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Youth justice roundup

Thursday, September 12, 2013

| CYP Now

Troubled families progress, inspection of young offender institution for young women, and child sexual exploitation, all in the news in the past seven days.

Haringey "missed opportunities" to prevent abuse of toddler

News

Friday, October 11, 2013

| CYP Now

Police, social workers and medical staff could have prevented the abuse of a toddler at the hands of his family in Haringey, a report has found.

CSE victims to play central role improving services in Rotherham

News

Wednesday, May 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Rotherham Council is enlisting the help of victims of child sexual exploitation (CSE) to help it improve the way it tackles abuse in the town.

Death in custody report highlights 'systemic failures'

News

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

| CYP Now

Children and young people who have died in custody in recent years haven been let down by "systemic failures", a study has found.

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

Other

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.

Daily roundup: Sexual exploitation, joint working, and College of Social Work

Other

Thursday, March 28, 2013

| CYP Now

200 sexually exploited children are on care waiting lists, MSPs say care systems must work better, and College of Social Work boss named, all in the news today.

Casey savages Rotherham CSE response: the key failings

News

Wednesday, February 4, 2015

| CYP Now

Nearly six months since professor Alexis Jay's report revealed the extent of child sexual exploitation in Rotherham, the government's troubled families tsar Louise Casey's has pulled no punches in her assessment of how the authority has fared since.

Youth justice reforms must go 'further and deeper'

News

Monday, January 16, 2012

| CYP Now

Sweeping reform of the youth justice system is necessary to prevent hundreds of children being "needlessly" criminalised and sentenced to custody, according to a think-tank.

Big rise in number of child trafficking victims

News

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

| CYP Now

The number of British children believed to be victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation has more than doubled in the space of a year.

Daily roundup: Early years, domestic violence and child protection

Other

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

| CYP Now

Childcare groups disappointed by worker entry requirements decision; health watchdog calls for better training on domestic violence; and schools reminded about female genital mutilation risk, all in the news today.

Vulnerable missing children exploited by drug gangs, report finds

News

Thursday, July 23, 2015

| CYP Now

Runaway and missing children are being exploited by criminal gangs in order to expand inner city drug networks into county towns, a study has found.

MPs call for police discretion in child 'sexting' cases

News

Monday, November 30, 2015

| CYP Now

Police must be given greater discretion when dealing with children who share explicit pictures of themselves so that their future life chances are not harmed, a group of MPs and peers has said.

Police forces ‘failing' missing children

News

Wednesday, March 23, 2016

| CYP Now

Police are failing to properly protect missing children from potential abuse, a report has found.

First multi-agency child protection inspection criticises health services

News

Tuesday, April 5, 2016

| CYP Now

Health services have come in for criticism for failing to properly assess risks to children following the first joint inspection of child protection across health, social care and criminal justice services.

Daily roundup: Parental leave, youth zone and looked-after children

Other

Friday, November 29, 2013

| CYP Now

Government parental leave changes welcomed; new youth zone for Wolverhampton agreed; and calls for UKIP councillor to resign over comments about children in care, all in the news today.

Police chiefs unveil strategy to treat under-18s as 'children first'

News

Thursday, September 3, 2015

| CYP Now

Police officers dealing with under-18s should treat them as "children first" rather than potential criminals, the organisation representing police chiefs has said.

Children 'left traumatised' by police raids

News

Monday, November 7, 2016

| CYP Now

Children who are at home during police raids to arrest a parent or family should get more support to help them deal with the trauma, a charity has said.

Government to fast-track legislation for mandatory FGM reporting

News

Friday, January 30, 2015

| CYP Now

The government intends to change the law to make reporting suspected cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) mandatory prior to May's general election.

Whitehall unit to reform child protection systems under a Labour government

News

Monday, February 23, 2015

| CYP Now

Labour will create a cross-government child protection unit to "revolutionise" safeguarding systems and practice if the party is elected in May.

Multi-agency partnerships improve child abuse detection

News

Thursday, July 25, 2013

| CYP Now

Multi-agency child protection arrangements are improving information sharing across partner bodies and helping to identify safeguarding problems quicker, a government review of local partnerships has found.

Daily roundup: 'Severe hardship' for Scottish families, parenting, and child benefit cuts

Other

Monday, October 22, 2012

| CYP Now

Thousands of Scottish families face multiple disadvantage, children say they want more time with parents, and a warning over impending child benefit cuts, all in the news today.

Professionals feel ‘powerless' when faced with neglect

News

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

| CYP Now

Nine out of ten teachers, police officers and social workers are regularly coming into contact with children they suspect to be suffering from neglect, but up to 40 per cent feel powerless to intervene, a report has warned.

Daily roundup: Child benefit changes, care proceedings pilot, and how childcare can 'make work pay'

Other

Monday, October 29, 2012

| CYP Now

A million letters sent to warn parents of child benefit changes, a pilot project reduces the length of care proceedings, and a call for government investment in childcare, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Blindness, child arrests and missing children

Other

Tuesday, May 27, 2014

| CYP Now

Growing numbers of children suffering blindness; drop in number of children being arrested; and three children in care go missing every day in Merseyside, all in the news today.

Minister criticises Hamzah Khan review findings

News

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

| CYP Now

Children's minister Edward Timpson has slammed a review into the death of toddler Hamzah Khan for failing to answer key questions about the case, claiming it contains "glaring absences".

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Youth justice roundup

Haringey "missed opportunities" to prevent abuse of toddler

CSE victims to play central role improving services in Rotherham

Death in custody report highlights 'systemic failures'

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

Daily roundup: Sexual exploitation, joint working, and College of Social Work

Casey savages Rotherham CSE response: the key failings

Youth justice reforms must go 'further and deeper'

Big rise in number of child trafficking victims

Daily roundup: Early years, domestic violence and child protection

Vulnerable missing children exploited by drug gangs, report finds

MPs call for police discretion in child 'sexting' cases

Police forces ‘failing' missing children

First multi-agency child protection inspection criticises health services

Daily roundup: Parental leave, youth zone and looked-after children

Police chiefs unveil strategy to treat under-18s as 'children first'

Children 'left traumatised' by police raids

Government to fast-track legislation for mandatory FGM reporting

Whitehall unit to reform child protection systems under a Labour government

Multi-agency partnerships improve child abuse detection

Daily roundup: 'Severe hardship' for Scottish families, parenting, and child benefit cuts

Professionals feel ‘powerless' when faced with neglect

Daily roundup: Child benefit changes, care proceedings pilot, and how childcare can 'make work pay'

Daily roundup: Blindness, child arrests and missing children

Minister criticises Hamzah Khan review findings

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