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Young victims of domestic violence to be recognised in revised legal definition

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

| CYP Now

The legal definition of domestic violence is to be widened to include teenagers, so that 16- and 17-year-olds can access support to escape abusive relationships, the government has announced.

Children's services spend to increase by £106m this year

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Friday, September 28, 2012

| CYP Now

Total local authority spending on children and young people's services will increase by more than £100m this year, Department for Education (DfE) statistics have shown.

Major crackdown on FGM to launch in London

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Friday, April 11, 2014

| CYP Now

Women who are victims of female genital mutilation (FGM) are to be referred to children's social services and police as part of a pioneering project intended to prevent a further generation of girls being subjected to the abuse.

Enter the CYP Now Awards and take your chance to shine

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Tuesday, April 15, 2014

| CYP Now

The 2014 Children & Young People Now Awards - the gold standard in services for children, young people and families across the UK - are open for entries.

Council chiefs call for scrapping of DCS role

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Thursday, May 8, 2014

| CYP Now

The role of director of children's services (DCS) should be scrapped to give local authorities more flexibility over leadership, a report has recommended.

Emphasis on support under new children's home standards

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Friday, September 19, 2014

| CYP Now

Children's homes will be required to show how they support young people and respond to their wishes as part of ongoing government efforts to improve standards.

Third of professionals work with children who 'go hungry' daily

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Monday, February 25, 2013

| CYP Now

A third of children's services professionals say the young people they work with are failing to get enough to eat on a daily basis, according to a survey conducted by the Children's Food Trust.

Budget: Critics attack lack of action on free childcare funding

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Wednesday, March 8, 2017

| CYP Now

The government has been criticised for failing to act on concerns within the childcare sector about funding for extended free provision, after no additional money to boost the flagship initiative was announced in today's Spring Budget.

Government to appoint separate chief social workers for children's and adult services

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Friday, November 2, 2012

| CYP Now

Plans to appoint a children and families chief social worker, alongside a separate corresponding post for adults, risk splitting the profession and undermining joint working, sector leaders have warned.

Child protection system 'fails older children'

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Wednesday, November 7, 2012

| CYP Now

The child protection system is failing older children and must be overhauled urgently, a report by the education select committee has warned.

Inquiry identifies thousands of young victims of sexual exploitation

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Wednesday, November 21, 2012

| CYP Now

More than 2,400 children have been identified as victims of sexual exploitation, while a further 16,500 are at risk of abuse, a report by the Children's Commissioner for England has found.

Timpson praises workforce's achievements at CYP Now Awards

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Friday, November 30, 2012

| CYP Now

Children and families minister Edward Timpson has praised the efforts of people working to improve children, young people and families' lives, at the 2012 CYP Now Awards.

Austerity measures threaten to exacerbate health inequality, ministers warned

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Wednesday, February 15, 2012

| CYP Now

Children's campaigners have backed a stark warning from government health adviser Sir Michael Marmot that cuts to children services and increased taxes for poorer families threaten to increase health inequality.

Sector demands early intervention commitment from next government

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Tuesday, May 5, 2015

| CYP Now

More than 50 children's sector organisations have joined forces to call on the next government to significantly boost early intervention spending.

Ofsted joint inspections delayed as councils shun pilots

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Wednesday, October 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Ofsted's plans to launch new joint inspections of health, social care and criminal justice services for children and young people have been delayed amid councils declining approaches to take part in trials, it has emerged.

Children face six-month wait for mental health assessments

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Thursday, November 12, 2015

| CYP Now

Children are waiting up to six months for a face-to-face assessment by specialist local mental health services, it has emerged.

CYP Now 2013 Awards open for entry

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Monday, April 15, 2013

| CYP Now

The 2013 Children & Young People Now Awards - the gold standard in services for children, young people and families across the UK - are open for entries.

Unicef and councils involve young people in shaping services

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Wednesday, November 20, 2013

| CYP Now

Children and young people are to be involved in designing and delivering services aimed at them through a partnership between Unicef UK and six local authorities.

Benefit cap 'risks derailing child poverty fight'

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Thursday, March 27, 2014

| CYP Now

Children's charities have criticised MPs from all three main political parties for voting to cap the welfare budget at £119.5bn next year.

DfE plans 15-month transition period to replace LSCBs

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Wednesday, October 25, 2017

| CYP Now

Councils and their safeguarding partners will be given up to 15 months to replace outgoing local safeguarding children boards (LSCBs) under plans that have gone out for consultation.

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Young victims of domestic violence to be recognised in revised legal definition

Children's services spend to increase by £106m this year

Major crackdown on FGM to launch in London

Enter the CYP Now Awards and take your chance to shine

Council chiefs call for scrapping of DCS role

Emphasis on support under new children's home standards

Third of professionals work with children who 'go hungry' daily

Budget: Critics attack lack of action on free childcare funding

Government to appoint separate chief social workers for children's and adult services

Child protection system 'fails older children'

Inquiry identifies thousands of young victims of sexual exploitation

Timpson praises workforce's achievements at CYP Now Awards

Austerity measures threaten to exacerbate health inequality, ministers warned

Sector demands early intervention commitment from next government

Ofsted joint inspections delayed as councils shun pilots

Children face six-month wait for mental health assessments

CYP Now 2013 Awards open for entry

Unicef and councils involve young people in shaping services

Benefit cap 'risks derailing child poverty fight'

DfE plans 15-month transition period to replace LSCBs

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