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Chief executive of Action for Children made a Dame

Monday, January 4, 2010

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Clare Tickell, chief executive of Action for Children, and Helen Dent, chief executive of Family Action, are among at least 115 professionals and volunteers from the children and young people's sector recognised in the Queen's New Years honours list.

CYP Now's top 10 stories of 2016

Monday, December 19, 2016

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With the UK voting to leave the European Union, a new Prime Minister and government installed, policy u-turns, and an influx of children and families from war-torn Syria, 2016 has been a turbulent year. Here is a run-down of the most-read stories published on the CYP Now website over the past 12 months.

Sir Paul Ennals warns that focus on teaching threatens other children's services

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

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Chief executive of the National Children's Bureau Sir Paul Ennals has warned that the severity of spending cuts coupled with the government's focus on teaching is putting other vital children's services at risk.

Bodies selected to run commissioning programme

Thursday, October 23, 2008

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The government has chosen a consortium of five organisations to run a programme to help children's trusts commission services.

Poverty central to the summer riots, young people claim

Monday, December 19, 2011

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Young people believe that poverty was one of the key reasons behind the August riots, a survey by The Children's Society has found.

West Sussex youth services hit by 2m of cuts

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

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West Sussex County Council has announced 2m cuts to its youth services.

Home Secretary calls for squeeze on cannabis

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

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The Home Secretary has told police chiefs to crack down on cannabis use, after the government decided to reclassify the drug.

Children's charities urge Gove to protect voluntary sector from 'devastating cuts'

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

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Children and families' charities have written an open letter to Education Secretary Michael Gove expressing concern about the impact spending cuts will have on the most vulnerable children and the charities that support them.

Better joint working needed to stop young people falling into cycle of crime

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

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A strategy is needed to improve joint working between government departments and public services to rehabilitate young people with multiple needs and help them escape a life in the criminal justice system, a charity has claimed.

Election 2010 update: Tory candidates from the children's sector fail to win seats

Friday, May 7, 2010

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Two highly publicised Conservative candidates from the children and young people's sector failed to get into parliament last night in tightly fought constituency battles.

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

Monday, April 22, 2013

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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.

Home Office announces £18m for youth projects to tackle serious violence

Monday, November 12, 2018

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A total of 29 projects working to divert children and young people away from violent crime in England and Wales will receive government funding worth £17.7 million over two years, the Home Office has announced.

UK Youth Parliament to campaign for action on knife crime

Monday, November 12, 2018

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Members of the UK Youth Parliament have chosen to campaign on tackling knife crime and lowering the voting age to 16 in 2019.

Youth charities win funding to combat gang violence

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

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The Rio Ferdinand Foundation is one of two youth charities to be handed more than £745,000 in Big Lottery Fund money to engage hard-to-reach groups.

Ofsted urges support for schools to fight knife crime

Thursday, March 14, 2019

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Stronger multi-agency partnerships are needed to support schools to deal with knife crime, according to new research from Ofsted.

Youth charity Fixers to close

Thursday, May 30, 2019

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An ITV-endorsed youth charity has announced its closure after funding became unsustainable.

London mayor announces £45m investment for youth services

Tuesday, February 13, 2018

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The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has announced plans to invest £45m in youth services over the next three years in a bid to divert young people in London away from crime.

Two thirds of police and crime commissioners pledge to consult young people

Thursday, November 22, 2012

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Two thirds of newly elected police and crime commissioners (PCCs) have pledged to take young people's views into account when drawing up local plans.

Committee urges stronger powers for children's commissioner

Monday, December 10, 2012

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England's children's commissioner should be given stronger powers, while the title of the role should be changed to include "young people", an influential group of MPs and peers has said.

Pledge to retain visibility of early intervention spending is 'tiny concession'

Friday, January 4, 2013

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The government's decision to compel local authorities to reveal their early intervention expenditure by publishing a funding profile has been attacked as a "meaningless exercise".

Social action programmes to share £2.5m

Friday, May 2, 2014

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The Cabinet Office has awarded £2.5m to 26 social action programmes providing support for vulnerable young people including care leavers and young offenders.

Daily roundup: Sexual grooming, palliative care and youth offending

Friday, December 20, 2013

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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.

Children and Families Act receives royal assent

Thursday, March 13, 2014

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The Children and Families Act has received royal assent, ushering in a raft of changes including adoption reforms, greater protection for vulnerable children and shared parental leave.

Riots panel calls for extension of troubled families programme

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

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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.

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

Friday, August 17, 2012

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

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