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Youth custody 'unsafe' for half of boys

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  • Tuesday, November 15, 2016
    • | CYP Now
Almost half of all boys held in young offender institutions (YOIs) feel "unsafe" in custody, the highest level recorded since the Prisons Inspectorate began recording views in 2001, a study has found.

Timpson defends exemption clause against 'unfounded' concerns

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  • Monday, October 24, 2016
    • | CYP Now
Children's minister Edward Timpson has rubbished claims that controversial plans to allow local authorities to apply for exemptions from children's social care legislation could affect children's rights or pave the way for privatisation.

DfE suggests 'exemption' from foster carer assessments

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  • Monday, October 17, 2016
    • | CYP Now
Councils could use controversial new powers allowing them to be exempted from children's social care legislation in order to streamline checks on potential foster carers, the Department for Education has suggested.

IROs warn of 'disastrous' impact of exemption clause

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  • Friday, October 7, 2016
    • | CYP Now
Plans to allow councils to apply to be exempted from their statutory duties will have a "disastrous" impact on children's rights, the National Association of Independent Reviewing Officers (Nairo) has warned.

DfE places emergency limits on adoption support

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  • Thursday, October 6, 2016
    • | CYP Now
The amount of money families with adopted children will be able to claim for therapeutic support is being capped with immediate effect due to unexpected levels of demand, the Department for Education (DfE) has said.

Experts join forces to fight 'exemption clause'

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  • Thursday, September 29, 2016
    • | CYP Now
A total of 40 organisations and experts in children's social care have joined forces to oppose controversial plans to let councils apply to be exempted from their statutory duties.

Sturgeon pledges to listen to children in care

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  • Monday, September 26, 2016
    • | CYP Now
First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon has pledged to listen to 1,000 young people with experience of care in a bid to make "meaningful" and "lasting change" to the care system.

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