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Visa restrictions putting children at risk, says agency

Monday, August 16, 2010

| CYP Now

Recent restrictions on the number of migrant workers given permission to work in the UK is putting thousands of children at risk, according to a recruitment agency providing specialist public sector workers.

Call for clampdown on 'needless' arrests of girls

News

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

| CYP Now

A prison campaign group has called for police to deal with more girls informally, suggesting that tens of thousands are arrested needlessly each year.

Views sought on preventing child sexual exploitation

News

Monday, July 21, 2008

| CYP Now

A consultation on how to stamp out the sexual exploitation of children has been launched by the government.

Cafcass still lax on staff appraisals

Other

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

| CYP Now

The Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) is still failing to properly appraise its staff.

Listen to children's wishes

Other

Thursday, August 26, 2010

| CYP Now

The latest on registration and conduct from the General Social Care Council.

Serious Case Review: Be alert to mental health of parents

Other

Thursday, August 26, 2010

| CYP Now

The serious case review into the death of Chloe Fletcher highlights the need to address parents' mental health problems. Joe Lepper reports.

The Placement: An anonymous account of a real social work placement

Other

Thursday, August 26, 2010

| CYP Now

When I finish my two-year social work Masters, I'll be working with children and families in a local authority for two years, but for my first placement, I've been working with adults in a mental health drop-in centre.

Individual budget pilots struggle to attract education funding for famillies with disabled children

News

Thursday, August 26, 2010

| CYP Now

A government pilot aiming to give families of disabled children control over money allocated to them struggled to get funding from education sources, according to an evaluation.

Trafficked children let down by agencies failing to take the lead

Other

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

| CYP Now

Vulnerable children who have been trafficked for sex or crime are receiving sub-standard care due to a lack of leadership on the issue, it has been claimed.

Report into killings reveals failures

Other

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

| CYP Now

An official report into the murder of two children by their schizophrenic mother has called for child protection measures to be put in place when a parent becomes delusional.

News Insight: Labour leadership contenders set out their plans for children

Other

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

| CYP Now

On 25 September, one of these people will become leader of the opposition in the midst of a horrendous economic climate. CYP Now asked each of them to set out their policies for children and young people and for all those who work to improve young lives.

Staffordshire schools to host contact visits

Other

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

| CYP Now

Schools in Staffordshire are to host contact visits between looked-after children and their families in a pioneering pilot scheme.

ChildRIGHT Ask the Expert: Family mediation

Other

Monday, March 7, 2011

| CYP Now

What is family mediation and when is it used?

Fosterer fees key to easing carer shortage, claims think-tank

News

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

| CYP Now

Foster carers should be given an annual fee with the most experienced being paid a formal salary, a think-tank has claimed.

LGA suggests funding changes to encourage more social workers

News

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

| CYP Now

The Local Government Association (LGA) is proposing changes to the structure of children's service funding to help councils employ more social workers.

Cap on expert social work witness fees will be untenable, warns social work association

News

Thursday, March 10, 2011

| CYP Now

Family courts are being warned they face an exodus of expert social work witnesses in May when their fees are capped.

Councils pioneer joint director of children's services role

News

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

| CYP Now

Halton Borough Council's director of children's services is set to be the first in the country to carry out the role across two local authorities.

National strategy needed to reduce risk for runaway children

News

Thursday, March 17, 2011

| CYP Now

A government minister must take responsibility for runaway children and drive a national strategy to improve support for children at risk on the streets in the UK it has been agreed.