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Legal aid cuts would deny 6,000 vulnerable children, warns charity

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

| CYP Now

At least 6,000 children will be prevented from accessing legal support as a result of cuts to legal aid, The Children's Society has warned.

The Children's Legal Centre joins the Coram group

News

Friday, September 2, 2011

| CYP Now

The Children's Legal Centre has become part of the Coram charity group.

Council faces legal challenge over plan to axe deaf children's support

News

Monday, August 22, 2011

| CYP Now

The National Deaf Children's Society is taking legal action against Stoke-on-Trent Council over its "reckless" cuts to educational support for deaf children.

Loughton denies youth cuts link to riots

News

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

| CYP Now

Children's minister Tim Loughton has dismissed any suggestion that riots in London and other cities in England were the result of cuts to youth services.

Majority charged over riots are adults

News

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

| CYP Now

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has revealed that of the people so far charged with riot-related offences, only 21 per cent are under 18.

May scraps anonymity for young rioters

News

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

| CYP Now

The government has called on magistrates to name and shame children involved in last week's riots, Home Secretary Theresa May has said.

Cameron calls for action to tackle gang culture

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Thursday, August 11, 2011

| CYP Now

Prime Minister David Cameron has called for action against those involved in gangs and greater discipline in schools in the wake of riots throughout England.

Children seek right to have their own voices heard in family court

News

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

| CYP Now

Children believe they should be allowed to speak for themselves in family court proceedings if their views will be better represented than adults interpreting their feelings, the children's rights director has found.

Councils axe funding for Traveller community pupils

News

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

| CYP Now

More than a third of councils have scrapped or slashed funding to support pupils from Traveller communities.

Commissioner backs calls to restrict family court reporting

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Friday, July 15, 2011

| CYP Now

Calls for a government U-turn on plans to give the media wider reporting rights on family court cases have been backed by the children's commissioner for England.

Legal change required 'to cement youth custody progress'

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Wednesday, July 13, 2011

| CYP Now

Legislative changes must be made to ensure recent falls in youth custody levels are maintained, a report by the Prison Reform Trust has found.

ADCS Conference: Teather seeks views on 'stronger children's commissioner'

News

Thursday, July 7, 2011

| CYP Now

Children's minister Sarah Teather has announced that the government is taking the first steps towards legislating for a "stronger and more independent" children's commissioner for England.

Children held on remand are to be classed as 'looked-after' by councils

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Tuesday, June 21, 2011

| CYP Now

All young people remanded in custody will have to be recognised as looked-after children by local authorities, under plans to reduce reoffending and shake up the justice system.

Trafficked girl wins age dispute case against council

News

Thursday, June 16, 2011

| CYP Now

A Nigerian girl has won a legal battle against a London borough that claimed she was an adult following an age assessment.

50,000 children locked up by police

News

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

| CYP Now

More than 50,000 children under the age of 16 were held in police cells in 2008 and 2009 it has emerged.

MPs urged to end custody of young people

News

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

| CYP Now

The Children's Rights Alliance for England (Crae) is urging MPs to end the use of custody for all but the most dangerous young offenders.

Senior police officer questions age of criminal responsibility

News

Thursday, May 19, 2011

| CYP Now

One of the country's most senior police officers has suggested the age of criminal responsibility should be treated with more flexibility and greater weight be placed on the maturity of young offenders.

Electronic tag fitted to 11-year-old

News

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

| CYP Now

Children's rights campaigners have condemned a court's decision to fit an 11-year-old boy with an electronic tag.

Judge calls on councils to review support for homeless teenagers

News

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

| CYP Now

Councils are being urged to improve their support for homeless teenagers, following a damning Court of Appeal judgment against Lambeth Council.

Campaigners brand review of local authority duties 'distasteful'

News

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

| CYP Now

The government's review of local authority statutory duties is "distasteful and damaging" for the protection of children's rights, campaigners have claimed.

Immigration officials detained mother unlawfully

News

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

| CYP Now

A High Court judge has ruled immigration officials acted unlawfully in their handling of the case of a mother who was detained for close to a year and separated from her three children.

Heathrow monitoring board blasts UKBA for holding children in 'degrading' facilities

News

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

| CYP Now

The UK Border Agency (UKBA) has been criticised for detaining children in "degrading" conditions at Heathrow Airport.

Blackburn with Darwen council faces judicial review over cuts to short breaks service

News

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

| CYP Now

A High Court challenge has been launched against Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council following its decision to withdraw funding for a short breaks service that supports more than 20 disabled children.

Professionals fail to listen to children, finds Ofsted

News

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

| CYP Now

Professionals are not listening to children's views, potentially placing them at risk of harm, an Ofsted evaluation of serious case reviews has found.

Police 'mistreated' children during student protests in Brighton

News

Friday, April 8, 2011

| CYP Now

Police used disproportionate and unjustified violence against children during protests against tuition fee rises, a report has found.

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Legal aid cuts would deny 6,000 vulnerable children, warns charity

The Children's Legal Centre joins the Coram group

Council faces legal challenge over plan to axe deaf children's support

Loughton denies youth cuts link to riots

Majority charged over riots are adults

May scraps anonymity for young rioters

Cameron calls for action to tackle gang culture

Children seek right to have their own voices heard in family court

Councils axe funding for Traveller community pupils

Commissioner backs calls to restrict family court reporting

Legal change required 'to cement youth custody progress'

ADCS Conference: Teather seeks views on 'stronger children's commissioner'

Children held on remand are to be classed as 'looked-after' by councils

Trafficked girl wins age dispute case against council

50,000 children locked up by police

MPs urged to end custody of young people

Senior police officer questions age of criminal responsibility

Electronic tag fitted to 11-year-old

Judge calls on councils to review support for homeless teenagers

Campaigners brand review of local authority duties 'distasteful'

Immigration officials detained mother unlawfully

Heathrow monitoring board blasts UKBA for holding children in 'degrading' facilities

Blackburn with Darwen council faces judicial review over cuts to short breaks service

Professionals fail to listen to children, finds Ofsted

Police 'mistreated' children during student protests in Brighton

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