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21 Feb 20
Local authorities have overspent on children’s social care by £3.2bn in the last five years as the try to offset cuts from central government, analysis has found.
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9 Jan 20
One in four children in England referred to mental health services last year was rejected while some waited more than two months for treatment, analysis has found.
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6 Jan 20
The government has confirmed a one-year extension of its Troubled Families programme with a £165m funding package for 2020-21.
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2 Dec 19
Louise Tickle looks at why, when the The Children Act 1989 continues to be described as visionary, so many children are still waiting for the protections it prescribed three decades ago.
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30 Sep 19
The government will produce a white paper on further devolution in England, the chancellor has announced in his speech to the Conservative Party Conference today.
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25 Sep 19
Average spending by individual councils in England on youth services has crashed by 69% since 2010, analysis has found.
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5 Sep 19
The Scottish Government has announced plans to become a country with net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2045.
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27 Aug 19
Funding shortages and increased demand pressure meant that local authorities had to spend £770m more than planned on children’s services in 2018-19, according to the Local Government Association.
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21 Aug 19
Homeless children are being housed in shipping containers because councils do not have enough temporary accommodation for them to live in.
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8 Aug 19
Youth offending institutions in England and Wales are not providing adequate resettlement services for children, according to two watchdogs.
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2 Aug 19
The care system has come under increasing strain in the last five years because of a huge rise in the number of teenagers going into care, according to analysis.
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12 Jul 19
Cases of type two diabetes in children and young people in England and Wales have soared by 47% in the last five years, according to new research released by the Local Government Association today.
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1 Jul 19
Council leaders have warned of a child mental health crisis after the number of disorders recorded in England increased by more than half in just four years.
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20 Jun 19
Reversing cuts to school spending in England will require a one-off cash injection of up to £3.8bn and ongoing investment of around £1bn over the next three years, according to analysis.
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20 Jun 19
A new global resettlement scheme for vulnerable refugees is being created from next year, replacing the current programmes and welcoming in around 5,000 more refugees in the UK.
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20 Jun 19
Local authorities are being urged to restrict traffic around schools after a study in London found “relatively high levels” of air pollution inside classrooms, posing a risk to children’s health.
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6 Jun 19
A landmark ruling has left local authorities open to legal action for failure to protect vulnerable children against abuse or neglect.
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5 Jun 19
An £8.3bn package of investment in social security could lift 700,000 children out of poverty, according to charity analysis.
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4 Jun 19
Sure Start centres – that have been closing in their hundreds over the past decade - offer major health benefits to disadvantaged children, a think-tank has found.
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23 May 19
Council controlled schools were more likely to maintain good Ofsted ratings, the Local Government Association has said.
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21 May 19
A growing number of children are being admitted to mental health hospitals unnecessarily, the Children’s Commissioner for England has warned.
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14 May 19
Brexit money, cash for the Windrush generation and puppy smuggling. All in May’s edition of Numbers Game.
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7 May 19
The Department for Education has announced an overhaul of schools’ policies on permanently excluding pupils in response to a damning report.
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1 May 19
The Spending Review must provide a six-year £3.1bn package for local authorities’ children’s services “at a minimum”, MPs have urged.
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1 Apr 19
Thirty per cent of the UK’s children - 4.1 million – are living on less than 60% of the current median income, according to official data.
21 Feb 20Local authorities have overspent on children’s social care by £3.2bn in the last five years as the try to offset cuts from central government, analysis has found.
9 Jan 20One in four children in England referred to mental health services last year was rejected while some waited more than two months for treatment, analysis has found.
6 Jan 20The government has confirmed a one-year extension of its Troubled Families programme with a £165m funding package for 2020-21.
2 Dec 19Louise Tickle looks at why, when the The Children Act 1989 continues to be described as visionary, so many children are still waiting for the protections it prescribed three decades ago.
30 Sep 19The government will produce a white paper on further devolution in England, the chancellor has announced in his speech to the Conservative Party Conference today.
25 Sep 19Average spending by individual councils in England on youth services has crashed by 69% since 2010, analysis has found.
5 Sep 19The Scottish Government has announced plans to become a country with net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2045.
27 Aug 19Funding shortages and increased demand pressure meant that local authorities had to spend £770m more than planned on children’s services in 2018-19, according to the Local Government Association.
21 Aug 19Homeless children are being housed in shipping containers because councils do not have enough temporary accommodation for them to live in.
8 Aug 19Youth offending institutions in England and Wales are not providing adequate resettlement services for children, according to two watchdogs.
2 Aug 19The care system has come under increasing strain in the last five years because of a huge rise in the number of teenagers going into care, according to analysis.
12 Jul 19Cases of type two diabetes in children and young people in England and Wales have soared by 47% in the last five years, according to new research released by the Local Government Association today.
20 Jun 19Reversing cuts to school spending in England will require a one-off cash injection of up to £3.8bn and ongoing investment of around £1bn over the next three years, according to analysis.
20 Jun 19A new global resettlement scheme for vulnerable refugees is being created from next year, replacing the current programmes and welcoming in around 5,000 more refugees in the UK.
20 Jun 19Local authorities are being urged to restrict traffic around schools after a study in London found “relatively high levels” of air pollution inside classrooms, posing a risk to children’s health.
6 Jun 19A landmark ruling has left local authorities open to legal action for failure to protect vulnerable children against abuse or neglect.
5 Jun 19An £8.3bn package of investment in social security could lift 700,000 children out of poverty, according to charity analysis.
4 Jun 19Sure Start centres – that have been closing in their hundreds over the past decade - offer major health benefits to disadvantaged children, a think-tank has found.
23 May 19Council controlled schools were more likely to maintain good Ofsted ratings, the Local Government Association has said.
21 May 19A growing number of children are being admitted to mental health hospitals unnecessarily, the Children’s Commissioner for England has warned.
14 May 19Brexit money, cash for the Windrush generation and puppy smuggling. All in May’s edition of Numbers Game.
7 May 19The Department for Education has announced an overhaul of schools’ policies on permanently excluding pupils in response to a damning report.
