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Youth work central to combating terrorism, former chief prosecutor says

Monday, June 5, 2017

| CYP Now

Government needs to utilise youth organisations and involve young people in creating an effective strategy to prevent radicalisation and tackle terrorism, one of the country's top lawyers has said.

Rotherham whistleblower reveals how sex abuse was covered up

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Thursday, March 24, 2016

| CYP Now

A Rotherham youth worker has spoken of her frustration during her long battle to expose the sexual exploitation of hundreds of children in Rotherham.

'Naive' government support for Kids Company meant other children missed out, MPs find

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Friday, November 13, 2015

| CYP Now

Government faith that things would improve at children's charity Kids Company if it continued providing financial support was "naive" and meant other charities and young people across the country missed out, MPs have concluded.

Ofsted highlights value of youth work in social care

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Monday, November 9, 2015

| CYP Now

Ofsted has stressed the value of local authority children's services departments utilising youth workers in social work, suggesting that councils should consider the approach to improve outcomes.

Kids Company given £46m in public cash, probe finds

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Thursday, October 29, 2015

| CYP Now

Collapsed children's charity Kids Company received around £46m in public funding despite repeated concerns about its finances, it has emerged.

Kids Company: Charity Commission launches probe

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Friday, August 21, 2015

| CYP Now

The Charity Commission has announced it has launched an official investigation into children's charity Kids Company.

Councils continue to fail CSE victims, study finds

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Tuesday, May 5, 2015

| CYP Now

Councils are failing to identify and support child sexual exploitation (CSE) victims due to a lack of investment in youth counselling services, a study into a government-backed initiative has claimed.

Doncaster launches review into child sexual exploitation 'failings'

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Thursday, September 18, 2014

| CYP Now

A review has been launched into the way social services in Doncaster and South Yorkshire police deal with children at risk of child sexual exploitation (CSE), CYP Now can reveal.

County councils call for 'devolution' to boost children's services

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Wednesday, September 17, 2014

| CYP Now

County councils should be given five-year finance settlements and more power over budgets as part of a "devolution" package that would help improve children's services, a local authority group has said.

Rotherham abuse scandal: one week on

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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.

Outsourcing proposals threaten youth services, NCVYS warns

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Thursday, June 12, 2014

| CYP Now

Youth services could be damaged if government proposals to outsource the delivery of council children's social care services are approved, the National Council for Voluntary Youth Services (NCVYS) has warned.

Daily roundup: School places, mental health, and troubled families

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Monday, April 14, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authorities make progress on school places, rise in mental health concerns for education staff, and Reading Council hits troubled families target, all in the news today.

Youth workers 'scapegoats' for social care failings

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Tuesday, March 11, 2014

| CYP Now

Devon's youth workers are being made "scapegoats" for a critical Ofsted report on the local authority's children's social care service, a trade union has claimed.

Daily roundup: Public funding, children's centres, and child protection

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Friday, January 17, 2014

| CYP Now

Errors found in Department for Education accounts; children's centres closure plans approved; and "exponential" increase in safeguarding referrals in Coventry after Daniel Pelka case, all in the news today.

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.

Daily roundup: Forced Caesarean, eating disorders and cigarettes

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Monday, December 2, 2013

| CYP Now

MP pledges to raise case of Italian woman whose child was taken at birth; more children being treated for eating disorders; and Labour seeks to strengthen law around underage smoking, all in the news today.

Girls in gangs ‘face greater mental health risks'

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Tuesday, May 21, 2013

| CYP Now

Girls with links to gangs are the most vulnerable group in the youth justice system, a study 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: Missing children, child protection, and youth unemployment

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Wednesday, March 20, 2013

| CYP Now

Police change the definition of missing persons, Northamptonshire child protection rated inadequate, and youth unemployment up 48,000, all in the news today.

National action plan urged for young runaways

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Tuesday, February 5, 2013

| CYP Now

Dedicated early intervention services must be set up in every local authority area to protect young runaways from abuse, a charity has said.

Specialist youth work roles under threat, claims NYA

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Friday, October 12, 2012

| CYP Now

Cuts to budgets and restructuring of provision have resulted in fewer specialist youth work roles, with staff being asked to carry out functions outside their area of expertise, it has been claimed.

Loughton argues for a 'change in mindset' over safeguarding

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Thursday, October 20, 2011

| CYP Now

Lead members for children's services have been told to keep a focus on safeguarding or risk another Baby P tragedy, children's minister Tim Loughton has warned.

Youth services and children's centres at risk as Liverpool tackles 'hardest' spending cuts

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Friday, February 18, 2011

| CYP Now

Four children's centres and youth services are at risk under budget proposals unveiled today (18 February) by Liverpool City Council.

Manchester to slash children's services budget by 26 per cent

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Tuesday, February 8, 2011

| CYP Now

Manchester council is set to cut 26 per cent of its children's services budget with youth services and universal Sure Start services likely to take the biggest hit.

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Youth work central to combating terrorism, former chief prosecutor says

Rotherham whistleblower reveals how sex abuse was covered up

'Naive' government support for Kids Company meant other children missed out, MPs find

Ofsted highlights value of youth work in social care

Kids Company given £46m in public cash, probe finds

Kids Company: Charity Commission launches probe

Councils continue to fail CSE victims, study finds

Doncaster launches review into child sexual exploitation 'failings'

County councils call for 'devolution' to boost children's services

Rotherham abuse scandal: one week on

Outsourcing proposals threaten youth services, NCVYS warns

Daily roundup: School places, mental health, and troubled families

Youth workers 'scapegoats' for social care failings

Daily roundup: Public funding, children's centres, and child protection

Daily roundup: Sexual grooming, palliative care and youth offending

Daily roundup: Forced Caesarean, eating disorders and cigarettes

Girls in gangs ‘face greater mental health risks'

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

Daily roundup: Missing children, child protection, and youth unemployment

National action plan urged for young runaways

Specialist youth work roles under threat, claims NYA

Loughton argues for a 'change in mindset' over safeguarding

Youth services and children's centres at risk as Liverpool tackles 'hardest' spending cuts

Manchester to slash children's services budget by 26 per cent

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