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Quality of serious case reviews blasted by independent panel

Friday, August 1, 2014

| CYP Now

The quality of child death reviews are "disturbingly variable" with far too many failing to find out what went wrong, a damning report by a government appointed panel has found.

Doncaster report reveals delays in establishing trust

News

Friday, February 14, 2014

| CYP Now

Efforts to create an independent trust to run children's services in Doncaster are weeks behind schedule, it has emerged.

Ofsted rates council 'inadequate' for second time in two years

News

Tuesday, October 20, 2015

| CYP Now

A council's children's services department has been rated "inadequate" for the second time in two years after Ofsted inspectors found widespread failings in services for vulnerable children.

Police reformer: Olivia Pinkney, national lead for children and young people's policing

Other

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Derren Hayes meets Olivia Pinkney, the National Police Chiefs Council's lead officer for children and young people.

Councils lead efforts to prevent young people being radicalised

Other

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Councils are central to government efforts to protect vulnerable children from being exploited by radical religious groups, and inner city authorities, such as Tower Hamlets, are at the forefront of developing new ways to do this.

Children's home managers highlight recruitment problems

News

Monday, January 5, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's homes are struggling to find suitable staff with more than half of managers reporting difficulties recruiting candidates with appropriate skills and training.

Children's social workers to learn psychology techniques in trailblazer project

News

Thursday, January 22, 2015

| CYP Now

All children's social workers will be trained in advanced psychological counselling techniques as part of a radical shake-up of child protection services in Hertfordshire, funded with nearly £5m of government money.

Government to consider intervention in Somerset children's services

News

Monday, March 30, 2015

| CYP Now

The Department for Education will consider intervening in the running of children's services in Somerset after the department was labelled "inadequate" by Ofsted for the second time in less than two years.

Raising awareness of neglect

Other

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

| CYP Now

A new guide to neglect offers children's professionals advice on how to best identify and respond to it.

Champion for prevention: Sarah Champion MP, shadow minister for preventing abuse

Other

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

| CYP Now

Jess Brown talks to Sarah Champion MP, shadow minister for preventing abuse.

Joint inspections reveal agencies' CSE strengths and weaknesses

Other

Monday, October 10, 2016

| CYP Now

Findings from in-depth inspections of five areas' work to tackle child sexual exploitation show agencies are collaborating well, but concerns remain over sharing information and monitoring children who go missing.

Workers face fewer checks under 'common sense' safeguarding plans

News

Friday, February 11, 2011

| CYP Now

Millions fewer people will have to register and be checked to work with children under proposals to overhaul vetting and barring measures.

Councils and care agencies fail to safeguard personal data

News

Wednesday, February 5, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authorities and independent fostering and adoption agencies are leaving themselves open to large fines by failing to adequately protect the personal data collected about looked-after children and potential carers.

Child witnesses of domestic abuse missed by social care

News

Thursday, February 27, 2014

| CYP Now

Nearly half of children exposed to domestic violence are unknown to social care services resulting in them being put at greater risk, domestic abuse campaigners warn.

Troubled Families expansion to focus on younger children and health problems

News

Tuesday, August 19, 2014

| CYP Now

An expansion of the Troubled Families initiative is to focus on tackling poor health and supporting children under the age of five, the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has revealed.

How local teams in Westminster are joining forces to close gaps in children's services

Best Practice

Monday, April 16, 2012

| CYP Now

Westminster's locality teams are working to help prevent children being taken into care

In a Nutshell: The CAF - a useful tool for practitioners

Other

Monday, June 25, 2012

| CYP Now

The Common Assessment Framework helps to identify children's ?additional needs and plan what extra resources they may require

Lessons from serious case reviews: Returning children to the home

Features

Tuesday, May 24, 2016

| CYP Now

The NSPCC has analysed findings from hundreds of serious case reviews to assess key lessons for safeguarding practice. Here is a summary of the learnings on the practice of returning children home from care.

Government revises serious case review guidance

News

Wednesday, January 7, 2015

| CYP Now

Guidance for when serious case reviews should be conducted has been revised as part of attempts to ensure they are carried out more frequently.

Police call for joint-working improvements to tackle CSE

News

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

| CYP Now

Failures to share information and work together are hindering attempts by police and children's social services to tackle child sexual exploitation (CSE), the lead police officer on the issue has warned.

Charities urge government action on parental imprisonment

News

Monday, February 2, 2015

| CYP Now

Babies of convicted criminals should be treated as a specific vulnerable group by government and impact assessments carried out to identify their needs, a joint report by the NSPCC and Barnardo's has said.

Shared Services: Special Report

Features

Thursday, January 2, 2020

| CYP Now

Fresh evidence suggests collaboration is helping local authorities to find a wider range of care options for vulnerable children and introduce a greater array of good practice approaches to improve outcomes.

Children's workforce guide to training and qualifications

Other

Thursday, October 1, 2015

| CYP Now

Qualification requirements and training provision for working with children and young people is continuously adapting in line with changes in policy and practice. Charlotte Goddard provides a comprehensive overview.

How to make an FGM report

Other

Tuesday, November 10, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's professionals have a legal duty to report known cases of FGM, so what are the key steps to take?

Daily roundup: Council powers, child abuse and free schools

Other

Monday, July 7, 2014

| CYP Now

Labour leader pledges new responsibilities for councils; former pro-paedophile campaign chief claims he kept material at the Home Office; and Education Secretary promises new free schools, all in the news today.

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Quality of serious case reviews blasted by independent panel

Doncaster report reveals delays in establishing trust

Ofsted rates council 'inadequate' for second time in two years

Police reformer: Olivia Pinkney, national lead for children and young people's policing

Councils lead efforts to prevent young people being radicalised

Children's home managers highlight recruitment problems

Children's social workers to learn psychology techniques in trailblazer project

Government to consider intervention in Somerset children's services

Raising awareness of neglect

Champion for prevention: Sarah Champion MP, shadow minister for preventing abuse

Joint inspections reveal agencies' CSE strengths and weaknesses

Workers face fewer checks under 'common sense' safeguarding plans

Councils and care agencies fail to safeguard personal data

Child witnesses of domestic abuse missed by social care

Troubled Families expansion to focus on younger children and health problems

How local teams in Westminster are joining forces to close gaps in children's services

In a Nutshell: The CAF - a useful tool for practitioners

Lessons from serious case reviews: Returning children to the home

Government revises serious case review guidance

Police call for joint-working improvements to tackle CSE

Charities urge government action on parental imprisonment

Shared Services: Special Report

Children's workforce guide to training and qualifications

How to make an FGM report

Daily roundup: Council powers, child abuse and free schools

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