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12 Apr 18
An independent council-led inquiry into child sex abuse in Telford will begin, despite calls on central government to lead a probe.
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5 Apr 18
The government has underestimated the number of Sure Start centre closures in England by half, the Sutton Trust has claimed in research released today.
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4 Apr 18
A government fund will be set up to pay the costs of children’s funerals, the prime minister has announced.
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3 Apr 18
The governance, accountability and financial management of academy trusts running schools in England “fall short”, the Public Accounts Committee has said.
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26 Mar 18
Children in the North of England face being “left behind” because they are more likely to come from a poor community and attend a weak school, the Children’s Commissioner for England has said...
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21 Mar 18
Schools in disadvantaged areas are to receive a £26m funding boost to provide children with a free school breakfast, the government has announced.
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13 Mar 18
The fair funding review will fail unless any reforms come with more money for local government, an umbrella-group has warned.
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9 Mar 18
Demand for children’s services is rising and need is getting sharper. How can councils meet this? Neil Merrick finds out.
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5 Mar 18
Scotland’s Poverty and Inequality Commission has advised the Scottish Government that it must make significant use of new social security powers if it is to meet challenging child poverty reduction...
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20 Feb 18
The government will send a commissioner into Buckinghamshire County Council’s children’s services after the department was branded ‘inadequate’ by Ofsted.
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19 Feb 18
It will be difficult to achieve the Scottish Government’s ambition for a huge expansion in early learning and childcare by the end of the decade, auditors have warned.
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19 Feb 18
A £2bn funding gap in children’s social services must be rectified to deal with growing referrals related to domestic abuse, according to the Local Government Association.
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5 Feb 18
The Treasury has had to pay out almost £1m manually to parents following failures with the system set up to administer the Tax-Free Childcare scheme.
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29 Jan 18
Rotherham Council has “transformed” its children’s services since a report highlighted a series of child protection failings, an Ofsted inspection has said.
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23 Jan 18
Continued reductions in local authorities’ public health grant is disproportionately hitting children’s services, according to the Royal College of Paediatrics & Child Health.
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22 Jan 18
Nearly 1,000 children’s centres across England have not been inspected for more than five years, according to the charity Action for Children.
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12 Jan 18
A child was referred to local authority children's services every 49 seconds last year, the Local Government Association has said, with referrals totalling 646,120.
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10 Jan 18
Local authorities must have robust financial plans to withstand the myriad of challenges in the forseeable future, says Rob Whiteman.
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8 Jan 18
MPs are to scrutinise how affordable childcare could boost the economy, in response to concerns that lack of access to services is stopping parents from being able to work.
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7 Dec 17
The Sutton Trust’s Conor Ryan considers the fallout from the resignations at the Social Mobility Commission and suggests where the policy agenda could go next.
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6 Dec 17
Health and education ministers have issued joint plans to improve the mental health support available to children in schools and colleges.
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4 Dec 17
The number of children and pensioners living in poverty is rising, according to research from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation charity.
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24 Nov 17
CIPFA has called for urgent action on children’s social care as a survey out today revealed the duty has become the chief concern of upper tier council finance heads.
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18 Oct 17
Nottinghamshire County Council has been found to be “vicariously liable” and will face damages for the physical and sexual abuse suffered by a woman while she was in foster care.
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25 Sep 17
Almost all school staff in England are paying for classroom resources out of their own pockets to plug funding gaps, according to new research.
12 Apr 18An independent council-led inquiry into child sex abuse in Telford will begin, despite calls on central government to lead a probe.
5 Apr 18The government has underestimated the number of Sure Start centre closures in England by half, the Sutton Trust has claimed in research released today.
4 Apr 18A government fund will be set up to pay the costs of children’s funerals, the prime minister has announced.
3 Apr 18The governance, accountability and financial management of academy trusts running schools in England “fall short”, the Public Accounts Committee has said.
26 Mar 18Children in the North of England face being “left behind” because they are more likely to come from a poor community and attend a weak school, the Children’s Commissioner for England has said...
21 Mar 18Schools in disadvantaged areas are to receive a £26m funding boost to provide children with a free school breakfast, the government has announced.
13 Mar 18The fair funding review will fail unless any reforms come with more money for local government, an umbrella-group has warned.
9 Mar 18Demand for children’s services is rising and need is getting sharper. How can councils meet this? Neil Merrick finds out.
5 Mar 18Scotland’s Poverty and Inequality Commission has advised the Scottish Government that it must make significant use of new social security powers if it is to meet challenging child poverty reduction...
20 Feb 18The government will send a commissioner into Buckinghamshire County Council’s children’s services after the department was branded ‘inadequate’ by Ofsted.
19 Feb 18A £2bn funding gap in children’s social services must be rectified to deal with growing referrals related to domestic abuse, according to the Local Government Association.
5 Feb 18The Treasury has had to pay out almost £1m manually to parents following failures with the system set up to administer the Tax-Free Childcare scheme.
29 Jan 18Rotherham Council has “transformed” its children’s services since a report highlighted a series of child protection failings, an Ofsted inspection has said.
23 Jan 18Continued reductions in local authorities’ public health grant is disproportionately hitting children’s services, according to the Royal College of Paediatrics & Child Health.
22 Jan 18Nearly 1,000 children’s centres across England have not been inspected for more than five years, according to the charity Action for Children.
12 Jan 18A child was referred to local authority children's services every 49 seconds last year, the Local Government Association has said, with referrals totalling 646,120.
7 Dec 17The Sutton Trust’s Conor Ryan considers the fallout from the resignations at the Social Mobility Commission and suggests where the policy agenda could go next.
6 Dec 17Health and education ministers have issued joint plans to improve the mental health support available to children in schools and colleges.
4 Dec 17The number of children and pensioners living in poverty is rising, according to research from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation charity.
18 Oct 17Nottinghamshire County Council has been found to be “vicariously liable” and will face damages for the physical and sexual abuse suffered by a woman while she was in foster care.
25 Sep 17Almost all school staff in England are paying for classroom resources out of their own pockets to plug funding gaps, according to new research.
