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Inspections Clinic: Homes for Disabled Children

Tuesday, October 24, 2023

| CYP Now

Recommendations from a review of residential provision for children with disabilities include changes to regulation to prevent safeguarding concerns being missed, reports Jo Stephenson.

More families using informal lenders amid high inflation

News

Wednesday, October 18, 2023

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Families with children are six times more likely to have resorted to using informal lenders or loan sharks, analysis from Action for Children on the cost-of-living crisis finds.

Children’s charities facing long term supporter exodus, researchers find

News

Thursday, October 5, 2023

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Children’s charities are facing a long-term decline in popularity among their traditional supporters, leaving them battling to attract donations and support, researchers are warning.

Boost financial support for families to reduce ‘bed poverty’, government urged

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Friday, September 29, 2023

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The government should renew funding for the Household Support Fund and end the two-child benefits cap to reduce the number of families unable to afford suitable beds for their children, Barnardo’s has said.

New local government and social care ombudsman announced

News

Tuesday, September 5, 2023

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A judge at the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal has been announced as the new permanent local government and social care ombudsman (LGO).

Children's Workforce Guide to Qualifications and Training 2023/24

Features

Friday, September 1, 2023

| CYP Now

With many parts of the sector facing recruitment challenges, Joe Lepper identifies developments in entry-level requirements and ongoing professional development for children's services practitioners.

Inside CYP Now this month: Residential youth work, Care Review pilot, youth justice trends

News

Thursday, August 31, 2023

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The September edition of Children & Young People Now has all the latest news, views and analysis on the key issues affecting services for children, young people and families.

Lucy Letby inquiry must consider social worker role in multi-agency teams, says BASW

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Thursday, August 24, 2023

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An inquiry into the Lucy Letby case must consider the "vital importance" of the children’s social worker role within multi-agency child protection teams amid concerns that hospital managers failed to act on reports from staff around the nurse's conduct, the British Association of Social Workers (BASW) has said.