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News 13 June 2024

General Election 2024: Key manifesto pledges for youth justice

News 13 June 2024

General Election 2024: Key manifesto pledges for youth work

Many young carers are forced to choose between studying or caring due to unfair benefit rules, charity says. Picture: Neville Chadwick

News 13 June 2024

Benefit rules locking 19,000 young carers out of financial help, charity warns

A third of babies taken into care in the study had a parent with a learning difficulty. Picture: Morguefile

News 13 June 2024

Third of parents at risk of having babies taken into care have learning difficulties, research finds

New measures for how police conduct and report intimate searches are included in updated draft guidance. Picture: BrianJackson / AdobeStock

News 13 June 2024

Children's services leaders question plans to refer child strip search cases

The Labour Party's manifesto focuses on educational reforms for young people to give them better starts in life. Picture: Parliament UK

News 13 June 2024

Labour Party manifesto: boosting school-based support and votes for 16s among pledges

Project aims to help care leavers find a family home or house share. Picture: Martinan/AdobeStock

News 12 June 2024

Project for adults with learning disabilities to be extended to care leavers

Birmingham City Council had the second highest early years underspend at £4mn. Picture: Birmingham Council

News 12 June 2024

‘At least' £70mn of early years funding being left unspent by councils

Ella's Kitchen founder Paul Lindley will chair the Play Commission with Anne Longfield. Picture: Paul Lindley

News 11 June 2024

Entrepreneur to lead commission on children's access to play

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has launched the Conservatives' general election manifesto

News 11 June 2024

Conservative Party manifesto: restrictions on children's social media access among raft of pledges

The plans would convert primary school classrooms which are empty due to falling school rolls and birth rates. Picture: Adobe Stock/Oksana Kuzmina

News 10 June 2024

Labour pledges 3,300 new nurseries in existing primary schools

De Souza wants every political party leader to hold a debate with children and young people. Picture: Children's Commissioner's for England

News 10 June 2024

Commissioner calls for election campaign debates for children

The manifesto covers a range of areas related to children and young people's policy. Picture: Ed Davey/X

News 10 June 2024

Liberal Democrats pledge investment in disadvantaged children's education

Inspectors have described work to help the resettlement of children in Wiltshire as 'outstanding'. Picture: Jon Le-Bon/Adobe Stock

News 7 June 2024

Council’s youth justice service praised over substance abuse work

News 7 June 2024

Significant increase in children living with vulnerabilities, DfE figures reveal