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Timpson praises workforce's achievements at CYP Now Awards

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.

Winners of 2014 CYP Now Awards revealed on celebratory night

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Friday, November 21, 2014

| CYP Now

A small charity that helps parents in prison keep in touch with their children, providing a lifeline for thousands of disadvantaged families, has won the CYP Now 2014 Award for Children and Young People's Charity of the Year.

Guide helps children's professionals understand key election pledges

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Tuesday, April 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Children & Young People Now presents the definitive guide to what the main parliamentary parties are pledging on key issues for children, young people and families.

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.

Charity founders knighted in New Year's Honours

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Monday, January 4, 2016

| CYP Now

A philanthropist whose charity has contributed more than £100m to support young people and the founder of a think-tank on living standards have both been knighted in the New Year's Honours list.

Sure Start: Major research reveals long-term health benefits of programme

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Monday, August 16, 2021

| CYP Now

The Sure Start programme had long-lasting health benefits for children including reducing hospitalisation later in life, new research on the early years scheme has found.

Budget 2023: Key announcements for children and young people

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Wednesday, March 15, 2023

| CYP Now

Childcare reforms and support for struggling families are among a raft of measures announced by Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt in his 2023 Budget.

Andrea Leadsom to lead review into health inequalities among babies and infants

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Thursday, July 16, 2020

| CYP Now

The government is to carry out a review on how the health of babies and young children from disadvantaged backgrounds can be improved.

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.

Labour Party manifesto: boosting school-based support and votes for 16s among pledges

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Thursday, June 13, 2024

| CYP Now

Reducing child poverty, investing in school-based careers and mental health support for young people and giving 16- and 17-year-olds the right to vote are among the Labour Party’s pledges in their manifesto for the 2024 general election.

UK near bottom of child wellbeing table

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Tuesday, April 21, 2009

| CYP Now

The UK has been ranked near the bottom of a league table of child wellbeing in European countries put together by researchers at the University of York.

Ministers warn child health must be taken seriously

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Tuesday, March 18, 2008

| CYP Now

A scheme that sees nurses assigned to young parents from disadvantaged backgrounds is to be expanded.

Councils told to use social networking to engage children

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Thursday, October 22, 2009

| CYP Now

Local government leaders should consider using social networking sites to incorporate children's views when commissioning services, according to a local government think tank.

Health watchdog raises maternity concerns

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Friday, January 25, 2008

| CYP Now

One in five NHS maternity services have been placed in the lowest category of performance by the health watchdog.

Smoking in pregnancy linked to behavioural problems

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Monday, November 2, 2009

| CYP Now

The children of mothers who smoke during pregnancy are more likely to develop behavioural problems, according to latest research.

Damning report blasts government's children's rights record

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Thursday, November 19, 2009

| CYP Now

MPs and Lords have slammed the government for failing to safeguard children's rights, in a damning report to mark the 20th anniversary of UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).

Breastfeeding helpline to support new mothers

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Thursday, February 14, 2008

| CYP Now

The government has followed up a commitment in its obesity strategy by launching a breastfeeding helpline to support new mothers.

Not enough time and safe places for children to play

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Monday, August 3, 2009

| CYP Now

Low-income families are more likely to report that there are not enough nearby places for children to play safely without an adult, according to research by Play England.

Speculation grows over who will replace Ed Balls and Beverley Hughes

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Tuesday, June 2, 2009

| CYP Now

Betting on who will be the next Chancellor was suspended at 9am yesterday after bookies' favourite Children's Secretary Ed Balls was backed heavily over the weekend.

Leicestershire extended services team launches website

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Tuesday, June 16, 2009

| CYP Now

Leicestershire County Council and Melton Borough Council are backing a website that aims to promote extended services in a rural community.

MMR claim doctor struck off

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Monday, May 24, 2010

| CYP Now

Dr Andrew Wakefield, who claimed there was a link between the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine and the risk of autism has been struck off the medical register after being found guilty of "serious professional misconduct".

Labour Conference 2010: Children's professionals called on to challenge government's plans for cuts

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Wednesday, September 29, 2010

| CYP Now

Professionals and volunteers working with families have been told they have a responsibility to challenge the government on its deficit reduction plans and demand the most vulnerable are protected from budget cuts.

Premature babies prone to later emotional problems

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Monday, September 8, 2008

| CYP Now

Children born prematurely are four times more likely to have behavioural or emotional problems, research from the University of Warwick has found.

Children in the countryside battle against poor housing and transport links, says commission

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Wednesday, October 13, 2010

| CYP Now

Isolation, poor housing and inadequate transport links are some of the problems affecting children and young people living in the countryside, according to guidance from the Commission for Rural Communities.

Cumbria children's services jobs at risk

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Monday, November 29, 2010

| CYP Now

Around 300 children's services posts are at risk in Cumbria as the county council braces itself for a raft of cuts to government grants.

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Timpson praises workforce's achievements at CYP Now Awards

Winners of 2014 CYP Now Awards revealed on celebratory night

Guide helps children's professionals understand key election pledges

Sector demands early intervention commitment from next government

Charity founders knighted in New Year's Honours

Sure Start: Major research reveals long-term health benefits of programme

Budget 2023: Key announcements for children and young people

Andrea Leadsom to lead review into health inequalities among babies and infants

Ombudsman criticises council over childcare arrangements

Labour Party manifesto: boosting school-based support and votes for 16s among pledges

UK near bottom of child wellbeing table

Ministers warn child health must be taken seriously

Councils told to use social networking to engage children

Health watchdog raises maternity concerns

Smoking in pregnancy linked to behavioural problems

Damning report blasts government's children's rights record

Breastfeeding helpline to support new mothers

Not enough time and safe places for children to play

Speculation grows over who will replace Ed Balls and Beverley Hughes

Leicestershire extended services team launches website

MMR claim doctor struck off

Labour Conference 2010: Children's professionals called on to challenge government's plans for cuts

Premature babies prone to later emotional problems

Children in the countryside battle against poor housing and transport links, says commission

Cumbria children's services jobs at risk

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