Daily roundup 11 September: Corbyn, Kids Company, and CSE

A major play organisation has backed calls from Labour leadership hopeful Jeremy Corbyn for government to appoint a cabinet minister with play responsibilities. The Association of Play Industries said that play lacks a political champion, so any move to redress that is a good thing.


MPs will probe the circumstances behind a £3m government grant being given to Kids Company weeks before it went into administration. The Guardian reports that the public administration and constitutional affairs select committee will examine why two ministers bypassed the advice of a top civil servant to authorise the money.


Children with learning disabilities are more vulnerable to sexual exploitation than other children, research by a coalition of organisations has found. The Children’s Society said the issue is particularly hidden because few children with learning disabilities meet high thresholds for support from services.


Local authorities in Scotland will be given more than £10m to raise kinship care allowances to the same level as foster care families. The funding from the Scottish government follows a pledge by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to ensure children looked after by relatives are entitled to the same support as those with foster care families.


Disturbed sleep, depression and anxiety among young people are being fuelled by the need to keep up with friends online, researchers have claimed. The Daily Mail reports that academics at Glasgow University found that the fear of missing out on social media means young people are under greater pressure to stay connected for as long as possible.


Oldham Youth Council has hit out at the use of high-frequency alarms to disperse groups of young people, describing them as “inhumane, discriminatory and ineffective”. The Oldham Evening Chronicle reports that the group raised concerns during a meeting with Oldham Council after it emerged that a café is using a “mosquito” device.