Personal account Institutional account
| Register |
Children & Young People Now Children & Young People Now

Search Results

Found 127 results for .

National child death database mooted

    News
  • 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.

Rotherham abuse scandal: one week on

    News
  • Wednesday, September 3, 2014
    • | CYP Now
It is now one week since an independent report by Professor Alexis Jay estimated that approximately 1,400 children were sexually exploited in Rotherham between 1997 and 2013. CYP Now looks at what has happened since publication last Tuesday.

Increase in number of child victims of FGM

    News
  • Wednesday, July 5, 2017
    • | CYP Now
New figures show that 139 children have been identified by health professionals as victims of female genital mutilation (FGM) over the last year, an increase on the previous 12 months.

Home Office unveils statutory FGM guidance

    News
  • Wednesday, July 22, 2015
    • | CYP Now
Statutory guidance for how children's social workers, doctors, police and teachers should deal with suspected cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) has been published by government as part of attempts to protect potential victims.

Professionals feel ‘powerless' when faced with neglect

    News
  • Wednesday, February 6, 2013
    • | CYP Now
Nine out of ten teachers, police officers and social workers are regularly coming into contact with children they suspect to be suffering from neglect, but up to 40 per cent feel powerless to intervene, a report has warned.

Minister criticises Hamzah Khan review findings

    News
  • 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".

Current filters

Filter by

© MA Education 2024. Published by MA Education Limited, St Jude's Church, Dulwich Road, Herne Hill, London SE24 0PB, a company registered in England and Wales no. 04002826. MA Education is part of the Mark Allen Group.