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Children's charities criticise focus of government spending plans

Wednesday, December 3, 2014

| CYP Now

Children's charities have criticised the government for failing to prioritise the needs of children in the Chancellor's Autumn Statement.

County councils call for 'devolution' to boost children's services

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Wednesday, September 17, 2014

| CYP Now

County councils should be given five-year finance settlements and more power over budgets as part of a "devolution" package that would help improve children's services, a local authority group has said.

Troubled Families expansion to focus on younger children and health problems

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Tuesday, August 19, 2014

| CYP Now

An expansion of the Troubled Families initiative is to focus on tackling poor health and supporting children under the age of five, the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has revealed.

Emotional abuse of children to become criminal offence

News

Thursday, June 5, 2014

| CYP Now

Proposals in the Queen's Speech to make emotional neglect of children a criminal offence have been welcomed by leading children's charities.

Seeking the way out of child poverty

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Monday, April 28, 2014

| CYP Now

Despite government promises to eliminate child poverty, figures show it is on the rise. Charlotte Goddard examines some of the key proposals for tackling poverty and explores what is working on the ground.

Daily roundup: Out-of-work benefits, school preparedness, and legal system

Other

Monday, April 28, 2014

| CYP Now

New sanctions introduced for long-term unemployed; schoolchildren still wearing nappies study finds; and children to give evidence away from court through pilot study, all in the news today.

Persistent truanting continues to decline

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Tuesday, March 25, 2014

| CYP Now

The number of children that persistently truant from English schools has continued to decline over the past year, latest figures show.

Children and Families Act: Parental support 'a missed opportunity'

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Friday, March 14, 2014

| CYP Now

Measures in the Children and Families Act to extend support for new parents should have been available to other types of carers, the Family Rights Group (FRG) has said.

Cost of living focus for new child poverty strategy

News

Thursday, February 27, 2014

| CYP Now

Government efforts to tackle child poverty over the next three years will focus on getting parents into work, decreasing living costs and boosting educational attainment for the poorest children.

Daily roundup: Child poverty, early years, and holiday costs

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Monday, February 24, 2014

| CYP Now

Government set to unveil child poverty strategy; early years experts call on government to reverse cuts; and ministers to debate cost of holidays during school breaks, all in the news today.

Hilary Emery quits as NCB chief executive

News

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

| CYP Now

The chief executive of the National Children's Bureau is to step down after three years in charge, it has been announced.

Daily roundup: Substance misuse, social housing, and looked-after children

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Wednesday, February 12, 2014

| CYP Now

Deaths linked to legal highs on the up; bedroom tax leaving tenants behind on rent; and Cafcass data shows large fall in care applications in January, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Benefits cap, female genital mutilation, and smoking in cars

Other

Friday, February 7, 2014

| CYP Now

Latest figures on households affected by the benefits cap published; government makes FGM declaration, and health experts call on politicians to ban smoking in cars, all in the news today.

Large families worst hit by benefit cap

News

Friday, November 8, 2013

| CYP Now

Households with large numbers of children are being overwhelmingly worst hit by the government's benefit cap, latest figures show.

Proposed child maintenance levy cut by government

News

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

| CYP Now

The government has reduced the amount it will charge lone parents for using the Child Maintenance Service to secure support payments following widespread opposition to the proposals.

Children to investigate UK poverty as study highlights 'unacceptable' conditions

News

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

| CYP Now

Children in poverty in the UK are being forced to cope with mouldy and damp housing conditions, and are bullied because their parents have no money, a study has found.

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

Other

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.

Child welfare focus for social policy research unit

News

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

| CYP Now

Studies into the quality of life of children living in London, as well as nutrition and the role of fathers are set to be priorities for the Thomas Coram Research Unit (TCRU) in the future.

Daily roundup: child poverty, reading habits and autism support

Other

Thursday, September 12, 2013

| CYP Now

Child poverty could rise by 800,000 by 2020 warn Oxfam; reading for pleasure link to child academic achievement; and teachers struggle to access autism support, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Troubled families, sexual exploitation, and childhood obesity

Other

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

| CYP Now

14,000 families turned around in government scheme; authorities failing sexually exploited Asian girls; and health visitors "worry about offending parents", all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Outstanding schools, Teather quits, and foster carers

Other

Monday, September 9, 2013

| CYP Now

Three out of four schools now judged as good or outstanding; former children's minister to step down as MP; and foster care myths exposed, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Strike action, Universal Credit and tobacco warnings

Other

Thursday, September 5, 2013

| CYP Now

Teachers threaten walk out over pay and conditions; government's welfare reform programme criticised; and graphic tobacco warnings fail to dissuade teenage smokers, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Child trafficking, GCSEs, and free childcare

Other

Monday, September 2, 2013

| CYP Now

Increase in number of trafficked children, pupils have to keep studying English and maths, and free childcare for deprived two-year-olds takes effect, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: School uniforms, A-Levels, and court cases

Other

Thursday, August 15, 2013

| CYP Now

Charity calls for school uniforms to be ditched, the proportion of top A-Level grades is down on last year, and a minister wants more young offenders dealt with in youth courts, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Looked-after children, ADHD drugs, and food banks

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Tuesday, August 13, 2013

| CYP Now

Social workers want the College of Social Work to focus on looked-after children; ADHD drug prescribing rises 50 per cent in five years; and free food is offered to poor families in Birmingham, all in the news today.

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Children's charities criticise focus of government spending plans

County councils call for 'devolution' to boost children's services

Troubled Families expansion to focus on younger children and health problems

Emotional abuse of children to become criminal offence

Seeking the way out of child poverty

Daily roundup: Out-of-work benefits, school preparedness, and legal system

Persistent truanting continues to decline

Children and Families Act: Parental support 'a missed opportunity'

Cost of living focus for new child poverty strategy

Daily roundup: Child poverty, early years, and holiday costs

Hilary Emery quits as NCB chief executive

Daily roundup: Substance misuse, social housing, and looked-after children

Daily roundup: Benefits cap, female genital mutilation, and smoking in cars

Large families worst hit by benefit cap

Proposed child maintenance levy cut by government

Children to investigate UK poverty as study highlights 'unacceptable' conditions

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

Child welfare focus for social policy research unit

Daily roundup: child poverty, reading habits and autism support

Daily roundup: Troubled families, sexual exploitation, and childhood obesity

Daily roundup: Outstanding schools, Teather quits, and foster carers

Daily roundup: Strike action, Universal Credit and tobacco warnings

Daily roundup: Child trafficking, GCSEs, and free childcare

Daily roundup: School uniforms, A-Levels, and court cases

Daily roundup: Looked-after children, ADHD drugs, and food banks

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