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Warning over shortage of child sexual abuse officers in London

Friday, July 25, 2014

| CYP Now

London needs more specialist police officers to investigate allegations of rape and sexual assault against children, a report has found.

MPs warn of FGM 'crisis'

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Thursday, July 3, 2014

| CYP Now

A national action plan is urgently needed to tackle the "growing crisis" of female genital mutilation (FGM), MPs have said.

More than 1,000 under-10s searched by police

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Wednesday, July 2, 2014

| CYP Now

More than 1,100 children under the age of criminal responsibility have been stopped and searched by police in the space of five years, it has emerged.

One in six authorities to face multi-agency inspections

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Monday, June 23, 2014

| CYP Now

Up to 25 local authorities will be judged on their multi-agency child protection arrangements under new inspections being introduced in April 2015, it has been announced.

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.

FGM helpline makes dozens of referrals to agencies

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Friday, February 7, 2014

| CYP Now

The NSPCC's helpline for reporting suspected cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) has referred dozens of cases to police and children's services since being set up last year.

Daily roundup: Sexual grooming, palliative care and youth offending

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Friday, December 20, 2013

| CYP Now

Report blames sexual grooming of young girls on police failings; MPs call for fairer children's palliative care funding; and a youth offending service in Teeside wins praise, all in the news today.

School safeguarding failures prompt intervention threat

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Monday, December 16, 2013

| CYP Now

Children's minister Edward Timpson has warned that the government could intervene in the running of a school where a teacher abducted and had sex with a 15-year-old pupil.

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".

Government unveils plans to send young people to adult jails

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Tuesday, November 12, 2013

| CYP Now

Young offender institutions (YOI) for 18- to 20-year-olds would be scrapped and young people sent to adult jails instead, under controversial plans being considered by government.

Haringey "missed opportunities" to prevent abuse of toddler

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Friday, October 11, 2013

| CYP Now

Police, social workers and medical staff could have prevented the abuse of a toddler at the hands of his family in Haringey, a report has found.

NSPCC presses for extension of police child protection training

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Monday, August 19, 2013

| CYP Now

The NSPCC has called for all police officers to receive in-depth child protection training after it emerged that members of a new police taskforce will receive instruction on the issue.

Youth police ambassador warns of online dangers

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Friday, August 16, 2013

| CYP Now

One of the country's first youth police ambassadors has warned young people to take more care online in light of growing concerns over cyberbullying and offensive social media messages.

Multi-agency partnerships improve child abuse detection

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Thursday, July 25, 2013

| CYP Now

Multi-agency child protection arrangements are improving information sharing across partner bodies and helping to identify safeguarding problems quicker, a government review of local partnerships has found.

Daily roundup: Council sued, no action against Paris Brown and youth cuts

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Monday, April 22, 2013

| CYP Now

Rochdale faces legal action over care comments; no further action against former youth police and crime commissioner, and half of youth service jobs to go in Warwickshire, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Female genital mutilation, child poverty and arrests of girls

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Tuesday, March 19, 2013

| CYP Now

NSPCC warning over FGM teacher training gaps, predictions of a nine per cent rise in child poverty, and police arrest fewer girls, all in the news today.

Police deny young people's rights in custody, High Court told

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Wednesday, February 27, 2013

| CYP Now

Young people's rights are being breached because of a failure to offer independent support and advice to 17-year-olds in police custody, it has been claimed.

Services fail young sex offenders, warn inspectors

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Thursday, February 7, 2013

| CYP Now

Children and young people who commit sexual offences are being failed by a lack of timely interventions and appropriate support, a report has warned.

Professionals feel ‘powerless' when faced with neglect

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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.

Death in custody report highlights 'systemic failures'

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Wednesday, October 24, 2012

| CYP Now

Children and young people who have died in custody in recent years haven been let down by "systemic failures", a study has found.

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Warning over shortage of child sexual abuse officers in London

MPs warn of FGM 'crisis'

More than 1,000 under-10s searched by police

One in six authorities to face multi-agency inspections

Big rise in number of child trafficking victims

FGM helpline makes dozens of referrals to agencies

Daily roundup: Sexual grooming, palliative care and youth offending

School safeguarding failures prompt intervention threat

Minister criticises Hamzah Khan review findings

Government unveils plans to send young people to adult jails

Haringey "missed opportunities" to prevent abuse of toddler

NSPCC presses for extension of police child protection training

Youth police ambassador warns of online dangers

Multi-agency partnerships improve child abuse detection

Daily roundup: Council sued, no action against Paris Brown and youth cuts

Daily roundup: Female genital mutilation, child poverty and arrests of girls

Police deny young people's rights in custody, High Court told

Services fail young sex offenders, warn inspectors

Professionals feel ‘powerless' when faced with neglect

Death in custody report highlights 'systemic failures'

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