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There were more than 10,000 cases of child criminal exploitation identified in 2021/22
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Children in need numbers highest since 2018, official data shows

Social Care
Middleton: Demand for youth services has risen 'dramatically' since the pandemic. Picture: NYA
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Councils turn to charities to deliver open access youth work

Youth Work
Blackpool Council have hit out an MPs suggestions an 11-year-old is a 'gang ringleader'. Picture: Christopher Baigent/AdobeStock
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Council refutes MP's claims children's services interfered in police investigations

Youth Justice
Experts say online 'anonymity' could risk more LGBTQI+ being targeted by trolls. Picture: AdobeStock
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LGBT young people twice as likely to experience hate speech online, study shows

Health
A teenage boy was denied free transport to college. Picture: AdobeStock/MakiStock
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Council criticised over 'flawed' home to school transport scheme

Health
Punitive punishments, such as exclusion, can negatively affect a child's mental health, researchers say. Picture: AdobeStock
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Children's mental health needs 'overlooked in school behaviour policies'

Education
The national DoL Court is based at the Royal Courts of Justice. Photo: Phil Adams
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Surge in applications to national deprivation of liberty court

Social Care
The fund is designed to find out how trusted adult relationships can help young people learn new skills. Picture: YEF
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Mentoring projects set to benefit from £12.5m fund

Youth Work
Unaccompanied young people arrive across the Channel into Dover, KCC said. Picture: Adobe Stock
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Concerns over trafficking of lone Albanian children arriving in Kent

Social Care
Lone migrant children in temporary accommodation are now expected to be transferred to local authority care within five working days. Picture: Vanja/Adobe Stock
Analysis

Asylum transfer reforms prompt questions over commissioning

Social Care
More children are unhappy with
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Children’s happiness continues to decline, annual wellbeing survey reveals

Health
Research shows that young people from disadvantaged backgrounds are not always given the opportunities to develop their social and emotional skills. Photo: AdobeStock
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Charities receive funding for social and emotional learning projects

Youth Work