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DfE urged to take action on 'hidden children' missing education

Monday, March 27, 2017

| CYP Now

The Department for Education must update statutory guidance for local authorities as part of attempts to prevent thousands of children missing education, a children's charity has suggested.

Scotland raises leaving care age to 21

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Wednesday, April 1, 2015

| CYP Now

Young people in Scotland who are in residential care, foster care, or kinship care will be able to remain in their placement up until the age of 21 as a result of landmark legislation.

Government commits to ‘long-term' funding for Centre of Expertise to tackle child abuse

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Wednesday, June 3, 2015

| CYP Now

A proposed national Centre of Expertise in tackling child abuse will be around for the long-term, children's minster Edward Timpson has vowed amid concerns about potential levels of funding.

DfE announces increased funding for Staying Put

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Wednesday, March 16, 2016

| CYP Now

Local authorities are set to receive a total of £22.2m this year to cover the cost of allowing young people to remain in foster care placements until their 21st birthday, it has been announced.

Young carers number is ‘tip of the iceberg'

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Tuesday, May 3, 2016

| CYP Now

There could be hundreds of thousands of hidden young carers in schools across England, according to research.

Ombudsman criticises council over childcare arrangements

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Friday, June 24, 2016

| CYP Now

A council has been criticised by the Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) for failing to properly support a working mother of two teenage disabled children with her childcare needs.

New restraint system criticised by children's rights campaigners

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Wednesday, July 25, 2012

| CYP Now

Campaign groups have criticised a new system of restraint being adopted in youth custody settings because it continues to allow techniques that involve inflicting pain on young people.

Young people demand sound recording cameras in youth custody settings

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Wednesday, November 14, 2012

| CYP Now

Youth custody settings and police stations should contain cameras that record sound to prevent young offenders being subjected to violence, a report has claimed.

Government to pursue controversial 'residence test' for children's legal aid

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Friday, September 5, 2014

| CYP Now

The government has resisted calls from MPs to backtrack on a controversial policy that will prevent asylum-seeking children from having access to legal aid.

Government to fast-track legislation for mandatory FGM reporting

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Friday, January 30, 2015

| CYP Now

The government intends to change the law to make reporting suspected cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) mandatory prior to May's general election.

Peer accuses incoming commissioner of ‘pussyfooting' around government

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Thursday, February 5, 2015

| CYP Now

The incoming children's commissioner for England has been accused of "pussyfooting" around government after suggesting the coalition has made good progress on children's rights over the past five years.

Fears councils will struggle to meet young carer duties

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Wednesday, April 1, 2015

| CYP Now

Councils will not be able to meet legal commitments to support young carers that come into force today, campaigners have warned.

Corbyn names Lucy Powell shadow education secretary

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Monday, September 14, 2015

| CYP Now

New Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn has appointed Lucy Powell shadow education secretary.

Young people fear wider gap between rich and poor, says children's commissioner

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Sunday, March 27, 2011

| CYP Now

Children living in poverty fear being bullied and priced out of catchment areas of good schools, a report for the children's commissioner has found.

Legal aid changes 'ignore children and young people'

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Wednesday, June 22, 2011

| CYP Now

Justice for children and young people will be seriously undermined because the government has failed to recognise them as a group distinct from adults in its reforms to legal aid, the Children's Society has claimed.

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DfE urged to take action on 'hidden children' missing education

Scotland raises leaving care age to 21

Government commits to ‘long-term' funding for Centre of Expertise to tackle child abuse

DfE announces increased funding for Staying Put

Young carers number is ‘tip of the iceberg'

Ombudsman criticises council over childcare arrangements

New restraint system criticised by children's rights campaigners

Young people demand sound recording cameras in youth custody settings

Government to pursue controversial 'residence test' for children's legal aid

Government to fast-track legislation for mandatory FGM reporting

Peer accuses incoming commissioner of ‘pussyfooting' around government

Fears councils will struggle to meet young carer duties

Corbyn names Lucy Powell shadow education secretary

Young people fear wider gap between rich and poor, says children's commissioner

Legal aid changes 'ignore children and young people'

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