NCB Now: Did You Know...? Giving child witnesses the support they need

29 December 2004 1 min read

The Government has launched a review of how children give evidence in court proceedings, to ensure that child witnesses are able to give the best evidence and receive the support they need. The review will seek the views of criminal justice partners, academics and voluntary organisations on how the special measures for child witnesses work in practice. - OCJRenquiry@ cjs.gsi.gov.uk Challenging homophobia in schools

A new report from the Department of Health and the Department for Education and Skills aims to help schools challenge homophobia by developing an inclusive and safer environment. The issues outlined in Stand up for us: challenging homophobia in schools are also relevant to early years settings, special schools, off-site units and pupil referral units.

- The report can be downloaded from www. hda-online.org.uk or phone 0870 121 4194

Facts and Figures on... under-18-year-olds providing unpaid care

According to figures from the 2001 Census, 10,092 under-18-year-olds are providing 50 or more hours of unpaid care a week.

- Office for National Statistics. Commons Hansard, 6 December 2004. More interesting facts and figures are available in ChildStats, a quarterly compilation of statistics on children published by NCB's Library. To subscribe call 0207 843 6008 or email library@ncb.org.uk

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