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Daily roundup: Carers allowances, Daniel Pelka, and safeguarding

Thursday, August 1, 2013

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An investigation by the Local Government Ombudsman has found 340 carers in Liverpool were underpaid by the council; the serious case review into the death of four year old Daniel Pelka will be published shortly; and the SNP wants to bring in state-appointed guardians for all children, in the news today.

Government unveils plans to outsource child protection

Thursday, April 17, 2014

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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.

Blackpool children's services 'require improvement'

Tuesday, September 9, 2014

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Children's services in Blackpool are improving but problems remain with support for care leavers and planning for looked-after children, inspectors have found.

Labour 'to boost kinship care support'

Tuesday, February 10, 2015

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Labour wants to see more children at risk of being taken into care instead be given the chance to live with extended family members.

Corbyn names Lucy Powell shadow education secretary

Monday, September 14, 2015

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New Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn has appointed Lucy Powell shadow education secretary.

Ofsted rates government-imposed children's services trust 'inadequate'

Friday, November 27, 2015

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An independent children's services trust that was established on government orders has been rated "inadequate" by Ofsted.

How service targets the needs of birth parents

Tuesday, February 2, 2016

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Project supports parents whose children are being adopted and prevent repeat adoptions.

Government-ordered children's trust services rated 'inadequate' by Ofsted

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

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The quality of children's services provided by a government-ordered independent trust have been rated as "inadequate" by Ofsted.

Daily roundup: Looked-after children, ADHD drugs, and food banks

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

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Social workers want the College of Social Work to focus on looked-after children; ADHD drug prescribing rises 50 per cent in five years; and free food is offered to poor families in Birmingham, all in the news today.

£19m fund to help adopted children access therapy

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

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Adoptive parents will be able to access a fund worth £19.3m to get help such as therapy for children who may have been abused or neglected, the government has announced.

Daily roundup: Haringey Ofsted, early intervention guidebook, and term-time holidays

Monday, July 21, 2014

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Haringey told to improve children's social care, major early intervention guide launched, and Nicky Morgan pledges to continue tough stance on term-time holidays, all in the news today.

Children's services in Manchester receive 'inadequate' rating

Thursday, September 4, 2014

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Nearly 500 children in Manchester were potentially left at risk because social work assessments were not carried out quickly enough, a report that has rated the city's children's services as "inadequate", has found.

Slough children's services to become independent trust

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

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Slough will become the second local authority to have its children's services transferred to an independent trust after children's minister Edward Timpson dismissed council proposals for alternative arrangements.

Courts deliver blow to government adoption drive

Tuesday, November 4, 2014

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The government's push on adoptions is facing a setback after it was claimed rises in the number of children being adopted will stall due to courts granting fewer adoption orders.

Concern as Ofsted ceases regulation of outsourced social work

Friday, May 29, 2015

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The children's sector has criticised the government's continuing drive to outsource children's social care after Ofsted this week ceased regulation of third-party providers.

BASW to take on College of Social Work functions

Thursday, August 20, 2015

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The British Association of Social Work (BASW) is to take on the majority of functions performed by The College of Social Work (TCSW) from next month, it has been announced.

Ofsted tells council to improve children's services standards

Tuesday, December 1, 2015

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A council has been told to improve the quality of its work with children and young people after Ofsted inspectors identified "significant areas for development".

Legal Update: Scrutiny of private fostering

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

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Kamena Dorling, head of policy and programmes at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines changes to data collection on private fostering arrangements and what further work is needed to safeguard children and young people.

Ofsted praises council for outstanding work with children in care

Thursday, February 11, 2016

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A council has been praised for its services for looked-after children, with Ofsted labelling some of its work as "outstanding".

Social work training programme opens to new candidates

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

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Half of England's local authorities have signed up for a new round of a government social worker training programme.

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