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Safeguarding measures to shield children against bailiff action
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News
- Friday, February 17, 2012 | CYP Now
Safeguards to protect children from "intrusive and stressful" bailiffs are to be introduced by the government.
Children's charities criticise focus of government spending plans
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News
- Wednesday, December 3, 2014 | CYP Now
Children's charities have criticised the government for failing to prioritise the needs of children in the Chancellor's Autumn Statement.
Legal Update: Criminalising domestic abuse
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Other
- Tuesday, January 20, 2015 | CYP Now
Kirsten Anderson, research and policy manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre, asks if criminalising coercive and controlling behaviour will provide better protection to victims of domestic violence.
Ofsted rates third council ‘inadequate' in space of week
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News
- 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.
Tory council boss hits out at government over Ofsted grading
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News
- Thursday, May 21, 2015 | CYP Now
The leader of a council where children's services were graded "inadequate" by Ofsted has blamed central government for falling standards.
CSE victims to play central role improving services in Rotherham
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News
- Wednesday, May 27, 2015 | CYP Now
Rotherham Council is enlisting the help of victims of child sexual exploitation (CSE) to help it improve the way it tackles abuse in the town.
Cameron: Government to intervene more in child protection
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News
- Tuesday, June 23, 2015 | CYP Now
More local authority children's services departments will be taken out of council control in order to tackle failure, Prime Minister David Cameron has said.
Ask The Experts: Tackling summer scheme cuts
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Other
- Monday, July 20, 2015 | CYP Now
Our panel offers advice on summer schemes, preventing terrorism, supporting young mums and promoting "deeper thinking"
Watchdog tells councils not to use B&Bs for young homeless people
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News
- Thursday, August 13, 2015 | CYP Now
Bed and breakfast accommodation is not a suitable place to house young homeless people, the Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) has warned councils.
Ofsted rates council 'inadequate' over child protection failings
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News
- Tuesday, September 1, 2015 | CYP Now
A council has been criticised by Ofsted for potentially placing children at risk due to delays in assessments.
Legal Update: Caring for refugee children
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Other
- Monday, September 28, 2015 | CYP Now
Kamena Dorling, policy and programmes manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines the UK government's response to the refugee crisis and foster care provision for refugee children.
Increasing numbers of children 'at risk of abuse'
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News
- Friday, October 23, 2015 | CYP Now
Numbers of children subject to child protection plans because they are deemed to be at risk of abuse are continuing to rise, government figures reveal.
Commissioner calls for action to tackle in-family child sex abuse
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Other
- Tuesday, November 24, 2015 | CYP Now
Analysis by the Children's Commissioner for England concludes that many cases of child sexual abuse go unreported because children's professionals struggle to recognise and act on the signs of in-family abuse.
Technology in Children's Services: Policy context
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Other
- Tuesday, March 31, 2020 | CYP Now
At its best, technology speeds up laborious inputting of information, enabling children’s services practitioners to spend more time with their clients, helps commissioners to identify trends so they can prioritise resources, and enable leaders to make informed choices on how services are structured.
Ofsted tells two councils to improve children's services
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News
- Wednesday, January 20, 2016 | CYP Now
Two councils have been told to improve standards within their children's services departments following inspections by Ofsted.
Rising numbers in child protection system 'down to cuts', MPs told
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News
- Wednesday, March 23, 2016 | CYP Now
Numbers of children entering the child protection system are on the rise because services designed to help them stay with their families are being "decimated", MPs have been told.
NHS Trust to take responsibility for council's children's services
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News
- Thursday, April 7, 2016 | CYP Now
A council that received a "good" rating from Ofsted for children's services has agreed a deal for a local NHS trust to take on responsibility for them.
Labour to explore children's social worker pay
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News
- Monday, April 22, 2013 | CYP Now
Shadow children's minister Lisa Nandy has called for an increase in social worker salaries to attract top quality staff.
CYP Now Children in Care Supplement 2013
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Other
- Tuesday, May 28, 2013 | CYP Now
Providing a chance to thrive: How to secure the best outcomes for looked-after children against the backdrop of reduced budgets and rising demand.
Daily roundup: Norfolk council, charity pay, pre-school support
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Other
- Tuesday, August 6, 2013 | CYP Now
Norfolk council unveils recovery plan for children's services; Charity Commission chief issues warning on voluntary sector pay; and Southampton council hire private company to deliver early years support, all in the news today.
Interventions to Improve the Response of Professionals to Children Exposed to Domestic Violence and Abuse: A Systematic Review
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Research
- Monday, April 29, 2019 | CYP Now
Despite the major public health and clinical impact of domestic violence and abuse, the response of health care professionals to women experiencing domestic abuse is often poorly informed and inappropriate. This systematic review looks at educational and structural or whole-system interventions that aim to improve professionals' understanding of, and response to, survivors and their children.
Domestic Abuse: Special Report
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Features
- Tuesday, April 30, 2019 | CYP Now
Cases of domestic abuse recorded by police and children's services have risen significantly over the past decade. The government has published a draft bill containing new protections to tackle the problem.
Leadership instability linked to children's services failings
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News
- Tuesday, October 15, 2013 | CYP Now
Children's services departments are struggling to improve child protection standards due to instability caused by high turnover of senior staff and directors, a report by Ofsted has claimed.
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