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TUC says majority of children face 'unacceptable' living standards

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

| CYP Now

Low wages, welfare changes and taxes will push down living standards for 690,000 more children in the next two years, the union federation claims.

Children and Families Act receives royal assent

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Thursday, March 13, 2014

| CYP Now

The Children and Families Act has received royal assent, ushering in a raft of changes including adoption reforms, greater protection for vulnerable children and shared parental leave.

ADCS brands plans to reduce child protection guidance 'detrimental'

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Thursday, August 30, 2012

| CYP Now

The Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has warned that government plans to reduce child protection guidance could be "detrimental" to professionals' ability to safeguard children.

Three North East councils consider children's services merger

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Friday, September 14, 2012

| CYP Now

Darlington, Hartlepool and Redcar & Cleveland councils are considering plans to merge the management of their social care and education departments.?

Scotland launches major drive to tackle child sexual exploitation

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Friday, April 24, 2015

| CYP Now

A pioneering initiative to tackle child sexual exploitation (CSE) in the wake of the Rotherham scandal has been launched in Scotland.

Ofsted heaps praise on care leaver support scheme

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Thursday, May 14, 2015

| CYP Now

A government-backed initiative to support care leavers has been singled out for praise by Ofsted which has awarded a council's children's services department the first "outstanding" rating for the service area.

Funding for children's charities cut by £150m

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Monday, June 8, 2015

| CYP Now

Charities working with children and young people have lost more than £150m of government funding in the past year, it has emerged.

Former ADCS president to oversee development of mental health services for children in care

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Wednesday, April 27, 2016

| CYP Now

A former president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has been appointed by government to oversee attempts to boost support for children in care with mental health problems.

CYP Now 2011 Awards open for entry

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Tuesday, April 5, 2011

| CYP Now

Children's and youth organisations are being encouraged to enter this year's CYP Now Awards.

Youth justice reforms must go 'further and deeper'

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Monday, January 16, 2012

| CYP Now

Sweeping reform of the youth justice system is necessary to prevent hundreds of children being "needlessly" criminalised and sentenced to custody, according to a think-tank.

Damning report calls for safeguarding improvements in Rochdale

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Friday, May 24, 2013

| CYP Now

Rochdale Council did not do enough to prevent teenage girls being groomed and abused in the borough, a report has found.

Charity launches tool to track work with troubled families

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Tuesday, June 25, 2013

| CYP Now

Family Action has developed a tool to help councils track their performance in supporting families through the Troubled Families programme.

4Children and LGA consortium to run Early Intervention Foundation

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Wednesday, November 14, 2012

| CYP Now

A consortium led by the charity 4Children has been selected as the preferred bidder to run the first Early Intervention Foundation, the Department for Education has confirmed.

Health services neglected under SEN reforms, government warned

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Wednesday, December 19, 2012

| CYP Now

Government proposals to reform the special educational needs (SEN) system will fail unless health services are placed under a legal duty to support children, MPs have warned.

Professionals to receive training to spot child trafficking

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Thursday, January 24, 2013

| CYP Now

Professionals working with children and young people will receive specialist training to spot and help victims of child trafficking as part of a Home Office scheme.

Local authority crisis schemes 'failing to support families'

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Friday, May 25, 2018

| CYP Now

Crisis support schemes run by local authorities are failing to operate effectively with increasing numbers of families turning instead to food banks and other voluntary agencies for help, a report has found.

Child protection guidance for health professionals set for reform

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Friday, February 8, 2013

| CYP Now

The government is to overhaul "confusing" information sharing and child protection guidance for health professionals, CYP Now has learned. ?

Nice launches health and wellbeing standards for children in care

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Wednesday, August 15, 2012

| CYP Now

Children and young people in care are to benefit from new quality standards designed to promote their health and wellbeing.

Deep education cuts predicted for next spending review

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Friday, September 21, 2012

| CYP Now

Children, young people and families could be hit particularly hard in the next government spending review, because of cuts to education and welfare spending, a leading think-tank has claimed.

Ofsted praises multi-agency response to neglect

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Monday, November 13, 2017

| CYP Now

Case audits are helping agencies in Cheshire West and Chester deliver well co-ordinated and effective action to prevent the neglect of children, a deep-dive inspection has found.

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.

26-week target ‘could limit help for substance misusing parents'

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Thursday, May 1, 2014

| CYP Now

The effectiveness of a specialist court to tackle parental substance misuse could be undermined as a result of the introduction of the 26-week care proceedings target, academics have warned.

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.

Former LGA children's chief Baroness Shireen Ritchie dies

News

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

| CYP Now

Tributes have been made in honour of Baroness Shireen Ritchie, who died yesterday (24 April) following a battle with cancer.

Coronavirus: Five key resources for professionals

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Friday, March 20, 2020

| CYP Now

Children’s charities, organisations and workers' unions have issued advice to professionals working to support children amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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TUC says majority of children face 'unacceptable' living standards

Children and Families Act receives royal assent

ADCS brands plans to reduce child protection guidance 'detrimental'

Three North East councils consider children's services merger

Scotland launches major drive to tackle child sexual exploitation

Ofsted heaps praise on care leaver support scheme

Funding for children's charities cut by £150m

Former ADCS president to oversee development of mental health services for children in care

CYP Now 2011 Awards open for entry

Youth justice reforms must go 'further and deeper'

Damning report calls for safeguarding improvements in Rochdale

Charity launches tool to track work with troubled families

4Children and LGA consortium to run Early Intervention Foundation

Health services neglected under SEN reforms, government warned

Professionals to receive training to spot child trafficking

Local authority crisis schemes 'failing to support families'

Child protection guidance for health professionals set for reform

Nice launches health and wellbeing standards for children in care

Deep education cuts predicted for next spending review

Ofsted praises multi-agency response to neglect

Big rise in number of child trafficking victims

26-week target ‘could limit help for substance misusing parents'

Judges confirmed for CYP Now Awards as entry deadline looms

Former LGA children's chief Baroness Shireen Ritchie dies

Coronavirus: Five key resources for professionals

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