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Five ways social care can build on the foundations of the last parliament

Tuesday, June 25, 2024

| CYP Now

The last parliament provided a rich foundation for sustained action in children’s social care. We saw encouraging cross-party consensus on the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care and the National Panel reports.

Longfield calls for new government poverty unit ahead of general election

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Tuesday, June 25, 2024

| CYP Now

Former Children’s Commissioner for England Anne Longfield has called for the next government to establish a poverty unit sitting within Downing Street as part of a 10-point plan to halve child poverty by 2029.

The hits and misses of a ‘patchy’ parliament for children’s services

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Tuesday, June 25, 2024

| CYP Now

The past five years saw a pandemic, Brexit fallout, the cost-of-living crisis and regular political upheaval. For children’s services, there was progress and missed opportunities. Experts pick the key developments.

Prioritise foster care retention over recruitment drives, campaigners urge

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Monday, June 24, 2024

| CYP Now

Investment in foster care recruitment drives is “futile” without addressing deeper issues around retention in the role, campaigners have said.

Scotland commits to refreshed six-year plan for care-experienced young people

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Friday, June 21, 2024

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The chair of the Scottish Independent Care Review, Fiona Duncan, has revealed a six-year plan to push forward progress on recommendations made in the country's 2016 review of children's social care.

Half of councils could be bankrupt within five years, think-tank warns

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Thursday, June 20, 2024

| CYP Now

All political parties are underestimating the financial crisis in local government with half of councils bracing themselves for bankruptcy within five years, according to think-tank the Local Government Information Unit (LGIU).

Launch foster care recruitment campaign, next government urged amid placement shortage

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Thursday, June 20, 2024

| CYP Now

Major political parties must commit to launching a recruitment campaign for foster carers, a charity has warned, as initial enquiries by potential carers has fallen to its lowest level in five years.

Tackle child poverty to improve outcomes for children, youth charity leaders urge

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Thursday, June 20, 2024

| CYP Now

Tackling child poverty is key to improving outcomes for vulnerable young people and must be a priority for the next government, leaders of youth organisations have said.

High Court ruling highlights flaws in migrant transfer scheme, council says

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Wednesday, June 19, 2024

| CYP Now

The government's method for evaluating its national dispersal scheme for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children is “skewed” and “does not represent reality”, says Kent County Council following a High Court ruling around the treatment of vulnerable young people arriving in the UK.

West Midlands hosts care-experienced football tournament

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Tuesday, June 18, 2024

| CYP Now

Warwickshire Legends were victorious in the annual West Midlands Care Leavers Championship, which brought together care-experienced football players from local authorities in the region.

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