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Balls calls in Hampshire DCS to oversee Haringey during urgent review

13 November 2008, Children & Young People Now

Children's secretary Ed Balls has asked John Coughlan, the director of children's services in Hampshire, to oversee safeguarding in Haringey while an urgent joint area review is underway.

Councils lose care court fees challenge

13 November 2008, Children & Young People Now

Children's services budgets could be plundered following a high court ruling that local authorities must pay the full cost of court fees for care proceedings, councils involved in a judicial...

Cash injection for fostering service

13 November 2008, Children & Young People Now

Fostering services in Lancashire are set to receive a £2.5m boost.

Boys perceived to be harder to parent

13 November 2008, Children & Young People Now

An adoption charity has raised concerns that boys may be waiting longer for adoption after research showed nearly half of the people in the UK think boys are harder to...

Huge fall in couples registered to adopt

13 November 2008, Children & Young People Now

The number of couples added to the national adoption register has almost halved in five years, government figures show.

Tributes paid to successful director

13 November 2008, Children & Young People Now

The president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services, Maggie Atkinson, has paid tribute to Andy Samson who was found dead earlier this month.

Young carers miss out on support

12 November 2008, Children & Young People Now

Carers aged 18 to 24 are missing out on the support offered to children and adult carers, according to a recent report.

Cash boost to ensure child safety skills

11 November 2008, Children & Young People Now

The Government has given more than a million pounds to the National Children's Bureau and the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents to teach children to keep themselves safe.

Hughes asks Laming to review Climbie recommendations after Baby P convictions

11 November 2008, Children & Young People Now

Children's minister Beverley Hughes has called on Lord Laming to consider progress on the recommendations of his review into Victoria Climbie's death, following the conviction of two men over the...

No progress in cutting Scottish child poverty

10 November 2008, Children & Young People Now

There has been no progress in cutting the number of children living in poverty in Scotland over the past three years, a report has found.