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Rebalance finances towards early intervention, MP tells Treasury

Sunday, July 3, 2011

| CYP Now

MP Graham Allen has challenged the Treasury to rebalance government spending towards early intervention and establish a fund that will raise 200m from private investors.

Domestic violence advisers placed in London hospitals

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Monday, December 14, 2015

| CYP Now

A London youth work charity has teamed up with a domestic violence prevention service to place advisers into the capital's major hospital emergency departments.

CYP Now's top 10 stories of 2015

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Tuesday, December 22, 2015

| CYP Now

With a general election, new policy announcements, ongoing austerity measures and high-profile charity closures, 2015 was another busy year in the children and young people sector. Here is a rundown of the most-read stories published on the CYP Now website over the past 12 months.

Stockport DCS receives OBE in Queen’s birthday honours list

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Monday, June 14, 2021

| CYP Now

Chris McLoughlin, director of children’s services at Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, has been awarded an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the Queen’s birthday honours.

Barnardo’s chief launches community crime commission

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Friday, July 9, 2021

| CYP Now

Barnardo’s chief executive Javed Khan has launched a community crime commission for the London borough of Redbridge.

Crime reduction plan ‘falls short’ for young people, NYA says

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Thursday, July 29, 2021

| CYP Now

The government’s new crime reduction strategy “falls short” of supporting young people away from criminal activity, the National Youth Agency (NYA) has said.

New programmes to tackle youth violence in 2021

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Wednesday, August 11, 2021

| CYP Now

A raft of experts and charities have announced new programmes to help tackle youth violence amid fears there could be an increase in young people targeted by criminal gangs sparked by the Covid-19 pandemic.

#Chances4Children: NCS and Onside lead events to tackle youth violence

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Friday, September 17, 2021

| CYP Now

Youth organisations have joined forces to host a series of workshops designed to combat youth violence.

Levelling Up White Paper: Key points for the children's sector

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Wednesday, February 2, 2022

| CYP Now

Investment in youth services and education in the UK’s most disadvantaged areas have been announced as part of the government’s “levelling-up” plan.

Levelling Up white paper a ‘missed opportunity’ to support young people

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Wednesday, February 2, 2022

| CYP Now

Plans to increase opportunities for young people published in the government’s Levelling Up white paper do not go far enough to support the most disadvantaged children, sector leaders have said.

Disadvantaged young Londoners to have access to mentors by 2024

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Thursday, February 10, 2022

| CYP Now

Access to a personal mentor will be provided to all young people in London in need of support by 2024, under plans unveiled by Sadiq Khan.

Youth workers feel ‘professionally abandoned’, says director of London’s VRU

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Friday, March 25, 2022

| CYP Now

A decade of cuts to youth services has left youth workers feeling “professionally abandoned and neglected”, according to the director of London’s Violence Reduction Unit (VRU).

Greater understanding of child-to-parent abuse needed across London, Sadiq Khan warns

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Tuesday, April 12, 2022

| CYP Now

School exclusions, undiagnosed mental health issues and unidentified special educational needs and disabilities are among the key drivers behind child-to-parent abuse, the mayor of London has said.

MoJ confirms delay to secure school opening

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Friday, November 8, 2019

| CYP Now

Plans to open England's first "secure school" next year, as part of efforts to improve the rehabilitation of young offenders, have been delayed.

Sadiq Khan announces £8m funding to embed youth workers in emergency departments

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Friday, October 7, 2022

| CYP Now

The Mayor of London has announced almost £8 million in funding to embed youth workers in A&E departments across London over the next three years.

London mayor funds more youth workers in custody suites

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Friday, April 21, 2023

| CYP Now

London’s violence reduction unit (VRU) is to expand the number of specially-trained youth workers in the capital’s custody suites to help divert young people from crime.

Sadiq Khan reveals plans for youth investment ahead of mayoral election

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Monday, April 22, 2024

| CYP Now

Sadiq Khan has pledged to provide 250,000 more positive opportunities for young Londoners in youth clubs, including mentoring and youth worker investment, in the lead up to next month's mayoral election.

Chair announced for new government award scheme

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Tuesday, April 28, 2009

| CYP Now

Dame Denise Platt, chair of the recently abolished Commission for Social Care Inspection, is to chair a new government award scheme to recognise innovation and excellence in local government.

Minister rejects criminal justice bill changes

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Thursday, January 10, 2008

| CYP Now

Legal changes designed to ensure custody is only used as a last resort for under 18s have been thrown out by the government.

Knife convictions rocket under Labour

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Friday, January 18, 2008

| CYP Now

The number of young people convicted of carrying knives and other offensive weapons has more than doubled in the last decade.

Balls overrules MPs' objections to Atkinson commissioner appointment

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Monday, October 19, 2009

| CYP Now

Children's Secretary Ed Balls has overridden MPs' objections to the appointment of Maggie Atkinson as children's commissioner for England.

Young Londoners quizzed on policing

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Thursday, January 24, 2008

| CYP Now

Young Londoners are being asked to give their views on policing in the capital, to improve the way services meet their needs.

Young people to deliver online Christmas message

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Wednesday, October 28, 2009

| CYP Now

Young people are to deliver their own Christmas message on the state of Britain as part of an online campaign by Barnardo's to encourage blogging.

Think tank calls for Sure Start style centres to tackle youth crime

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Monday, February 11, 2008

| CYP Now

A leading think tank has called for a network of Sure Start style centres for five- to 12-year-olds to combat youth crime.

Children's Rights Bill introduced

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Friday, November 20, 2009

| CYP Now

Baroness Joan Walmsley has introduced a Children's Rights Bill, which would make the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child part of UK law.

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Rebalance finances towards early intervention, MP tells Treasury

Domestic violence advisers placed in London hospitals

CYP Now's top 10 stories of 2015

Stockport DCS receives OBE in Queen’s birthday honours list

Barnardo’s chief launches community crime commission

Crime reduction plan ‘falls short’ for young people, NYA says

New programmes to tackle youth violence in 2021

#Chances4Children: NCS and Onside lead events to tackle youth violence

Levelling Up White Paper: Key points for the children's sector

Levelling Up white paper a ‘missed opportunity’ to support young people

Disadvantaged young Londoners to have access to mentors by 2024

Youth workers feel ‘professionally abandoned’, says director of London’s VRU

Greater understanding of child-to-parent abuse needed across London, Sadiq Khan warns

MoJ confirms delay to secure school opening

Sadiq Khan announces £8m funding to embed youth workers in emergency departments

London mayor funds more youth workers in custody suites

Sadiq Khan reveals plans for youth investment ahead of mayoral election

Chair announced for new government award scheme

Minister rejects criminal justice bill changes

Knife convictions rocket under Labour

Balls overrules MPs' objections to Atkinson commissioner appointment

Young Londoners quizzed on policing

Young people to deliver online Christmas message

Think tank calls for Sure Start style centres to tackle youth crime

Children's Rights Bill introduced

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