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Allen review recommends early intervention body to promote best practice

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

| CYP Now

Nineteen of the most effective early intervention programmes should be supported and expanded, with a new body created to promote effective practice, a report published today (19 January) has said.

Communities that Care early intervention scheme to be resurrected by Catch22

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Wednesday, December 15, 2010

| CYP Now

Catch22 is planning to relaunch the early intervention programme Communities that Care next year, CYP Now has learned.

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.

Winners of the Children & Young People Now Awards 2010 announced

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Thursday, November 18, 2010

| CYP Now

A group of looked-after children who produced a film about domestic abuse and a national campaign to change perceptions of young people with facial disfigurements were among the winners of this year's Children & Young People Now Awards.

CYP Now expert panel responds to spending review

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Thursday, October 21, 2010

| CYP Now

In the wake of the spending review leading figures tell CYP Now how they think government cuts will impact on professionals, children and families.

Spending Review: The sector delivers its verdict

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Wednesday, October 20, 2010

| CYP Now

As the dust settles following the government's comprehensive spending review, experts reflect on what the announcement could mean for the children's sector.

Andy Burnham appointed as shadow education secretary

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Friday, October 8, 2010

| CYP Now

Andy Burnham has been appointed shadow education secretary by new Labour leader Ed Miliband.

Children's sector quangos face axe

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Friday, September 24, 2010

| CYP Now

An advisory group on teenage pregnancy and the national negotiating body for school support staff are among 177 taxpayer-funded quangos to be abolished, according to a leaked Cabinet Office list.

CRAE seeks support for new powerful children's rights commissioner

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Tuesday, September 21, 2010

| CYP Now

The Children's Rights Alliance for England (CRAE) is asking organisations to support a set of minimum requirements for a new Office of Children's Rights Commissioner.

Pickles to scrap remaining regional government offices

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Friday, July 23, 2010

| CYP Now

Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has announced plans to abolish the remaining eight regional government offices.

Government to switch off ContactPoint in August

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Thursday, July 22, 2010

| CYP Now

The ContactPoint database is to be shut down on 6 August, children's minister Tim Loughton has confirmed.

Your last chance to enter the 2010 CYP Now Awards

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Monday, June 21, 2010

| CYP Now

The deadline to enter the 2010 Children & Young People Now Awards has been extended to Wednesday 30 June.

Education Secretary Gove outlines 670m in cuts

News

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

| CYP Now

The Department for Education has given its clearest indication yet about how it plans to save 670m this year.

Department for Education spells out ministers' responsibilities

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Wednesday, June 2, 2010

| CYP Now

Junior children's minister Tim Loughton has assumed responsibility for youth services, safeguarding, social work and children's workforce issues while minister Sarah Teather takes on early years, families and child poverty, it has been confirmed.

Government puts work of children's sector bodies on hold

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Monday, May 17, 2010

| CYP Now

The new Department for Education has called a moratorium on the work of all government quangos and arm's length bodies in the children and young people's sector.

Sarah Teather appointed as children and families minister with Tim Loughton as junior minister

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Thursday, May 13, 2010

| CYP Now

Liberal Democrat MP Sarah Teather has been appointed as minister of state for children and families, the Department for Education has confirmed.

Tory-Lib Dem coalition government brings forward cuts

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Wednesday, May 12, 2010

| CYP Now

Britain's first coalition government since the Second World War will fast-track 6bn of cuts to come in the current financial year in order to cut the public deficit.

Possibility of Labour-Lib Dem pact grows as Brown announces his intention to resign

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Monday, May 10, 2010

| CYP Now

The prospect of children's policy being shaped by a Labour and Liberal Democrat coalition government has been boosted following Gordon Brown's declaration that he intends to stand down as leader of the Labour Party.

Labour regains control of key local authorities

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Monday, May 10, 2010

| CYP Now

The Labour Party made key gains in last week's local elections, in areas including Liverpool, Doncaster and the London Borough of Enfield, while some Conservative losses have resulted in councils falling to no overall control.

Comment: What a Tory-Lib Dem pact could mean for children's and youth policy

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Monday, May 10, 2010

| CYP Now

The Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats have been deep in negotiations over the weekend to try and agree common ground and enable a stable government after Thursday's general election produced a hung parliament with the Tories as the largest party.

Sector fears hung parliament inaction could harm services

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Friday, May 7, 2010

| CYP Now

Organisations across the children's sector are today coming to terms with the implications of a hung parliament after the general election failed to give any single party a clear majority.

Election 2010 update: Brown opens floor for discussions to form coalition government

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Friday, May 7, 2010

| CYP Now

Prime Minister Gordon Brown has authorised civil servants to support politicians from all political parties in discussions about forming a potential coalition government.

UK faces hung parliament after night of drama

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Friday, May 7, 2010

| CYP Now

The UK faces its first hung parliament since 1974, with the Conservatives on course to win the most seats but falling short of an overall majority.

CRAE asks Labour, Tories and Lib Dems to set out their children's rights policies

News

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

| CYP Now

Each political party has been challenged to set out their approaches to children's rights in the run up to the general election next month.

New guidance issued on using vetting and barring scheme

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Friday, March 19, 2010

| CYP Now

The government has published new guidance to assist employers and voluntary groups in using the controversial vetting and barring scheme from July.

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Allen review recommends early intervention body to promote best practice

Communities that Care early intervention scheme to be resurrected by Catch22

Cumbria children's services jobs at risk

Winners of the Children & Young People Now Awards 2010 announced

CYP Now expert panel responds to spending review

Spending Review: The sector delivers its verdict

Andy Burnham appointed as shadow education secretary

Children's sector quangos face axe

CRAE seeks support for new powerful children's rights commissioner

Pickles to scrap remaining regional government offices

Government to switch off ContactPoint in August

Your last chance to enter the 2010 CYP Now Awards

Education Secretary Gove outlines 670m in cuts

Department for Education spells out ministers' responsibilities

Government puts work of children's sector bodies on hold

Sarah Teather appointed as children and families minister with Tim Loughton as junior minister

Tory-Lib Dem coalition government brings forward cuts

Possibility of Labour-Lib Dem pact grows as Brown announces his intention to resign

Labour regains control of key local authorities

Comment: What a Tory-Lib Dem pact could mean for children's and youth policy

Sector fears hung parliament inaction could harm services

Election 2010 update: Brown opens floor for discussions to form coalition government

UK faces hung parliament after night of drama

CRAE asks Labour, Tories and Lib Dems to set out their children's rights policies

New guidance issued on using vetting and barring scheme

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