost more than £150m of government funding in the past year, it has emerged.
Ofsted brands council 'inadequate' over CSE failures
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- Thursday, June 4, 2015 | CYP Now
Surrey has become the fourth authority in the space of a month to have its children's services rated "inadequate" by Ofsted after inspectors flagged up serious concerns about how it deals with child sexual exploitation (CSE).
Timpson to take on responsibility for ‘character and resilience'
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- Tuesday, June 2, 2015 | CYP Now
Children's minister Edward Timpson has been handed new responsibilities for boosting the ‘character and resilience' of young people and tackling bullying, the Department for Education (DfE) has confirmed.
Ofsted moves to ease children's services inspection burden
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- Tuesday, June 2, 2015 | CYP Now
Ofsted will spend fewer days "on site" during inspections of local authority children's services as part of efforts to ease the impact of the process, CYP Now has learned.
Future of foster care: innovation in recruitment and retention
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- Tuesday, May 26, 2015 | CYP Now
Three out of four children in care are fostered, but the recruitment and retention of foster carers remain key challenges. Charlotte Goddard examines some of the latest pioneering practice.
Ofsted rates third council ‘inadequate' in space of week
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- Monday, May 18, 2015 | CYP Now
West Berkshire Council has become the third local authority in the space of a week to have its children's services department rated "inadequate" after Ofsted inspectors found serious failures in services.
Council to offer homes to social workers as part of £6m recruitment drive
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- Thursday, May 14, 2015 | CYP Now
Social workers could be offered their own home if they agree to work for Somerset County Council, under plans being considered by the authority as it attempts to recruit 100 new members of staff.
Children's services in Lambeth judged 'inadequate'
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- Tuesday, May 12, 2015 | CYP Now
Standards at Lambeth Council's children's services department have nosedived from "outstanding" to "inadequate" in the space of just three years.
Doncaster sees four-fold decrease in children missing from care
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- Tuesday, April 21, 2015 | CYP Now
The number of looked-after children that go missing from care in Doncaster has fallen nearly four-fold over the past year following the introduction of a dedicated support worker.
Scotland raises leaving care age to 21
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- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 | CYP Now
Young people in Scotland who are in residential care, foster care, or kinship care will be able to remain in their placement up until the age of 21 as a result of landmark legislation.
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