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Conservatives commit to scrapping ContactPoint database

Thursday, September 17, 2009

| CYP Now

The Conservatives have cemented their commitment to scrapping the controversial ContactPoint database after featuring the pledge in a policy paper designed to protect personal liberty.

New commissioner sets out goals for the position

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Wednesday, October 7, 2009

| CYP Now

New children's commissioner Maggie Atkinson has told CYP Now that she hopes to give young people more of a voice on issues such as the current economic downturn and climate change.

Cost of Criminal Records Bureau checks reduced

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Thursday, July 16, 2009

| CYP Now

The cost of standard Criminal Records Bureau checks are to be cut by 5 from October, the Home Office has announced.

Youth Justice Board and social services blamed for teenager's death

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Monday, November 16, 2009

| CYP Now

Failures by the Youth Justice Board, social services and prison staff contributed to the death in custody of 15-year-old Liam McManus, according to a jury at the teenager's inquest last week.

Guernsey to reform youth justice with tribunals

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Tuesday, December 15, 2009

| CYP Now

New legislation has been passed in Guernsey to allow young people committing minor criminal offences to have their case heard outside of a court environment.

Government 'to miss eCAF target'

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Tuesday, November 25, 2008

| CYP Now

Early adopter council raises concerns over implementing electronic Common Assessment Framework.

Barnardo's claims antisocial behaviour police powers will put children at risk

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Friday, May 6, 2011

| CYP Now

Government plans to hand police powers to take children suspected of antisocial behaviour back to their homes are being opposed by children's charity Barnardo's.

ContactPoint launches after months of delays

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Monday, January 26, 2009

| CYP Now

After months of delays, the government has today launched the first implementation phase of the children's database, ContactPoint.

Immigration detainee dies after being found hanging at Glen Parva

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Tuesday, May 17, 2011

| CYP Now

An immigration detainee has died in hospital a week after being found hanging in his cell at a young offender institution (YOI).

Senior police officer questions age of criminal responsibility

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Thursday, May 19, 2011

| CYP Now

One of the country's most senior police officers has suggested the age of criminal responsibility should be treated with more flexibility and greater weight be placed on the maturity of young offenders.

MPs urged to end custody of young people

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Tuesday, June 7, 2011

| CYP Now

The Children's Rights Alliance for England (Crae) is urging MPs to end the use of custody for all but the most dangerous young offenders.

Gove hails 'inspiring' workforce at CYP Now Awards

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Friday, November 19, 2010

| CYP Now

Education Secretary Michael Gove has paid tribute to all those who work with children, young people and families at the 2010 CYP Now Awards.

Inspectors disappointed at poor safeguarding in North Lincolnshire youth offending services

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Wednesday, January 26, 2011

| CYP Now

Youth offending services in North Lincolnshire have been described as "extremely disappointing".

Government to switch off ContactPoint in August

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Thursday, July 22, 2010

| CYP Now

The ContactPoint database is to be shut down on 6 August, children's minister Tim Loughton has confirmed.

Pickles to scrap remaining regional government offices

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Friday, July 23, 2010

| CYP Now

Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has announced plans to abolish the remaining eight regional government offices.

House of Lords peers urged to challenge Public Bodies Bill to save children's commissioner

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Tuesday, November 9, 2010

| CYP Now

Children's Rights Alliance England (Crae) is calling on House of Lords peers to challenge the Public Bodies Bill which, if passed, could see the Office of the Children's Commissioner for England abolished or merged.

Sarah Teather appointed as children and families minister with Tim Loughton as junior minister

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Thursday, May 13, 2010

| CYP Now

Liberal Democrat MP Sarah Teather has been appointed as minister of state for children and families, the Department for Education has confirmed.

Child criminal exploitation 'still not properly understood', Ofsted warns

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Wednesday, November 14, 2018

| CYP Now

Local agencies still don't fully understand the scale of and risks posed by "county lines" drug running and other forms of child criminal exploitation, and must learn lessons from past child sexual exploitation (CSE) cases if they are to tackle the issue, a report has found.

Government to pump £200m more into Troubled Families programme

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Monday, June 24, 2013

| CYP Now

The government is to spend £200m to expand the Troubled Families programme to a further 400,000 families.

Young adults to be held at Hindley YOI

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Wednesday, August 14, 2013

| CYP Now

Young adults are to be held on the site of a young offender institution, five years after the controversial arrangement was scrapped in a bid to improve services.

Munby raises concerns for safety of suicidial girl due for youth custody release

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Thursday, August 3, 2017

| CYP Now

A suitable hospital placement must be found for a suicidal girl currently being held in youth custody, or the country will have "blood on its hands", England's most senior family court judge has said.

Children & Young People Now Awards 2017: The shortlist

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Tuesday, August 29, 2017

| CYP Now

The judges have examined all the entries, and we can unveil the shortlist for the CYP Now Awards 2017.

Shortlist revealed for CYP Now Awards 2012

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Tuesday, September 4, 2012

| CYP Now

Judges for this year's Children & Young People Now Awards have scrutinised nearly 400 entries and their assessments have produced shortlists in each of the 19 categories.

David Laws replaces Sarah Teather at the Department for Education in reshuffle

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Tuesday, September 4, 2012

| CYP Now

David Laws is to return to government as minister in the Department for Education, following the cabinet reshuffle.

Children in care proceedings 'three times more likely to have offended'

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Thursday, October 26, 2017

| CYP Now

Young people involved with family court care proceedings are three times more likely to have offended than their peers, a study has found.

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Conservatives commit to scrapping ContactPoint database

New commissioner sets out goals for the position

Cost of Criminal Records Bureau checks reduced

Youth Justice Board and social services blamed for teenager's death

Guernsey to reform youth justice with tribunals

Government 'to miss eCAF target'

Barnardo's claims antisocial behaviour police powers will put children at risk

ContactPoint launches after months of delays

Immigration detainee dies after being found hanging at Glen Parva

Senior police officer questions age of criminal responsibility

MPs urged to end custody of young people

Gove hails 'inspiring' workforce at CYP Now Awards

Inspectors disappointed at poor safeguarding in North Lincolnshire youth offending services

Government to switch off ContactPoint in August

Pickles to scrap remaining regional government offices

House of Lords peers urged to challenge Public Bodies Bill to save children's commissioner

Sarah Teather appointed as children and families minister with Tim Loughton as junior minister

Child criminal exploitation 'still not properly understood', Ofsted warns

Government to pump £200m more into Troubled Families programme

Young adults to be held at Hindley YOI

Munby raises concerns for safety of suicidial girl due for youth custody release

Children & Young People Now Awards 2017: The shortlist

Shortlist revealed for CYP Now Awards 2012

David Laws replaces Sarah Teather at the Department for Education in reshuffle

Children in care proceedings 'three times more likely to have offended'

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