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B&B use for families rises again

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  • Friday, December 6, 2013
  • | CYP Now
The number of families forced to live in emergency bed and breakfast accommodation for more than six weeks has increased five-fold since the coalition government came to power, latest figures show.

Minister criticises Hamzah Khan review findings

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  • Wednesday, November 13, 2013
  • | CYP Now
Children's minister Edward Timpson has slammed a review into the death of toddler Hamzah Khan for failing to answer key questions about the case, claiming it contains "glaring absences".

National child death database mooted

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  • Monday, October 14, 2013
  • | CYP Now
A national database recording all child deaths should be created so agencies can act quickly to spot trends and prevent further deaths, a government-commissioned report has said.

Shadow minister wants youth justice shake-up

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  • Thursday, September 26, 2013
  • | CYP Now
Labour's youth justice minister has called for sweeping changes to the way young offenders are dealt with, suggesting that anything that does not work should be ditched.

Daily roundup: housing benefit, Hamzah Khan and Colin Green

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  • Thursday, September 19, 2013
  • | CYP Now
Third of council tenants fall behind with rent since 'bedroom tax' introduced; body of four-year-old Hamzah Khan left in a house for two years, court told; and former Coventry DCS Colin Green joins Tower Hamlets safeguarding children's board, all in the news today.

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