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

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.

Ofsted's Debbie Jones quits social care director post

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Wednesday, April 15, 2015

| CYP Now

Ofsted's director of social care Debbie Jones has resigned her post, CYP Now can reveal.

Annual average child spend revealed

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Monday, January 25, 2010

| CYP Now

Unitary authorities in England have budgeted to spend an average of 3,280 per child this year, new figures reveal.

Children feel less happy and supported than a year ago

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Thursday, February 11, 2010

| CYP Now

Children and young people are unhappier and feel less supported by their parents and friends than they did a year ago, according to the government's latest Tellus survey.

Children's workers to pay fee for safeguarding register

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Wednesday, April 2, 2008

| CYP Now

Professionals working with children and young people are to be hit with a fee of 64 to join the government's safeguarding register.

Service integration reaches the Isle of Man

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Wednesday, December 19, 2007

| CYP Now

The Isle of Man is to follow England's example by integrating its services for children and young people.

Ofsted slams Cornwall's 'inadequate' children's services

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Friday, October 23, 2009

| CYP Now

Ofsted has published a damning report into safeguarding and looked-after children's services in Cornwall.

NSPCC launches online toolkit on children's rights

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Thursday, November 19, 2009

| CYP Now

The NSPCC has released an online training toolkit to help children's professionals to uphold children's rights.

CYP Now Awards entry deadline extended

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Tuesday, July 7, 2009

| CYP Now

The deadline to enter the 2009 CYP Now Awards has been extended by three weeks, to 31 July.

Dawn Primarolo replaces Beverley Hughes as children's minister

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Monday, June 8, 2009

| CYP Now

Health minister Dawn Primarolo has been announced as the new children's minister.

Pursuit of success harms children, finds childhood inquiry

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Monday, February 2, 2009

| CYP Now

Family discord, excessive competition and "unacceptable" inequality are among the challenges facing children today, according to the findings of the three-year Good Childhood inquiry.

Children's professionals named in New Year Honours

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Tuesday, January 4, 2011

| CYP Now

Wirral Metropolitan Council's former children's services director Howard Cooper is among a raft of children's professionals to be recognised in the Queen's New Year Honours list.

Troubled families scheme 'must extend beyond 2015'

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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.

Tell us about your achievements: enter the 2018 Children & Young People Now Awards

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Wednesday, March 28, 2018

| CYP Now

The 2018 Children & Young People Now Awards are open for entries to organisations, individuals and teams from across the UK.

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.

Wokingham reinstates dedicated DCS post

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Friday, March 30, 2012

| CYP Now

Wokingham Borough Council has been forced to backtrack on a senior management overhaul that saw its director of children's services also serve as interim chief executive.

Children's charities unimpressed by lobbying bill changes

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Monday, January 13, 2014

| CYP Now

Government concessions that water down proposed new restrictions on charities' campaigning work do not go far enough, children's voluntary sector figures have said.

Call for talks as Social Value Act shakes up commissioning

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Thursday, January 31, 2013

| CYP Now

Central government must urgently consult local authorities on how new "social value" laws could impact on children's services, it has been has warned.

MPs slam Hinds' 'unwise' role in social mobility chief appointment

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Friday, July 13, 2018

| CYP Now

A group of MPs have criticised Education Secretary Damian Hinds' "unwise" decision to become personally involved in the appointment of the new chair of the Social Mobility Commission.

Hampshire DCS set to take on chief executive role

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Wednesday, October 14, 2015

| CYP Now

Hampshire's director of children's services John Coughlan is set to be appointed as the council's chief executive next week.

Spending Review: Key asks for children and young people

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Tuesday, October 26, 2021

| CYP Now

CYP Now breaks down key funding asks from across the sector.

Spending Review: What has Rishi Sunak pledged for children and young people?

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Wednesday, November 25, 2020

| CYP Now

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced his one-year spending review with a focus on helping the UK’s economy recover from Covid-19.

Schemes to reduce holiday hunger

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Tuesday, August 2, 2022

| CYP Now

Local authorities and organisations supporting vulnerable families are providing food and activities for children facing food poverty over the school holidays.

Child database delayed after security fears

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Tuesday, November 27, 2007

| CYP Now

The government today confirmed it has delayed plans to create a database containing details of every child and young person in England.

Better joint working could save councils millions

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Tuesday, January 26, 2010

| CYP Now

Spending on antisocial behaviour, health and social services could be cut by up to 15 per cent if agencies worked more closely together, a study has found.

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

Ofsted's Debbie Jones quits social care director post

Annual average child spend revealed

Children feel less happy and supported than a year ago

Children's workers to pay fee for safeguarding register

Service integration reaches the Isle of Man

Ofsted slams Cornwall's 'inadequate' children's services

NSPCC launches online toolkit on children's rights

CYP Now Awards entry deadline extended

Dawn Primarolo replaces Beverley Hughes as children's minister

Pursuit of success harms children, finds childhood inquiry

Children's professionals named in New Year Honours

Troubled families scheme 'must extend beyond 2015'

Tell us about your achievements: enter the 2018 Children & Young People Now Awards

CYP Now Awards 2011 shortlist published

Wokingham reinstates dedicated DCS post

Children's charities unimpressed by lobbying bill changes

Call for talks as Social Value Act shakes up commissioning

MPs slam Hinds' 'unwise' role in social mobility chief appointment

Hampshire DCS set to take on chief executive role

Spending Review: Key asks for children and young people

Spending Review: What has Rishi Sunak pledged for children and young people?

Schemes to reduce holiday hunger

Child database delayed after security fears

Better joint working could save councils millions

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