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Councils have a responsibility to support unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in their area, including supporting young people as care leavers after they turn 18. Picture: Adobe Stock

Features 26 March 2024

CYP Now Awards: Outstanding work with child refugees

Members of youth parliament have asked the DCMS what support they have for those affected. Picture: BYC

News 26 March 2024

BYC closure highlights 'threat to youth representation', members warn

The survey comes with 33 ambitions to improve the lives of young people. Picture: Surasaki/Adobe Stock

News 25 March 2024

Just one in five children feel politicians are listening to them, England's Children’s Commissioner reveals

Richard Taylor has died aged 75. Picture: The Damilola Taylor Trust

News 25 March 2024

Richard Taylor: Father of schoolboy Damilola Taylor dies aged 75

The programme was launched at the Youth Endowment Fund's conference on engaging with parents of children at risk of violence. Picture: Amrit Virdi

News 22 March 2024

Programme launched to promote evidence-based parenting interventions

Members of the Youth Select Committee present the report in parliament. Picture: Ryan Kearney MYP/Twitter

News 22 March 2024

British Youth Council annouces closure

Safer London has launched training for staff with a module about autism. Picture: Auremar/Adobe Stock

News 22 March 2024

Charity highlights importance of specialist roles to support neurodiverse children

News 21 March 2024

Youth Services Act needed to boost access for young people, NYA says

Work should be done to 'develop and further professionalise the work of youth practitioners in London', experts say. Picture: Seventyfour/Adobe Stock

News 21 March 2024

Youth workers step in amid lack of family help to protect children from crime

The cost-of-living crisis has exacerbated the risk of exploitation for vulnerable children, experts say. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 21 March 2024

Lack of strategy to tackle child criminal exploitation ‘harming young people’

The trial was run across two NHS trusts for four months. Picture: Royal Foundation for Early Childhood/Twitter

News 21 March 2024

Princess of Wales' charity urges roll out of health visitor tool to ‘interpret baby behaviour’

Calls have repeatedly been made by the sector Cookham Wood YOI to close. Picture: HMI Prisons

News 21 March 2024

Cookham Wood YOI to close

Social Work England described young people's understanding of the role as a 'concern'. Picture: RH2010/Adobe Stock

News 20 March 2024

Campaign launches to tackle negative perceptions of social work

Robin Walker is chair of the education committee. Picture: UK Parliament

News 20 March 2024

MP raises concerns over 'funding shortfall' for special free schools

An increasing number of councils are worried about providing enough childcare for children with SEND of all ages. Picture: Adobe Stock/ Oksana Kuzmina

News 19 March 2024

Majority of councils lack sufficient SEND childcare provision, survey finds