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Dozens of councils ignore youth service legal duty

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  • Tuesday, July 8, 2014
  • | CYP Now
Less than half of local authorities always take into account their legal duty to provide sufficient support for young people when making decisions about youth service funding, survey findings show.

Outsourcing plans need more debate, warns APPG chair

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  • Wednesday, July 2, 2014
  • | CYP Now
The government's consultation over allowing councils to delegate children's social care services to third parties was insufficient and needs further debate, chair of the all-party parliamentary group on child protection has said.

Judges confirmed for CYP Now Awards as entry deadline looms

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  • Friday, June 27, 2014
  • | CYP Now
Children's Commissioner for England Maggie Atkinson, tri-borough director of children's services Andrew Christie and Ofsted's lead on youth strategy Tony Gallagher are among the judges confirmed for this year's Children & Young People Now Awards.

School absence rates show significant fall

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  • Thursday, June 5, 2014
  • | CYP Now
The government is claiming victory for its tough love approach to tackling truancy, after latest figures show a drop in the overall and persistent absentee rates of pupils.