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Victims accuse social workers of 'suspicious' treatment

Monday, November 14, 2011

| CYP Now

Young victims of trafficking have spoken of their torment at being treated with suspicion by social services and being placed in unsuitable accommodation.

Private fostering rules risk 'another Climbi'

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Monday, February 21, 2011

| CYP Now

Private fostering regulations are failing to protect vulnerable children brought to this country from overseas, a charity has warned.

Daily roundup: Children's commissioner powers, young soldiers and skateboarder fines

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Tuesday, April 23, 2013

| CYP Now

A bid to give England's children's commissioner extra powers; calls to keep 16- and 17-year-olds out of the military, and fines for young skateboarders, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Boris Johnson's healthy schools, MMR for teenagers and youth debt fears

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Thursday, April 25, 2013

| CYP Now

London's Mayor launches a healthy schools scheme; a call for catch-up vaccines for teenagers, and young people reveal debt fears, all in the news today.

CYP Now Children in Care Supplement 2013

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Tuesday, May 28, 2013

| CYP Now

Providing a chance to thrive: How to secure the best outcomes for looked-after children against the backdrop of reduced budgets and rising demand.

Quartet set to probe case reviews

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Wednesday, June 26, 2013

| CYP Now

The government has appointed a panel of four to take a more stringent approach to serious case reviews.

Daily roundup: Norfolk council, charity pay, pre-school support

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Tuesday, August 6, 2013

| CYP Now

Norfolk council unveils recovery plan for children's services; Charity Commission chief issues warning on voluntary sector pay; and Southampton council hire private company to deliver early years support, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Children's bill debate, Labour reshuffle, and Hull cuts

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Wednesday, October 9, 2013

| CYP Now

Children and Families Bill amendments due to be debated by peers today; Labour makes changes to its education team; and planned cuts at Hull Council sparks union concerns, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Judge criticises social workers, female offenders, and home tuition

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Friday, October 25, 2013

| CYP Now

Social workers told to obey court orders, women prisoners to be kept closer to families, and funding cut for tuition of looked-after children, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Rochdale's social care chief steps down, primary admissions appeals and statistics on heroin addiction

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Friday, October 5, 2012

| CYP Now

Rochdale's head of children's social care to leave the troubled council, primary school admissions appeals on the rise and fewer young people seeking heroin treatment, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Foster children's rights, SEN reforms, and the cost of sending a child to school

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Thursday, October 25, 2012

| CYP Now

Research says children in foster care are being "denied a proper childhood", concerns over the government's special educational needs (SEN) reforms, and the rising cost of sending children to school, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Parental leave, free school breakfasts and North Yorkshire children's services

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Tuesday, November 13, 2012

| CYP Now

Shared parental leave to be introduced, free breakfast trial for Blackpool children and Ofsted visits North Yorkshire council, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Foster care, libraries, and child protection in the African community

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Thursday, November 15, 2012

| CYP Now

Timpson urges greater discretion for foster carers, automatic library card scheme launched, and concerns over the number of African children in the child protection system, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Youth unemployment, citizen police, and children on adult hospital wards

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Wednesday, December 12, 2012

| CYP Now

Figures show fewer young people out of work, a call for the public to get involved in crime prevention, and 4,000 children in Northern Ireland are admitted to adult hospital wards, all in the news today.

Data system bids to thwart abuse

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Tuesday, January 8, 2013

| CYP Now

Child Protection Information System will help health professionals detect early signs of abuse or neglect

Legal Update: Legal Q&A - Emotional cruelty

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Monday, April 14, 2014

| CYP Now

Legal Update: Care of unaccompanied children

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Monday, April 14, 2014

| CYP Now

Draft proposals on the care of unaccompanied asylum-seeking and trafficked children are a welcome step but could go further, argues Rachel Hutchings, researcher at Coram Children's Legal Centre.

Daily roundup: Missing babies, nurture groups, and play

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Monday, June 9, 2014

| CYP Now

Nearly 20 babies reported missing from council care; research backs value of nurture groups; and £1.9m boost for play in Scotland, all in the news today.

Cornwall legal expert helps overhaul child protection in Falklands alliance

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Monday, June 9, 2014

| CYP Now

An unlikely alliance has arisen over the past year that has seen Cornwall County Council working with the Falkland Islands Government (FIG) to develop a new approach to safeguarding the island's children. Here, the key officers in the partnership reflect on what they have learned from the experience.

Daily roundup: Parenting, historical child abuse, and school dinners

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Tuesday, June 17, 2014

| CYP Now

Wilshaw calls for fines for parents not supporting their child's education; MPs back inquiry into historical child abuse cases; and new school meal standards limit unhealthy foods, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Homelessness, safeguarding, and looked-after children.

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Friday, June 27, 2014

| CYP Now

Increasing number of young people reported sleeping rough; new chair of safeguarding board appointed in Sandwell; and NICE publishes best practice briefing on looked-after children, all in the news today.

Legal Update: Call for action plan on FGM

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Monday, July 21, 2014

| CYP Now

The home affairs committee has published a report calling for a national action plan on female genital mutilation. Catrin Gosby, researcher at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines the report's proposals.

Daily roundup: Child abuse inquiry, sexual assaults and radiation risks

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Friday, August 15, 2014

| CYP Now

Home Office draws up list of candidates to chair historical child sex abuse inquiry; NSPCC figures show children as young as 10 are committing sex attacks on other youngsters; and rising number of CT scans on children prompts radiation concerns, all in the news today.

Call for serious case review to shed light on Bamu ‘witchcraft' murder

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Tuesday, June 12, 2012

| CYP Now

Newham Council's decision not to hold a serious case review into death of 15-year-old Kristy Bamu prompts questions over the circumstances in which a review should take place

Daily roundup: Bedroom tax, What Works Network, and strip-searching

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Monday, March 4, 2013

| CYP Now

Disabled children start legal bid on room-sharing plans; policy advice network launches, and concerns over prevalence of strip-searching in youth custody, all in the news today.

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Victims accuse social workers of 'suspicious' treatment

Private fostering rules risk 'another Climbi'

Daily roundup: Children's commissioner powers, young soldiers and skateboarder fines

Daily roundup: Boris Johnson's healthy schools, MMR for teenagers and youth debt fears

CYP Now Children in Care Supplement 2013

Quartet set to probe case reviews

Daily roundup: Norfolk council, charity pay, pre-school support

Daily roundup: Children's bill debate, Labour reshuffle, and Hull cuts

Daily roundup: Judge criticises social workers, female offenders, and home tuition

Daily roundup: Rochdale's social care chief steps down, primary admissions appeals and statistics on heroin addiction

Daily roundup: Foster children's rights, SEN reforms, and the cost of sending a child to school

Daily roundup: Parental leave, free school breakfasts and North Yorkshire children's services

Daily roundup: Foster care, libraries, and child protection in the African community

Daily roundup: Youth unemployment, citizen police, and children on adult hospital wards

Data system bids to thwart abuse

Legal Update: Legal Q&A - Emotional cruelty

Legal Update: Care of unaccompanied children

Daily roundup: Missing babies, nurture groups, and play

Cornwall legal expert helps overhaul child protection in Falklands alliance

Daily roundup: Parenting, historical child abuse, and school dinners

Daily roundup: Homelessness, safeguarding, and looked-after children.

Legal Update: Call for action plan on FGM

Daily roundup: Child abuse inquiry, sexual assaults and radiation risks

Call for serious case review to shed light on Bamu ‘witchcraft' murder

Daily roundup: Bedroom tax, What Works Network, and strip-searching

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