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Councils look to unite to deliver children's social care, survey finds

Monday, August 7, 2017

| CYP Now

A growing number of councils plan to join forces to run children's social care services, a government survey of children's services leaders has found.

Adoption support efforts hampered by 'insufficient capacity to meet demand'

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Tuesday, August 1, 2017

| CYP Now

Efforts to provide therapeutic support for adopted children via a government-established fund are being hampered by insufficient capacity within the system, a report has found.

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.

Fostering system faces funding shortfall and recruitment crisis

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Wednesday, July 19, 2017

| CYP Now

The children's foster care system is suffering from funding problems, a lack of support for carers and no clear government policy to deal with escalating recruitment problems, a report has found.

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.

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.

Councils criticised over 'self-serving' in-house fostering policy

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Wednesday, June 21, 2017

| CYP Now

A national fostering organisation has criticised councils for failing to take into account the needs of children being placed in foster care, claiming that the practice of opting for "in-house" placements means they are missing out on the most appropriate care.

Ofsted rates council 'inadequate' amid concerns over leadership

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Tuesday, June 13, 2017

| CYP Now

A council has been rated "inadequate" by Ofsted after inspectors found "serious and widespread failures" across children's services and questioned the integrity of its leadership team.

Children's services move out of 'inadequate' at two councils

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Tuesday, June 13, 2017

| CYP Now

Two councils have been told their children's services departments are no longer "inadequate" following inspections by Ofsted.

Adoption UK appoints new chief executive

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Monday, June 12, 2017

| CYP Now

An adoptive mother has been appointed as the new chief executive of charity Adoption UK.

Extend Staying Put foster care initiative to age 25, urges charity

News

Wednesday, June 7, 2017

| CYP Now

Young people must be allowed to remain in foster care placements up until the age of 25, a children's charity has said.

Major review into children's care system in Scotland gets under way

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Wednesday, May 31, 2017

| CYP Now

A "root and branch" review that will look into legislation, practices, culture and ethos of the children's care system in Scotland has launched.

Your guide to the Children and Social Work Act

Features

Wednesday, May 31, 2017

| CYP Now

What the act means for everyday practice across the children's workforce.

Children and Social Work Act 2017: Care and adoption

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Tuesday, May 30, 2017

| CYP Now

Call for minimum allowance under Staying Put foster care initiative

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Friday, May 26, 2017

| CYP Now

Government must introduce a minimum allowance for foster carers looking after young people up to the age of 21, the National Association of Fostering Providers (NAFP) has said.

Competition authority set to authorise £400m fostering merger

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Tuesday, May 16, 2017

| CYP Now

A major merger of fostering providers is set to be given the green light after regulators indicated they are happy with plans to sell on some elements of the business to other firms to avoid a monopoly.

Finalised Labour manifesto promises care system overhaul

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Tuesday, May 16, 2017

| CYP Now

A vow to overhaul the children's care system and end the government's focus on adoption has been added to the final version of Labour's manifesto for next month's general election.

Appeal for 7,000 new foster carers to meet demand

News

Monday, May 8, 2017

| CYP Now

More than 7,000 new foster couples need to be recruited in order to provide homes for vulnerable children in the care system, a charity has said.

Concerns over major drop in adopter recruitment

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Wednesday, April 12, 2017

| CYP Now

More needs to be done to attract suitable adoptive parents for children with complex needs amid a sharp drop in recruitment, an influential body set up by the government to drive through adoption reform has warned.

Understanding impact of abuse and reviewing care placement options

Features

Monday, April 10, 2017

| CYP Now

Review assesses the evidence on the impact of abuse on children and considers the merits of care placement options. The authors summarise the findings, while three organisations outline initiatives to improve decision making.

Three councils receive 'good' ratings for children's services

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Friday, March 31, 2017

| CYP Now

Children's services at three councils have been rated as "good" following inspections by Ofsted.

Legal Update: Special guardianship orders

Features

Tuesday, March 28, 2017

| CYP Now

Serious case review highlights need for rigorous assessments when placing a child with a special guardian, writes Kamena Dorling, head of policy & programmes at Coram Children's Legal Centre.

Fostering group offers deal to push through £400m merger

News

Thursday, March 16, 2017

| CYP Now

A major independent fostering firm has offered to drop some elements of a £400m merger deal in order to push it through.

MP raises concerns over foster care monopolies

News

Thursday, March 2, 2017

| CYP Now

Councils may struggle to get value for money if mergers of independent fostering providers result in monopolies, an MP has warned.

Fourfold increase in courts refusing adoption applications

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Tuesday, February 28, 2017

| CYP Now

The number of times family courts have turned down application orders for adoptions has quadrupled in the past four years, government figures show.

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Councils look to unite to deliver children's social care, survey finds

Adoption support efforts hampered by 'insufficient capacity to meet demand'

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

Fostering system faces funding shortfall and recruitment crisis

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

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

Councils criticised over 'self-serving' in-house fostering policy

Ofsted rates council 'inadequate' amid concerns over leadership

Children's services move out of 'inadequate' at two councils

Adoption UK appoints new chief executive

Extend Staying Put foster care initiative to age 25, urges charity

Major review into children's care system in Scotland gets under way

Your guide to the Children and Social Work Act

Children and Social Work Act 2017: Care and adoption

Call for minimum allowance under Staying Put foster care initiative

Competition authority set to authorise £400m fostering merger

Finalised Labour manifesto promises care system overhaul

Appeal for 7,000 new foster carers to meet demand

Concerns over major drop in adopter recruitment

Understanding impact of abuse and reviewing care placement options

Three councils receive 'good' ratings for children's services

Legal Update: Special guardianship orders

Fostering group offers deal to push through £400m merger

MP raises concerns over foster care monopolies

Fourfold increase in courts refusing adoption applications

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