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Troubled families scheme 'must extend beyond 2015'

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

| CYP Now

The government should expand the eligibility criteria for the troubled families programme and extend the initiative beyond 2015, according to leaders at Westminster Council.

DfE announces £120m grant funding programme

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Monday, October 29, 2012

| CYP Now

A total of £120m will be made available to boost services for early years, safeguarding and the care system as part of a Department for Education grant programme, it has been announced.

Children's services spend to increase by £106m this year

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Friday, September 28, 2012

| CYP Now

Total local authority spending on children and young people's services will increase by more than £100m this year, Department for Education (DfE) statistics have shown.

NCB appoints president and chair

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Wednesday, September 5, 2012

| CYP Now

The former boss of Serco's children's services arm has been appointed chair of the National Children's Bureau (NCB)

Tim Loughton 'asked to step down' as Elizabeth Truss named children's minister

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Tuesday, September 4, 2012

| CYP Now

Children's minister Tim Loughton has been axed from his children's minister post in the cabinet reshuffle.

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.

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.

NYA says youth work training for police officers should be 'more systemic'

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Friday, August 17, 2012

| CYP Now

The National Youth Agency (NYA) has called for police training in youth work skills to be "more systemic".

Campaign urges police to halt the use of stop and search on young people

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Thursday, August 9, 2012

| CYP Now

A campaign group of 15 youth organisations is calling on government and the police to radically reduce the use of stop and search on young Londoners.

Government urged to 'child-proof' policy and spending decisions

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Monday, June 25, 2012

| CYP Now

Local and national government must "child-proof" policies and budgetary decisions, to protect young people from suffering as a result of the recession and public sector cuts, a report to MPs has warned.

NCB estimates cuts of up to £405m for children's charities

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Sunday, April 29, 2012

| CYP Now

Children and young people's charities face funding cuts of almost £405m over the five years up to 2015/16, the National Children's Bureau (NCB) has estimated.

CYP Now 2012 Awards open for entry

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Tuesday, April 3, 2012

| CYP Now

The Children & Young People Now Awards, the gold standard in services for children, young people and families, are this week open for entries.

Riots panel calls for extension of troubled families programme

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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

| CYP Now

An independent panel, set up following last summer's riots, has called for the government to give young unemployed people a guarantee of work and significantly expand its programme for troubled families.

Children and families directorate slashed

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Thursday, March 15, 2012

| CYP Now

The Department for Education's children, young people and families directorate will receive a 13 per cent blow to its budget in 2012/13 and lose 106 full-time posts, an email leaked to CYP Now has revealed.

Government falls short on children's rights, claims charity

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Tuesday, December 6, 2011

| CYP Now

The government has failed to act on the majority of the UN's recommendations to improve children's rights in England, according to the latest Children Rights Alliance for England (Crae) report.

Agencies should be offered financial incentive to invest in early intervention, claims taskforce

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Tuesday, November 22, 2011

| CYP Now

The government should explore methods for sharing profits from early intervention work to encourage agencies to finance it, the first report of a new taskforce has said.

Winners of the Children & Young People Now Awards 2011 announced

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Friday, November 18, 2011

| CYP Now

A training course designed and delivered by children in care and a youth-led project that is challenging extremism and prejudice are among the winners of the 2011 Children & Young People Now Awards.

Ofsted reports increase in 'excellent' children's services

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Monday, November 7, 2011

| CYP Now

More local authorities are providing excellent services for children this year, the latest annual round-up of Ofsted assessments has found.

CYP Now Awards 2011 shortlist published

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Tuesday, October 4, 2011

| CYP Now

Entries for the 2011 Children & Young People Now Awards have been whittled down to create a shortlist in each of the 20 categories.

Riots panel seeks views on recent unrest

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Friday, September 16, 2011

| CYP Now

The independent riots panel is urging young people, parents and youth leaders affected by last month's unrest to give their views on their communities.

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Troubled families scheme 'must extend beyond 2015'

DfE announces £120m grant funding programme

Children's services spend to increase by £106m this year

NCB appoints president and chair

Tim Loughton 'asked to step down' as Elizabeth Truss named children's minister

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

Shortlist revealed for CYP Now Awards 2012

NYA says youth work training for police officers should be 'more systemic'

Campaign urges police to halt the use of stop and search on young people

Government urged to 'child-proof' policy and spending decisions

NCB estimates cuts of up to £405m for children's charities

CYP Now 2012 Awards open for entry

Riots panel calls for extension of troubled families programme

Children and families directorate slashed

Government falls short on children's rights, claims charity

Agencies should be offered financial incentive to invest in early intervention, claims taskforce

Winners of the Children & Young People Now Awards 2011 announced

Ofsted reports increase in 'excellent' children's services

CYP Now Awards 2011 shortlist published

Riots panel seeks views on recent unrest

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