Green paper on children articles

February 27, 2004 in Community Care

Plans for sector skills council dropped
Proposals to create a dedicated sector skills council for the children’s workforce outlined in the green paper are likely to be dropped, according to Topss England chairperson Arthur Keefewrites Sally Gillen
Feb 17, 2004

Clouds of uncertainty

The government made it clear with the publication
of its children’s green paper Every Child Matters last
September that preventive services and support for parents were
central to its vision for improving the lives of children.

Feb 12, 2004

Job losses threaten work on children bill

Job cuts at the Department for Education and Skills
may run into four figures adding to fears that work on the
children’s bill may be endangered.

Feb 12, 2004

New structures could put children at greater risk, commission warns
The new Commission for Social Care Inspection has warned that the integration of education and social services outlined in the green paper could put children at greater risk, *writes Natasha Salari.*
Dec 15, 2003

Green paper inspires bill to protect children but the jury is out on trusts
The introduction of legislation to safeguard children and protect their rights will be a main plank of the government’s plans for next year, it was confirmed last week.
Dec 4, 2003

Will green paper prevent mistakes by professionals?

The Victoria Climbié inquiry revealed much
decision-making based on mistaken assumptions. How does the green
paper on children ‘Every Child Matters’ approach such flawed
thinking, asks Amy Weir.

Dec 1, 2003

Setback for green paper as agencies submit critical counter
proposals

From the concept of the lead professional to the
three-tiered approach to services, organisations are queuing up to
find fault in government plans, writes Derren Hayes.

Nov 27, 2003

Too much too soon
All local authorities are expected to have children’s trusts up and running by 2006 even though the pathfinder evaluation will not be complete by then. Many professionals are concerned that it is an impossible timetable, reports Natalie Valios.
Nov 27, 2003

Children’s services chiefs raise fears over speed of green paper changes
Leaders of children’s services in the public and voluntary sector have raised concerns about the scope and implementation of the government’s children’s green paper.
Nov 13, 2003

Green paper could lead to financial crisis, government warned
Children’s services leaders have warned that reforms proposed under the green paper on children could lead to a financial crisis, writes Derren Hayes.
Nov 5, 2003

Will education take control?

Worries are surfacing that the appointment of
children’s services directors proposed in the green paper on
children will see education favoured as a source of candidates
rather than social services. Katie Leason
reports.

Nov 4, 2003

Government to press ahead with new children’s director despite opposition
Children’s minister Margaret Hodge revealed this week that the government will press ahead with parts of the children’s green paper, including the children’s director in each council, despite opposition from social care sector leaders, *writes Clare Jerrom.*
Oct 22, 2003

Clarke reassures social care it will not lose out to education
Education secretary Charles Clarke went to great lengths to reassure social services officers and councillors that children’s social services would not lose out to education, financially or otherwise, writes Lauren Revans.
Oct 16, 2003

Government told to slow down on children’s trust drive
The government’s proposal to roll out children’s trusts across the country by 2006 before the model has been evaluated has been criticised by leading figures in social care and education, *writes Amy Taylor.*
Oct 6, 2003

Every worker matters too
The green paper, Every Child Matters, is set to transform the shape of children’s services in this country.
Sep 26, 2003

Commissioner on the cards
After years of campaigning by children’s charities and children’s rights groups the government is proposing to establish a children’s commissioner for England.
Sep 26, 2003

Plans for radical changes in young people’s services
A unique identification number for every child and young person in England, plus new powers for agencies to share information about children and their families have been proposed in the long-awaited green paper on children’s services.
Sep 26, 2003

Is the vision clear – or blurred?
Polly Neate finds that while some professionals believe the concentration on improving the quality of lives is a big advance on previous documents, others are saying that the green paper will overload an already stretched system.
Sep 18, 2003

Hodge warns against divided services
Children’s minister Margaret Hodge has warned that care must be taken to prevent a return to divided social services as the proposals in the green paper are implemented, *writes Sally Gillen.*
Sep 17, 2003

The will is there, but is the money?
What do the proposals in the green paper on children ‘Every Child Matters’ mean for the professionals who will be charged with putting them into practice? Our team of experts assess the likely impact
Sep 14, 2003

Clarke puts onus on integration in drive to reform children’s services
Sally Gillen talks to education secretary Charles Clarke about how bringing children’s services under one departmental roof has laid the basis for greater co-operation.
Sep 11, 2003

Charles Clarke talks to Community Care
Education secretary Charles Clarke, who launched the green paper on children, was interviewed by Community Care. He explains the thinking behind the document’s main points. *Interview by Sally Gillen*
Sep 10, 2003