Cardiff-based dance crew Jukebox Juniors threatened to steal the show with their acrobatic, funky dance routine. The group triumphed in our "Show Opener" contest to perform at the ceremony, which was attended by 600 guests and compered by Angellica Bell, presenter on the BBC's The One Show. And for the second year in succession, Children's Secretary Ed Balls delivered the keynote speech.
Balls used his address to call on the children's and young people's workforce to improve the way the younger generation is protected. "It's not good enough to know that child protection is good in certain parts of the country; it has got to be good in all parts of the country. That can only happen with strong local, determined leadership and with services working together to keep children safe," he said.
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