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Government orders councils to review child sexual exploitation procedures

Monday, September 29, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authorities have been ordered to undertake an audit of how they respond to child sexual exploitation (CSE) cases in the wake of the Rotherham abuse scandal.

Children's centres funding cut by £400m in three years

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Friday, September 26, 2014

| CYP Now

Spending on children's centres and early years services has been slashed by more than £400m in the space of just three years, government figures show.

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.

Lawyers to receive training to make court process easier for sex abuse victims

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Monday, September 15, 2014

| CYP Now

Lawyers will receive specialist training before taking part in sexual abuse or rape trials, under government plans to make going to court easier and less distressing for victims.

Inspectors criticise Newport youth offending service

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Wednesday, September 10, 2014

| CYP Now

A Welsh youth offending team (YOT) has been criticised by inspectors for poor work in protecting vulnerable children and young people from harm.

Rotherham: Twelve new abuse victims come forward

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Tuesday, September 2, 2014

| CYP Now

Twelve more victims of child sexual exploitation in Rotherham have come forward since a damning report was published last week.

Exclusive: Number of police officers in schools declines amid safety concerns

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Tuesday, September 2, 2014

| CYP Now

More than one in three police forces in England has cut back on numbers of officers based in schools since 2012, an investigation by CYP Now has revealed.

Inspectors criticise Norfolk Police on child sexual exploitation

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Tuesday, September 2, 2014

| CYP Now

Norfolk Police has been told to take urgent action to improve its work on child sexual exploitation (CSE) after inspectors highlighted concerns over the issue.

Rotherham: The key questions answered

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Friday, August 29, 2014

| CYP Now

The child abuse scandal in Rotherham has shocked the nation and dominated the news agenda for several days. Here, CYP Now looks at the background to the independent inquiry, what questions it has answered and what issues still need to be resolved.

Inspectors praise 'excellent' relationships between staff and young people at Parc YOI

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Wednesday, August 27, 2014

| CYP Now

Inspectors have praised a young offender institution (YOI) in South Wales for the positive work it does with young people held there.

Bernadette McNally appointed Birmingham director of children's services

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Wednesday, August 20, 2014

| CYP Now

A new director of children's services has been appointed by Birmingham City Council to turn around the troubled department.

Gyimah handed role to strengthen children's mental health services

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Friday, August 15, 2014

| CYP Now

Childcare minister Sam Gyimah has been handed responsibility for strengthening Department for Education links with child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS).

Probation services criticised over child protection flaws

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Thursday, August 14, 2014

| CYP Now

Probation staff are poorly trained in child protection and lack a clear understanding of what to do if children are potentially at risk, a damning report has concluded.

YJB moves to improve services for girls who offend

News

Tuesday, August 12, 2014

| CYP Now

The Youth Justice Board is calling on youth offending teams (YOTs) to revise the way they work with female offenders.

Warning over shortage of child sexual abuse officers in London

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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.

No decision on girls in secure colleges, government adviser claims

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Thursday, July 10, 2014

| CYP Now

A final decision on whether girls will be held alongside boys in secure colleges has yet to be made, a senior government mandarin has insisted.

Child-on-child sexual abuse reports on the rise

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Monday, July 7, 2014

| CYP Now

Numbers of under-18s accused of sexual offences against other children have increased by nearly nine per cent in a year.

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.

Social work leaders demand extension to outsourcing consultation

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Friday, May 30, 2014

| CYP Now

The College of Social Work (TCSW) has called for a government consultation on controversial plans to outsource child protection services to be extended.

Barnardo's calls for action to support children of prisoners

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Thursday, May 29, 2014

| CYP Now

The government must do more to help thousands of children whose lives are being disrupted because they have a parent in prison, Barnardo's has said.

Young people in secure children's homes exceed education expectations

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Monday, April 28, 2014

| CYP Now

Rates of education progress for young people held in secure children's homes are around double the expected level, a study has found.

Brinsford YOI slammed for 'squalid' conditions

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Wednesday, April 23, 2014

| CYP Now

Campaigners are demanding the closure of a young offender institution near Wolverhampton after conditions were labelled as the worst seen by inspectors.

Children to lose court anonymity at 18

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Wednesday, April 9, 2014

| CYP Now

Children could be deterred from giving evidence in court cases and young offenders could have their rehabilitation harmed as a result of a legal ruling that will allow them to be named publicly once they turn 18.

Inspectorate praises Wetherby YOI for fall in restraint

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Tuesday, March 18, 2014

| CYP Now

Inspectors have praised a young offender institution in Yorkshire after a drop in the use of restraint on young people held there, despite evidence of "excessive" and "inappropriate" techniques being used.

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Government orders councils to review child sexual exploitation procedures

Children's centres funding cut by £400m in three years

Doncaster launches review into child sexual exploitation 'failings'

Lawyers to receive training to make court process easier for sex abuse victims

Inspectors criticise Newport youth offending service

Rotherham: Twelve new abuse victims come forward

Exclusive: Number of police officers in schools declines amid safety concerns

Inspectors criticise Norfolk Police on child sexual exploitation

Rotherham: The key questions answered

Inspectors praise 'excellent' relationships between staff and young people at Parc YOI

Bernadette McNally appointed Birmingham director of children's services

Gyimah handed role to strengthen children's mental health services

Probation services criticised over child protection flaws

YJB moves to improve services for girls who offend

Warning over shortage of child sexual abuse officers in London

No decision on girls in secure colleges, government adviser claims

Child-on-child sexual abuse reports on the rise

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

One in six authorities to face multi-agency inspections

Social work leaders demand extension to outsourcing consultation

Barnardo's calls for action to support children of prisoners

Young people in secure children's homes exceed education expectations

Brinsford YOI slammed for 'squalid' conditions

Children to lose court anonymity at 18

Inspectorate praises Wetherby YOI for fall in restraint

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