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Children's charities urge Gove to protect voluntary sector from 'devastating cuts'

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

| CYP Now

Children and families' charities have written an open letter to Education Secretary Michael Gove expressing concern about the impact spending cuts will have on the most vulnerable children and the charities that support them.

Daily roundup: Junk food, child porn and social work ethics

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Tuesday, June 18, 2013

| CYP Now

Food firms accused of bypassing ad rules, government summit to tackle child porn online, and a code of ethics for social workers, all in the news today.

Steve Reed is new shadow children's minister

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Wednesday, June 26, 2019

| CYP Now

Steve Reed MP has been appointed the new shadow minister for children following the March resignation of Emma Lewell-Buck.

Committee urges stronger powers for children's commissioner

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Monday, December 10, 2012

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England's children's commissioner should be given stronger powers, while the title of the role should be changed to include "young people", an influential group of MPs and peers has said.

Benefits cap ‘will undo work to tackle child poverty'

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Monday, January 7, 2013

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Government plans to cap benefit payments until 2015 will reverse efforts to reduce child poverty and plunder the income of low- to middle-earning families, charities have warned.

Children and Families Bill SEN reforms branded a ‘lost opportunity'

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Tuesday, February 5, 2013

| CYP Now

The government's special educational needs (SEN) reforms will create a two-tier system of support for children with disabilities, campaigners have warned.

Children and Families Act receives royal assent

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Thursday, March 13, 2014

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The Children and Families Act has received royal assent, ushering in a raft of changes including adoption reforms, greater protection for vulnerable children and shared parental leave.

ADCS brands plans to reduce child protection guidance 'detrimental'

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Thursday, August 30, 2012

| CYP Now

The Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has warned that government plans to reduce child protection guidance could be "detrimental" to professionals' ability to safeguard children.

Two-year-old entitlement to be funded by cut to Early Intervention Grant

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Friday, September 28, 2012

| CYP Now

Hundreds of millions of pounds allocated to fund free nursery places will be deducted from the Early Intervention Grant, reducing local authority children's services budgets across the country, it has emerged.

Leeds says job cuts will not hit frontline children's services

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Tuesday, February 17, 2009

| CYP Now

Leeds City Council has insisted that frontline services for children and young people will not be seriously affected by recent job cuts forced upon it by the recession.

Coronavirus daily update: Friday 19 June

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Friday, June 19, 2020

| CYP Now

The government has unveiled a £1bn package funding for schools in England to help pupils catch up on lost learning following the Covid-19 pandemic.

Coronavirus daily update: Friday 17 July

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Friday, July 17, 2020

| CYP Now

The government sets out plans for how its 12 Opportunity Areas will support recovery from the pandemic in England's most deprived communities.

Labour calls for clarity on support for most vulnerable children during lockdown

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Monday, January 11, 2021

| CYP Now

Shadow children and early years minister Tulip Siddiq has called for clarity over measures to protect the most vulnerable children from having their lives “significantly disrupted” during the third national lockdown.

Latest Covid-19 guidance for children’s social care, education, early years and youth work providers

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Thursday, January 27, 2022

| CYP Now

Services supporting vulnerable children and young people face changes to Covid-19 guidance as more restrictions lift across the UK.

Easing of Covid-19 restrictions: what new rules mean for children's sector

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Monday, May 17, 2021

| CYP Now

Some Covid-19 restrictions across England have lifted allowing more freedom for people across the country.

Glass resigns as shadow education secretary

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Tuesday, June 28, 2016

| CYP Now

Labour's shadow education secretary Pat Glass has resigned, just two days after being appointed.

Leadership key to narrowing gap in children's outcomes

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Monday, June 22, 2009

| CYP Now

Quality of leadership is the single most important factor in narrowing the gap in outcomes between the most and least disadvantaged children, according to the government-funded Narrowing the Gap programme.

Local authorities get twice as long to appeal CAAs

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Wednesday, July 8, 2009

| CYP Now

Local authorities and their partners will be given more time to appeal judgments made by Comprehensive Area Assessment (CAA) inspectors, following pressure from councils.

CYP Now subscribers affected by postal strike can get digital copy

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Friday, October 23, 2009

| CYP Now

CYP Now subscribers who do not receive their issue because of the current postal strike can access a digital copy.

Inquiry asks for childhood memories

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Monday, January 28, 2008

| CYP Now

The Children's Society has launched a campaign to collect childhood memories as part of the Good Childhood Inquiry.

Family charities urge services to work together

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Tuesday, November 10, 2009

| CYP Now

A coalition of family charities has called for all forms of children and young people's services to consider ways of working together to prevent family breakdown during the recession.

Director of Harrow's children's services to stand down

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Monday, September 14, 2009

| CYP Now

The director of Harrow's children's services is to leave the council after more than seven years in the post.

Fears abuse accusations could be lost in the post

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Monday, October 19, 2009

| CYP Now

Concerns have been raised about the security of the new vetting and barring procedures after it emerged allegations against adults working with children can be sent in the post.

Balls should recognise 'grown-up Baby Ps'

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Monday, January 4, 2010

| CYP Now

The director of the Howard League for Penal Reform has called on Children's Secretary Ed Balls to recognise that children in the criminal justice system are "grown-up Baby Ps" and treat them accordingly, as the sector gives its views on resolutions Balls should make this New Year.

CYP Now 2011 Awards open for entry

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Tuesday, April 5, 2011

| CYP Now

Children's and youth organisations are being encouraged to enter this year's CYP Now Awards.

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Children's charities urge Gove to protect voluntary sector from 'devastating cuts'

Daily roundup: Junk food, child porn and social work ethics

Steve Reed is new shadow children's minister

Committee urges stronger powers for children's commissioner

Benefits cap ‘will undo work to tackle child poverty'

Children and Families Bill SEN reforms branded a ‘lost opportunity'

Children and Families Act receives royal assent

ADCS brands plans to reduce child protection guidance 'detrimental'

Two-year-old entitlement to be funded by cut to Early Intervention Grant

Leeds says job cuts will not hit frontline children's services

Coronavirus daily update: Friday 19 June

Coronavirus daily update: Friday 17 July

Labour calls for clarity on support for most vulnerable children during lockdown

Latest Covid-19 guidance for children’s social care, education, early years and youth work providers

Easing of Covid-19 restrictions: what new rules mean for children's sector

Glass resigns as shadow education secretary

Leadership key to narrowing gap in children's outcomes

Local authorities get twice as long to appeal CAAs

CYP Now subscribers affected by postal strike can get digital copy

Inquiry asks for childhood memories

Family charities urge services to work together

Director of Harrow's children's services to stand down

Fears abuse accusations could be lost in the post

Balls should recognise 'grown-up Baby Ps'

CYP Now 2011 Awards open for entry

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