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Government to trial upfront Troubled Families payments

Tuesday, March 27, 2018

| CYP Now

Some councils will receive upfront funding to pay for support provided through the government's Troubled Families programme as part of a trial, it has been announced.

Early intervention initiative set to expand

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Monday, April 16, 2018

| CYP Now

A national task force is to expand its efforts to help local authorities, charities and funders intervene early to avoid children and young people experiencing a range of social problems.

Peterborough unveils children centres restructure plans

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Wednesday, November 13, 2013

| CYP Now

Children's centres in Peterborough could be turned into specialist early intervention units for struggling families as part of a shake up of services.

Daily roundup: Spending cuts, childcare reforms and drug mules

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Monday, January 6, 2014

| CYP Now

George Osborne warns of further spending cuts; government advisers urge ministers to rethink childcare reforms; and gangs use children to carry drugs out of London, all in the news today.

Public health funds project with vulnerable children

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Monday, January 20, 2014

| CYP Now

Nottinghamshire County Council has tapped into public health money to fund a project helping children at risk of offending.

Big rise in number of child trafficking victims

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Tuesday, February 18, 2014

| CYP Now

The number of British children believed to be victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation has more than doubled in the space of a year.

Call for children's centres to focus on early intervention

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Tuesday, February 25, 2014

| CYP Now

The core purpose for children's centres should be remodeled to focus on early intervention for families with children under five, a new report recommends.

Children's centres should deliver two-year-old offer, says childcare expert

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Wednesday, February 26, 2014

| CYP Now

A scheme providing free childcare for disadvantaged two-year-olds should be delivered by children's centres, the chief executive of the London Early Years Foundation (LEYF) has said.

26-week target ‘could limit help for substance misusing parents'

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Thursday, May 1, 2014

| CYP Now

The effectiveness of a specialist court to tackle parental substance misuse could be undermined as a result of the introduction of the 26-week care proceedings target, academics have warned.

Commission finds ‘adult bias' in offender diversion services

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Wednesday, June 11, 2014

| CYP Now

A panel of criminal justice and mental health experts has called for greater scrutiny into how liaison and diversion services for young people are being implemented across England.

Councils could save £150m on foster care services, says report

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Wednesday, October 1, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authorities would be able to save a total of £150m a year by improving the way they work with prospective foster parents, a report has claimed.

Young people unite to air their views on riots

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Friday, August 12, 2011

| CYP Now

Young people turned out in their scores in central London as part of an event aimed at giving them the opportunity to air their views on the recent unrest and its causes.

Pensioners 'could help young people by paying National Insurance'

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Tuesday, September 6, 2011

| CYP Now

Pensioners should continue to pay National Insurance in order to fund employment schemes for young people, a campaign organisation has proposed.

ADCS calls for Ofsted workforce shake-up

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Friday, October 31, 2014

| CYP Now

Ofsted must recruit existing children's services professionals to inspect local authority social care arrangements if it is to boost confidence in its judgments, the head of the Association of Directors of children's Services (ADCS) has said.

Council early intervention projects get funding boost

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Tuesday, December 2, 2014

| CYP Now

Three local authorities have been awarded £7.6m of government funding to deliver early intervention projects for young children and their families.

DCLG to fund community role in delivering children's services

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Wednesday, December 3, 2014

| CYP Now

Local charities and community groups are to play a key role in designing and delivering children's services, such as child protection, through an initiative funded by government.

Top judge to lead on youth justice in landmark move

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Tuesday, January 6, 2015

| CYP Now

A leading judge has been selected to oversee youth justice matters in criminal courts for the first time, in a move that has been welcomed by campaigners pushing for reform of the youth court system.

Councils should tap into school early help funding, says ADCS

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Friday, January 9, 2015

| CYP Now

Cash-strapped local authorities could work more collaboratively with schools in order to deliver early intervention services, the president-elect of the Association of Directors of Children's Services has said.

Poor families with young children 'hit hardest' by government reforms

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Tuesday, January 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Government changes to tax and benefits have hit families with young children and poorer households the hardest, a major study has found.

Doncaster sees four-fold decrease in children missing from care

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Tuesday, April 21, 2015

| CYP Now

The number of looked-after children that go missing from care in Doncaster has fallen nearly four-fold over the past year following the introduction of a dedicated support worker.

Jane Ellison confirmed as children's health minister

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Tuesday, May 19, 2015

| CYP Now

Jane Ellison will take on additional responsibilities for children's health and health visiting following her reappointment as minister for public health, the Department of Health has confirmed.

Prime Minister creates taskforces to drive childcare and troubled families reforms

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Wednesday, June 3, 2015

| CYP Now

Efforts to increase provision of free childcare and expand the troubled families initiative will be monitored by new taskforces, the government has announced.

Review recommends ‘revision' of YOT funding levels

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Thursday, July 16, 2015

| CYP Now

Funding levels for youth offending teams (YOTs) should be ‘revised', a major government-commissioned review has concluded.

Children's commissioner calls for review of children's services cuts

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Thursday, January 7, 2016

| CYP Now

There is an urgent need to review how funding cuts to children's services are affecting children, the children's commissioner for England has told MPs.

Payment-by-results outreach service to further bolster support for troubled families

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Tuesday, January 3, 2012

| CYP Now

The government has invested 200m in a payment-by-results scheme offering outreach support to the UK's most troubled families.

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Government to trial upfront Troubled Families payments

Early intervention initiative set to expand

Peterborough unveils children centres restructure plans

Daily roundup: Spending cuts, childcare reforms and drug mules

Public health funds project with vulnerable children

Big rise in number of child trafficking victims

Call for children's centres to focus on early intervention

Children's centres should deliver two-year-old offer, says childcare expert

26-week target ‘could limit help for substance misusing parents'

Commission finds ‘adult bias' in offender diversion services

Councils could save £150m on foster care services, says report

Young people unite to air their views on riots

Pensioners 'could help young people by paying National Insurance'

ADCS calls for Ofsted workforce shake-up

Council early intervention projects get funding boost

DCLG to fund community role in delivering children's services

Top judge to lead on youth justice in landmark move

Councils should tap into school early help funding, says ADCS

Poor families with young children 'hit hardest' by government reforms

Doncaster sees four-fold decrease in children missing from care

Jane Ellison confirmed as children's health minister

Prime Minister creates taskforces to drive childcare and troubled families reforms

Review recommends ‘revision' of YOT funding levels

Children's commissioner calls for review of children's services cuts

Payment-by-results outreach service to further bolster support for troubled families

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