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<img alt="Council denies plans to start charging families for support" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/baeeca15-a25d-411b-b037-a58504210c8a/4/CornwallCouncil-320x198.jpg" />
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The controversial proposal is part of major shake-up of provision, as Cornwall County Council looks to reorganise children's services. Among measures outlined in the council's One Vision strategic document...
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Published: 6 November 2018
<img alt="Childcare underspend of £600m set to be spent outside early years sector, Labour warns" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/1e721540-9349-43e0-a059-b42567e1cca1/3/TracyBrabin-320x198.jpg" />
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Analysis of data published by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) after last week's budget revealed that projected spend on the scheme over the next four years on tax-free childcare is likely to...
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Published: 6 November 2018
<img alt="Government expands teacher training programme to address LGBT bullying" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/ac186159-80a1-40b1-af4b-a3c546449998/2/ScreenShot20181105at130055-320x198.png" />
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Minister for women and equalities Penny Mordaunt announced the money alongside plans to launch an LGBT Advisory Panel to advise the government on policy, act as a sounding board, and provide evidence on...
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Published: 5 November 2018
<img alt="MPs launch inquiry into early years funding" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/5f89edca-b28c-4970-bc82-566d10b5a9e0/2/anal3preschoollearningalliance-320x198.jpg" />
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The all-party parliamentary group for childcare and early education has launched the inquiry after early years providers raised concerns with MPs regarding funding at a lobbying event in July.
Two sessions...
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Published: 5 November 2018
<img alt="Zahawi reveals initiatives to spearhead £84m drive to reduce care numbers" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/ec9f6075-0a24-42f5-bbfe-a096d264ed81/2/EXPERTSSabphotoShutterstock-320x198.jpg" />
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Delivering the 2018 budget earlier this week Chancellor Philip Hammond said £84m would be provided over the next five years to expand successful children's social care programmes to 20 further councils...
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Published: 2 November 2018
<img alt="Crouch resignation prompts calls for dedicated youth minister" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/620e3247-3181-49d2-8b2e-8b9218341976/3/TraceyCrouch-320x198.jpg" />
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Crouch resigned yesterday after nearly 18 months as youth minister, claiming that she was unhappy with the government delaying measures to reduce maximum stakes on fixed-odds betting terminals.
She...
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Published: 2 November 2018
<img alt="Council slammed for housing vulnerable teenager in a tent" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/bae5a298-a9f1-4c79-ac67-bb0e618f95fd/3/CornwallCouncil-320x198.jpg" />
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A report by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has revealed a raft of failures by Cornwall Council in its support for the homeless 17-year-old, whose ordeal left him emaciated and resulted...
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Published: 1 November 2018
<img alt="Trowler: More children considered 'at risk' should stay with families" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/5f536b0e-5640-4eca-9da2-22be0dd5255a/3/isabelletrowlercreditsimonhadley-320x198.jpg" />
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A report by Isabelle Trowler, appointed by government as the first chief social worker for children and families in 2013, argues that cases where the decision to remove a child from their parents could...
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Published: 1 November 2018
<img alt="Which councils will benefit from children's social care budget windfall?" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/fccf8e73-5947-4c3e-b46b-044b9be3e738/2/cafcassworkerandchild-320x198.jpg" />
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The money will be available to a total of 20 councils - representing less than one in seven top-tier local authorities - which will share £85m over the next five years. That works out at an average of...
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Published: 1 November 2018