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Ofsted criticises Knowsley's 'inadequate' child protection services

Tuesday, July 1, 2014

| CYP Now

Children in Knowsley are being left at risk of harm due to serious failures in child protection services, a damning Ofsted report which labelled the authority "inadequate" has found.

Government accused of allowing 'back door' privatisation of child protection

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Friday, June 27, 2014

| CYP Now

Private companies will be able to deliver child protection services under controversial government plans via the "back door" by setting up separate subsidiaries, it has been claimed.

Think-tank highlights 'staggering' failings in support for vulnerable children

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Tuesday, June 24, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authorities are carrying out "unscrupulous and illegal" practices to restrict the support they provide to vulnerable children in need of social care and mental health services, a think-tank has claimed.

Councils urged to tackle preventable child deaths and injuries

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Tuesday, June 24, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authorities must do more to prevent the deaths of more than 60 children each year from preventable accidents, a report has found.

Profit-making firms to be prevented from delivering child protection

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Friday, June 20, 2014

| CYP Now

Only non-profit organisations will be allowed to deliver child protection services under controversial government plans to give councils more freedom in the way they work with vulnerable children, it has been announced.

Daily roundup: Inspections, financial management and mental health

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Wednesday, June 4, 2014

| CYP Now

East Sussex children's social care judged "good" by Ofsted; spend on agency staff triples at Windsor children's services; and new chair announced for mental health body, all in the news today.

Munro reveals scale of children's services inspection workload

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Tuesday, June 3, 2014

| CYP Now

Councils and children's services professionals are struggling to cope with the workload created by Ofsted's revamped children's services inspection framework, an independent review by child protection expert professor Eileen Munro has found.

Narey defends private sector role in child protection

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Tuesday, May 27, 2014

| CYP Now

The government's adviser on children's social care has defended proposals to allow child protection services to be outsourced, which he said does not amount to large-scale privatisation.

Daily roundup: Child protection, mental health and early years

Other

Monday, May 19, 2014

| CYP Now

Academics criticise government plans to outsource children's social care; NHS England raises concerns over failure to meet child mental health needs; and nursery to investigate after toddler found wandering streets, all in the news today.

New Barnardo's chief eyes strategic role in children's services

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Tuesday, May 13, 2014

| CYP Now

Barnardo's new chief executive wants the charity to manage, commission and deliver statutory children's services in partnership with local authorities as it evolves into a more strategic organisation over the next few years.

‘Decision fatigue' blights social work practice

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Monday, April 28, 2014

| CYP Now

Children's social workers avoid making decisions later in the working day due to mental exhaustion, an analysis of child protection practitioners' behaviour has shown.

Daily roundup: Care proceedings, teacher training, and physical education

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Wednesday, April 23, 2014

| CYP Now

Social workers to get help understanding care proceedings legislation; teacher training on SEN insufficient; and most pupils "not bothered" by loss of competitive school sport, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Children's services, leadership and child protection

Other

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

| CYP Now

Hampshire children's services receive "good" Ofsted judgment; Salford DCS to become Solihull chief executive; and Bristol gets new child protection service, all in the news today.

Government unveils plans to outsource child protection

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Thursday, April 17, 2014

| CYP Now

Councils will be handed powers to outsource a whole range of children's social care services including child protection under proposals announced by the government.

SCRs need greater prevention focus, says NSPCC chief

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Wednesday, March 19, 2014

| CYP Now

Serious case reviews (SCRs) need to focus more on learning the lessons from child protection failings to prevent them happening again, the head of the NSPCC has said.

First judgments show up flaws in new single inspection system

Other

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

| CYP Now

Senior managers at the first five children's services departments to have undergone the new Ofsted single inspection support the principles behind the framework, but think the process needs improving if it is to get their full backing.

Sheffield children's services ‘requires improvement'

News

Monday, February 24, 2014

| CYP Now

Sheffield has been told to improve its children's services after an inspection highlighted weaknesses in performance on looked-after children and adoption.

Daily roundup: Ofsted, fostering support, and sex crime victims

Other

Thursday, February 13, 2014

| CYP Now

Wilshaw reveals he called for Ofsted chair to remain; leaving foster care age for young people in Wales raised; and £500,000 fund set up to help male victims of rape, all in the news today.

Warrington DCS to lead Ofsted's social care improvement work

News

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

| CYP Now

The head of children's services in Warrington has been appointed by Ofsted to spearhead attempts to improve social care across England.

Daily roundup: Child grooming, health and wellbeing, and youth services

Other

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

| CYP Now

Children's professionals struggle to keep pace with child abusers' tactics; 23 campaign groups highlight need for child-friendly policies; and Bracknell Forest youth hub set to open by 2016, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Teacher-pupil relationships, council services and children's centres

News

Thursday, January 16, 2014

| CYP Now

Councils divulge details of teacher relationship claims; government orders action at Norfolk children's services; and Essex children's centres' opening hours to be cut, all in the news today.

U-turn over approval process for long-distance care placements

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Tuesday, January 7, 2014

| CYP Now

Directors of children's services (DCSs) will not have to personally approve care placements outside of their authority or region after initial plans to do so were watered down.

Daily roundup: Benefit cap, DCS appointment, and looked-after children

Other

Friday, December 6, 2013

| CYP Now

Struggling families set to be hit by benefit cap, say poverty campaigners; new director of children's services in Leicestershire; and improvements to the care system in Scotland are too slow, all in the news today.

IT and caseload problems harming social work, inquiry finds

News

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

| CYP Now

"Unwieldy" IT systems, "unmanageable" caseloads and "constant" financial pressures are resulting in child protection social workers having to regularly cut corners to keep pace with the demands of the job, a report by MPs has found.

Doncaster fears delay in children's trust timeframe

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Tuesday, December 3, 2013

| CYP Now

Plans to create an independent trust to run child protection services in Doncaster are at risk of delay, the authority has warned.

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Ofsted criticises Knowsley's 'inadequate' child protection services

Government accused of allowing 'back door' privatisation of child protection

Think-tank highlights 'staggering' failings in support for vulnerable children

Councils urged to tackle preventable child deaths and injuries

Profit-making firms to be prevented from delivering child protection

Daily roundup: Inspections, financial management and mental health

Munro reveals scale of children's services inspection workload

Narey defends private sector role in child protection

Daily roundup: Child protection, mental health and early years

New Barnardo's chief eyes strategic role in children's services

‘Decision fatigue' blights social work practice

Daily roundup: Care proceedings, teacher training, and physical education

Daily roundup: Children's services, leadership and child protection

Government unveils plans to outsource child protection

SCRs need greater prevention focus, says NSPCC chief

First judgments show up flaws in new single inspection system

Sheffield children's services ‘requires improvement'

Daily roundup: Ofsted, fostering support, and sex crime victims

Warrington DCS to lead Ofsted's social care improvement work

Daily roundup: Child grooming, health and wellbeing, and youth services

Daily roundup: Teacher-pupil relationships, council services and children's centres

U-turn over approval process for long-distance care placements

Daily roundup: Benefit cap, DCS appointment, and looked-after children

IT and caseload problems harming social work, inquiry finds

Doncaster fears delay in children's trust timeframe

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