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News Insight: Children's Services - The state of services is laid bare

27 November 2008, Children & Young People Now

Ofsted's annual report last week showed that there have been improvements across the sector, but it also flagged up areas of significant concern. Ross Watson examines what the findings mean...

News Insight: Health - The future of mental health services

27 November 2008, Children & Young People Now

The drive to improve child and adolescent mental health services took a step forward last week with the publication of an independent review ordered by ministers in last year's Children's...

News Insight: Youth Justice - Support agencies target young offenders on the inside

27 November 2008, Children & Young People Now

Werrington Young Offender Institution this month topped the league for the number of hours inmates spend on education and training. Tom de Castella visits its first resettlement fair.

News Insight: Advice and Guidance - New champion for Connexions

27 November 2008, Children & Young People Now

A new body representing Connexions services launches on 3 December. Alison Bennett looks at what it needs to do

Ofsted criticism of residential care homes may be an exaggeration

27 November 2008, Children & Young People Now

Ofsted's damning assessment of the way children's homes safeguard children may have been overstated, the National Centre for Excellence in Residential Child Care (NCERCC) is warning.

Body to survey mental health

27 November 2008, Children & Young People Now

A body set up by the government to improve children's mental health services will inform ministers about poorly performing areas and carry out regular surveys of young people.

Social workers' IT system unwieldy

27 November 2008, Children & Young People Now

The government's electronic system for managing children's social work is unfit for purpose, a local authority specialist has claimed.

Government 'to miss eCAF target'

27 November 2008, Children & Young People Now

Early adopter council raises concerns over implementing electronic Common Assessment Framework.

Guidance gap hinders sufficiency assessments

27 November 2008, Children & Young People Now

A lack of guidance on mapping supply and demand for childcare has hindered local authorities in producing their Childcare Sufficiency Assessments (CSAs), according to latest research.

Nurseries lack fraud protection

27 November 2008, Children & Young People Now

A loophole in the tax credit system is forcing childcare providers to take parents to court over unpaid fees.