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Children's services overspend tops £600m

Wednesday, August 9, 2017

| CYP Now

Councils are overspending on their children's social care budgets by more than £600m a year as they look to protect vulnerable groups amid cuts in central government funding, council leaders are warning.

Home Secretary announces £20m to tackle online grooming

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Friday, August 4, 2017

| CYP Now

Home Secretary Amber Rudd has announced more than £20m in funding over three years to help combat the online grooming of children.

Baby P death 10 years on: Expert warns of 'overloaded' child protection system

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Wednesday, August 2, 2017

| CYP Now

A leading children's social work expert has delivered a scathing assessment of the state of child protection exactly a decade on from the death of Baby Peter Connelly.

Council announces plans to launch company to run children's services

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Friday, July 28, 2017

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A council where children's services were rated "inadequate" after inspectors found that children were being left in acute risk for too long has announced plans to establish a company to take over the running of provision.

MPs to launch inquiry into care thresholds

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Friday, July 28, 2017

| CYP Now

An inquiry into local authority thresholds for when a child should be taken into care will be conducted by MPs and peers, it has been announced.

Fathers group criticises domestic violence study

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Friday, July 28, 2017

| CYP Now

A group representing fathers has criticised a study that identifies domestic violence as a factor in the majority of applications for contact with a child heard in the family courts.

Commissioners to decide future of children's services at four 'inadequate' councils

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Wednesday, July 26, 2017

| CYP Now

The Department for Education will appoint commissioners at four councils where children's services have been rated as "inadequate" by Ofsted, in order to decide how they will be run in the future, government documents reveal.

Domestic violence a factor in majority of child contact applications, research finds

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Wednesday, July 26, 2017

| CYP Now

Nearly two-thirds of applications heard in the family courts for contact with a child feature some kind of domestic violence allegation, a study has found.

Lessons from Serious Case Reviews: 'Hidden' men

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Wednesday, July 26, 2017

| CYP Now

The role of men in children's lives is sometimes overlooked by agencies from both a protective and risk perspective. The NSPCC has analysed evidence from serious case reviews to identify risk factors

Youth Justice Board confirms death in custody

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Tuesday, July 25, 2017

| CYP Now

The Youth Justice Board (YJB) has confirmed that a child died in custody earlier this year, the first death of an under-18 in the youth secure estate since 2015.

'Inadequate' council appoints sixth director of children's services in four years

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Monday, July 24, 2017

| CYP Now

A council currently rated "inadequate" by Ofsted has appointed its sixth director of children's services (DCS) in the space of four years.

Council lined up to help neighbour's 'inadequate' children's services

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Friday, July 21, 2017

| CYP Now

A council that has twice been rated as "inadequate" by inspectors over the last seven years is set to receive help from a council where services are rated as "requires improvement", it has emerged.

Ofsted rates council 'good' in trial of new inspection framework

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Wednesday, July 19, 2017

| CYP Now

A council's children's services have been rated "good' following a trial of the new Ofsted inspection framework being introduced next year.

Inspectors praise 'outstanding' children's services leadership in Islington

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Friday, July 14, 2017

| CYP Now

Ofsted inspectors have praised the "highly ambitious" leadership of children's services at the London Borough of Islington in ensuring its most vulnerable children are well supported.

Ofsted issues warning notices to 31 unregistered schools

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Thursday, July 13, 2017

| CYP Now

Ofsted has issued a total of 31 warning notices to unregistered schools since establishing a special taskforce 18 months ago, it has emerged.

Signs of Safety 'not a magic bullet' for child protection

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Thursday, July 13, 2017

| CYP Now

A much-heralded social work model being tested by 10 English councils is delivering positive results but is "not a magic bullet" for the child protection system, a study has found.

Ofsted rates children's services at London council 'inadequate'

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Tuesday, July 11, 2017

| CYP Now

Children's services at a London council have been rated "inadequate" after Ofsted found that children were being left at risk of serious harm.

Council moves from 'inadequate' to 'good' in just two years

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Friday, July 7, 2017

| CYP Now

Inspectors have praised swift improvements at a council's children's services department, which has been rated as "good", just two years after receiving an "inadequate" judgment.

Barnardo's FGM centre among recipients of £30m innovation funding

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Thursday, July 6, 2017

| CYP Now

A national centre that helps children affected by female genital mutilation (FGM) is among 24 projects to share £30m of funding from the Department for Education's innovation fund, it has been announced.

Child abuse inquiry warns of 'lack of knowledge' on how best to support victims

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Wednesday, July 5, 2017

| CYP Now

There are significant gaps in knowledge about the impact of child sexual abuse (CSA) and how best to support victims, a report by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) has concluded.

Inspectors praise improvements at 'inadequate' council

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Wednesday, July 5, 2017

| CYP Now

A council that risked being stripped of responsibility for children's social care services has been praised by Ofsted for the improvements it has made.

Children's social workers strike over 'poor pay and bullying'

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Wednesday, July 5, 2017

| CYP Now

Children's social workers at a council rated as "inadequate" by Ofsted last year have begun a 48-hour strike, saying they are unhappy with pay, heavy workloads and bullying.

Increase in number of child victims of FGM

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Wednesday, July 5, 2017

| CYP Now

New figures show that 139 children have been identified by health professionals as victims of female genital mutilation (FGM) over the last year, an increase on the previous 12 months.

Teachers fear Prevent strategy 'stigmatises Muslim students'

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Monday, July 3, 2017

| CYP Now

School and college staff in England have concerns that the government anti-radicalisation strategy is increasing stigmatisation of Muslim students, research has found.

Ofsted criticises lack of progress at 'inadequate' council

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Friday, June 30, 2017

| CYP Now

A council where children's services were rated "inadequate" for leaving children at risk is not improving quickly enough, Ofsted has warned.

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Children's services overspend tops £600m

Home Secretary announces £20m to tackle online grooming

Baby P death 10 years on: Expert warns of 'overloaded' child protection system

Council announces plans to launch company to run children's services

MPs to launch inquiry into care thresholds

Fathers group criticises domestic violence study

Commissioners to decide future of children's services at four 'inadequate' councils

Domestic violence a factor in majority of child contact applications, research finds

Lessons from Serious Case Reviews: 'Hidden' men

Youth Justice Board confirms death in custody

'Inadequate' council appoints sixth director of children's services in four years

Council lined up to help neighbour's 'inadequate' children's services

Ofsted rates council 'good' in trial of new inspection framework

Inspectors praise 'outstanding' children's services leadership in Islington

Ofsted issues warning notices to 31 unregistered schools

Signs of Safety 'not a magic bullet' for child protection

Ofsted rates children's services at London council 'inadequate'

Council moves from 'inadequate' to 'good' in just two years

Barnardo's FGM centre among recipients of £30m innovation funding

Child abuse inquiry warns of 'lack of knowledge' on how best to support victims

Inspectors praise improvements at 'inadequate' council

Children's social workers strike over 'poor pay and bullying'

Increase in number of child victims of FGM

Teachers fear Prevent strategy 'stigmatises Muslim students'

Ofsted criticises lack of progress at 'inadequate' council

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