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Young carers to get more support from schools

Thursday, April 30, 2015

| CYP Now

Young people who care for a relative are set to receive more support from their schools as part of a major initiative being launched nationwide.

CSE victims to play central role improving services in Rotherham

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Wednesday, May 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Rotherham Council is enlisting the help of victims of child sexual exploitation (CSE) to help it improve the way it tackles abuse in the town.

Justice system must ensure wellbeing of prisoners' children, say campaigners

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Monday, June 3, 2013

| CYP Now

Children's welfare should be considered at every stage of the criminal justice system when their parents are facing detention or imprisonment, a group of charities is urging.

Government bows to pressure on young carers' rights

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Thursday, June 13, 2013

| CYP Now

Young carers are to get new rights after the government accepted calls for an amendment to the Children and Families Bill.

Young carers to be given new rights to support

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Tuesday, October 8, 2013

| CYP Now

Young carers are to be given new rights to help and support after the government tabled an amendment to legislation going through parliament.

Prisons inspector seeks action on ‘distressing' immigration removal process

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Friday, May 30, 2014

| CYP Now

More should be done to make the process of removing families and children from the UK less distressing, the chief inspector of prisons has said.

Immigration rules leave thousands of children destitute, Oxford University finds

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Tuesday, May 15, 2012

| CYP Now

Thousands of children living in the UK without legal immigration status are at risk of destitution and exploitation because of contradictory rules and regulations, a report by the University of Oxford has claimed.

UK parents struggle to find time to be with their children

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Tuesday, September 13, 2011

| CYP Now

Parents in the UK struggle to find time to be with their children and to challenge the commercial pressures around them, the latest Unicef report has found.

Half of homeless teenagers turned away by councils

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Friday, March 20, 2015

| CYP Now

Councils are flouting the law by turning away half of the homeless teenagers who ask them for help, according to damning latest research.

Charities urge more support for separating couples sharing care of a child

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Friday, July 8, 2011

| CYP Now

The government is failing to do enough to help separating couples share responsibility for their children, a study has claimed.

Boost early years support to improve social mobility, commission says

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Wednesday, November 16, 2016

| CYP Now

The early years pupil premium should be doubled as part of efforts to combat worsening life chances for children and young people across the UK, the Social Mobility Commission has said.

Children's professionals risk sack for failing to report FGM

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Friday, February 13, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's social workers, teachers and health professionals face losing their job if they fail to report cases of female genital mutilation (FGM), under a new law for England and Wales.

Concerns remain over effectiveness of young carer regulations

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Wednesday, March 18, 2015

| CYP Now

Campaigners fear updated regulations around young carers may fail to improve support for this vulnerable group.

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.

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.

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.

Daily roundup: Trafficking, child benefit and children's homes

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Monday, December 16, 2013

| CYP Now

Proposed anti-slavery legislation to be published; Cameron rejects child benefit cap; and consultation launched on children's homes inspection framework, all in the news today.

MPs and Lords urge right to support for young carers

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Wednesday, March 20, 2013

| CYP Now

Young carers should be given the right to support so that they do not have to carry out inappropriate caring duties, a report by a parliamentary committee has concluded.

Slough children's services to become independent trust

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Wednesday, October 8, 2014

| CYP Now

Slough will become the second local authority to have its children's services transferred to an independent trust after children's minister Edward Timpson dismissed council proposals for alternative arrangements.

Alison O'Sullivan to be ADCS president in 2015

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Thursday, January 2, 2014

| CYP Now

The head of children's services for Kirklees has been announced as the vice president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services for 2014/15.

Emotional abuse of children to become criminal offence

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Thursday, June 5, 2014

| CYP Now

Proposals in the Queen's Speech to make emotional neglect of children a criminal offence have been welcomed by leading children's charities.

Timpson announces plans to improve young carer identification

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Thursday, March 9, 2017

| CYP Now

The Department for Education is drawing up plans to make it easier to identify children and young people who have caring responsibilities, with a cross-government strategy due to be published in the summer, children's minister Edward Timpson has confirmed.

Young carers missing out on support due to 'fear of social services'

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Tuesday, January 17, 2017

| CYP Now

Young carers continue to be fearful of being identified because of concerns about what action social services may take, a study commissioned by the Department for Education has found.

Immigration Bill changes ‘put vulnerable children at risk'

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Thursday, April 28, 2016

| CYP Now

Thousands of the most vulnerable children in the UK could be left facing homelessness and at risk of exploitation and abuse as a result of changes in the Immigration Bill, a charity has claimed.

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Young carers to get more support from schools

CSE victims to play central role improving services in Rotherham

Justice system must ensure wellbeing of prisoners' children, say campaigners

Government bows to pressure on young carers' rights

Young carers to be given new rights to support

Prisons inspector seeks action on ‘distressing' immigration removal process

Immigration rules leave thousands of children destitute, Oxford University finds

UK parents struggle to find time to be with their children

Half of homeless teenagers turned away by councils

Charities urge more support for separating couples sharing care of a child

Boost early years support to improve social mobility, commission says

Children's professionals risk sack for failing to report FGM

Concerns remain over effectiveness of young carer regulations

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

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

Government to fast-track legislation for mandatory FGM reporting

Corbyn names Lucy Powell shadow education secretary

Daily roundup: Trafficking, child benefit and children's homes

MPs and Lords urge right to support for young carers

Slough children's services to become independent trust

Alison O'Sullivan to be ADCS president in 2015

Emotional abuse of children to become criminal offence

Timpson announces plans to improve young carer identification

Young carers missing out on support due to 'fear of social services'

Immigration Bill changes ‘put vulnerable children at risk'

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