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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.

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.

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.

Daily roundup: Junk food, child porn and social work ethics

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

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Food firms accused of bypassing ad rules, government summit to tackle child porn online, and a code of ethics for social workers, all in the news today.

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".

Loughton voices 'concern' at lack of plans for children's services

Monday, June 19, 2017

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Former children's minister Tim Loughton has described an apparent lack of firm government plans to improve services for children and young people as "concerning".

Young people with mental health problems say stigma has led them to 'give up'

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

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A quarter of young people with mental health problems say the stigma attached to their illness has made them want to "give up on life", according to a survey by the Time to Change campaign.

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.

Funding for children's charities cut by £150m

Monday, June 8, 2015

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Charities working with children and young people have lost more than £150m of government funding in the past year, it has emerged.

Childnet publishes guidance for supporting children facing online sexual harassment

Tuesday, October 4, 2022

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Guidance, co-designed by young people, could help educators, youth workers and foster carers to talk to young people about online sexual harassment.

Local authorities get twice as long to appeal CAAs

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

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Local authorities and their partners will be given more time to appeal judgments made by Comprehensive Area Assessment (CAA) inspectors, following pressure from councils.

CYP Now subscribers affected by postal strike can get digital copy

Friday, October 23, 2009

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CYP Now subscribers who do not receive their issue because of the current postal strike can access a digital copy.

Wales' children's commissioner says recession is no excuse

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

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Local authorities should not use the recession as an excuse to put services for children and young people on the back burner, says Wales' children's commissioner in his latest annual report.

Family charities urge services to work together

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

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A coalition of family charities has called for all forms of children and young people's services to consider ways of working together to prevent family breakdown during the recession.

Director of Harrow's children's services to stand down

Monday, September 14, 2009

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The director of Harrow's children's services is to leave the council after more than seven years in the post.

Fears abuse accusations could be lost in the post

Monday, October 19, 2009

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Concerns have been raised about the security of the new vetting and barring procedures after it emerged allegations against adults working with children can be sent in the post.

Balls should recognise 'grown-up Baby Ps'

Monday, January 4, 2010

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The director of the Howard League for Penal Reform has called on Children's Secretary Ed Balls to recognise that children in the criminal justice system are "grown-up Baby Ps" and treat them accordingly, as the sector gives its views on resolutions Balls should make this New Year.

CYP Now 2011 Awards open for entry

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

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Children's and youth organisations are being encouraged to enter this year's CYP Now Awards.

Skills council seeking input on CAF guidance

Thursday, January 8, 2009

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The sector skills council for the children's workforce is looking for practitioners and managers to help update guidance on the Common Assessment Framework and the lead professional role.

Spending Review: The sector delivers its verdict

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

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As the dust settles following the government's comprehensive spending review, experts reflect on what the announcement could mean for the children's sector.

Government puts work of children's sector bodies on hold

Monday, May 17, 2010

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The new Department for Education has called a moratorium on the work of all government quangos and arm's length bodies in the children and young people's sector.

Charity launches tool to track work with troubled families

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

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Family Action has developed a tool to help councils track their performance in supporting families through the Troubled Families programme.

4Children and LGA consortium to run Early Intervention Foundation

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

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A consortium led by the charity 4Children has been selected as the preferred bidder to run the first Early Intervention Foundation, the Department for Education has confirmed.

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