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Private foster carers need more council support

21 November 2008, Children & Young People Now

Councils must improve the support and training they offer private foster carers, according to Ofsted.

NSPCC's Marsh awarded for outstanding achievement at CYP Now event

21 November 2008, Children & Young People Now

Former NSPCC chief executive Dame Mary Marsh received an award for outstanding achievement at the Children & Young People's Services Awards last night, as Children's Secretary Ed Balls praised the...

Balls signals independence for safeguarding board chairs

20 November 2008, Children & Young People Now

The government has given its strongest indication yet that directors of children's services could be banned from chairing local safeguarding children's boards (LSCBs).

Baby P sparks training rethink

20 November 2008, Children & Young People Now

Sector leaders plan to ramp up training to safeguard children in the wake of the Baby P case, CYP Now has learned.

Slowdown hits prevention work

20 November 2008, Children & Young People Now

Social and economic crises could threaten preventive work with children, experts have warned.

GPs left out of requirement to co-operate with children's trusts

20 November 2008, Children & Young People Now

Government plans to strengthen children's trusts have stopped short of extending a legal duty to ensure GPs co-operate.

Forty-one per cent of serious case reviews 'inadequate', says Ofsted

19 November 2008, Children & Young People Now

Forty-one per cent of serious case reviews have been judged as inadequate since April 2007, Ofsted has said.

Bill to reform children's care becomes law

19 November 2008, Children & Young People Now

A bill to bring in independent social work practices, short breaks for disabled children and designated teachers for looked-after children became law last week.

A quarter of Scottish children's services must improve recruitment

19 November 2008, Children & Young People Now

A quarter of children's services in Scotland have been told to improve their recruitment procedures according to the country's care regulator.

Balls announces children's trusts legislation

18 November 2008, Children & Young People Now

Children's secretary Ed Balls said yesterday (18 November) that he would introduce legislation to ensure every local authority has a children's trust board as soon as possible.