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Violence at home: When children abuse their parents

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

| CYP Now

Growing recognition of the problem of child-to-parent violence has prompted new government guidance. Eileen Fursland looks at a range of approaches designed to tackle this complex issue.

Skills for the Job: How to spot victims of FGM

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Tuesday, August 20, 2013

| CYP Now

Female genital mutilation often stays hidden within families, but there are warning signs that practitioners should look out for.

Rotherham abuse scandal: one week on

News

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

| CYP Now

It is now one week since an independent report by Professor Alexis Jay estimated that approximately 1,400 children were sexually exploited in Rotherham between 1997 and 2013. CYP Now looks at what has happened since publication last Tuesday.

Steep rise in serious case reviews

News

Thursday, September 25, 2014

| CYP Now

The number of serious case reviews (SCRs) carried out into cases of child deaths or severe abuse have risen by more than 50 per cent in the space of just a year.

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.

Research Report: Child Neglect is Everyone's Business: Achieving a Sense of Shared Responsibility

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Monday, April 13, 2015

| CYP Now

Researchers investigate how local authorities identify and intervene in child neglect cases.

Home Office unveils statutory FGM guidance

News

Wednesday, July 22, 2015

| CYP Now

Statutory guidance for how children's social workers, doctors, police and teachers should deal with suspected cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) has been published by government as part of attempts to protect potential victims.

Corbyn names Lucy Powell shadow education secretary

News

Monday, September 14, 2015

| CYP Now

New Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn has appointed Lucy Powell shadow education secretary.

Early help needs to harness childhood adversity data

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Tuesday, May 24, 2016

| CYP Now

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

Other

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.

Tax evasion crackdown 'threatens early intervention'

News

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

| CYP Now

Attempts to fund early intervention work through social finance would be compromised by a government bid to crack down on tax evasion through charitable donations, it has been claimed.

Action for Children interventions help to prevent neglect

News

Friday, May 25, 2012

| CYP Now

The risk of neglect decreased for eight out of ten children following early intervention strategies implemented by Action for Children, an evaluation has revealed.

Daily roundup: Health "timebomb" for Neets, council loses data, and school starting age demo

Other

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

| CYP Now

Health risks for Neets highlighted, council fined for losing children's data, and Too Much Too Soon campaign reaches parliament, 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.

Paul Ennals to chair Haringey child safeguarding board

News

Wednesday, April 16, 2014

| CYP Now

Former National Children's Bureau chief executive Sir Paul Ennals has been appointed as chair of Haringey's Local Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB).

Domestic violence project to focus on children's needs

News

Tuesday, April 29, 2014

| CYP Now

More than 700 children who have been affected by domestic violence are to benefit from help and support as part of a £470,000 project being delivered by charity Buttle UK.

Children's directors rally against profit-making in child protection

News

Thursday, June 5, 2014

| CYP Now

Child protection services should not be outsourced to organisations intending to make a profit, the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has said.

Children's services in Manchester receive 'inadequate' rating

News

Thursday, September 4, 2014

| CYP Now

Nearly 500 children in Manchester were potentially left at risk because social work assessments were not carried out quickly enough, a report that has rated the city's children's services as "inadequate", has found.

Slough children's services to become independent trust

News

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

| CYP Now

Slough will become the second local authority to have its children's services transferred to an independent trust after children's minister Edward Timpson dismissed council proposals for alternative arrangements.

Corbyn's policies for children and young people under the spotlight

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Monday, September 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Children and young people's issues featured prominently during Jeremy Corbyn's successful campaign to become Labour leader. So what is he pledging to do, and what do sector leaders think of his emerging policies?

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Violence at home: When children abuse their parents

Skills for the Job: How to spot victims of FGM

Rotherham abuse scandal: one week on

Steep rise in serious case reviews

Government to fast-track legislation for mandatory FGM reporting

Research Report: Child Neglect is Everyone's Business: Achieving a Sense of Shared Responsibility

Home Office unveils statutory FGM guidance

Corbyn names Lucy Powell shadow education secretary

Early help needs to harness childhood adversity data

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

Tax evasion crackdown 'threatens early intervention'

Action for Children interventions help to prevent neglect

Daily roundup: Health "timebomb" for Neets, council loses data, and school starting age demo

Professionals feel ‘powerless' when faced with neglect

Paul Ennals to chair Haringey child safeguarding board

Domestic violence project to focus on children's needs

Children's directors rally against profit-making in child protection

Children's services in Manchester receive 'inadequate' rating

Slough children's services to become independent trust

Corbyn's policies for children and young people under the spotlight

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