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

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

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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.

King’s Birthday Honours: Surrey DCS recognised for services to children’s social care

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Tuesday, June 18, 2024

| CYP Now

Surrey’s director of children’s services Rachael Wardell has been recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours.

General election 2024: Key party manifesto pledges for the children and young people’s sector

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Friday, June 14, 2024

| CYP Now

The three main parties have published policy pledges in a bid to win the general election on 4 July.

Third of parents at risk of having babies taken into care have learning difficulties, research finds

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Thursday, June 13, 2024

| CYP Now

One in three parents at risk of having their baby taken into care have a learning disability or difficulty, analysis of 200 care proceedings has found.

Benefit rules locking 19,000 young carers out of financial help, charity warns

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Thursday, June 13, 2024

| CYP Now

A charity is calling for an overhaul of benefit rules which are forcing thousands of young carers to choose between their education and receiving financial help.

Labour Party manifesto: boosting school-based support and votes for 16s among pledges

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Thursday, June 13, 2024

| CYP Now

Reducing child poverty, investing in school-based careers and mental health support for young people and giving 16- and 17-year-olds the right to vote are among the Labour Party’s pledges in their manifesto for the 2024 general election.

Children's services leaders question plans to refer child strip search cases

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Thursday, June 13, 2024

| CYP Now

Children’s services leaders have questioned Home Office plans for the police to make a referral to children’s social care every time they perform an intimate search of a child.

General Election 2024: Key manifesto pledges for children’s social care

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Thursday, June 13, 2024

| CYP Now

Local authority leaders and children’s sector organisations have pleaded with whoever forms the next government to properly invest in children’s social care services.

Project for adults with learning disabilities to be extended to care leavers

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Wednesday, June 12, 2024

| CYP Now

A social care service that offers foster care support to adults with learning disabilities is being made available to care leavers.

Conservative Party manifesto: restrictions on children's social media access among raft of pledges

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Tuesday, June 11, 2024

| CYP Now

Creating more residential care places, restricting children’s access to social media and boosting post-16 vocational training opportunities are some of the key policies affecting children and young people in the Conservative Party’s general election manifesto.

Liberal Democrats pledge investment in disadvantaged children's education

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Monday, June 10, 2024

| CYP Now

The Liberal Democrats have pledged a series of policies to narrow the attainment gap for disadvantaged children and boost educational opportunities for young people in their manifesto for the 2024 general election.

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