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Professionals to get practice guidance on young carer duties

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

| CYP Now

Children & Young People Now has joined forces with Carers Trust to stage a one-day Young Carers Summit as local authorities prepare to meet new responsibilities towards young people aged 14 to 25 who are carers.

Mental health service deficiencies ‘undermine penal support pilot'

News

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

| CYP Now

Mental health and penal reform campaigners are concerned a government scheme that will see mental health professionals assess young people's needs soon after arrest could be undermined by a lack of specialist local support.

Media portrayal of out-of-area care placements ‘unhelpful'

News

Thursday, January 9, 2014

| CYP Now

There is an "unhelpful" misperception among the media and public about the nature of out-of-authority placements for looked-after children, council care managers have said.

Cells used to hold mentally ill children

News

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

| CYP Now

Dozens of children in South West England, some as young as 11, have been held in police cells after being detained under the Mental Health Act, it has been revealed.

FGM helpline makes dozens of referrals to agencies

News

Friday, February 7, 2014

| CYP Now

The NSPCC's helpline for reporting suspected cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) has referred dozens of cases to police and children's services since being set up last year.

Social work leaders oppose mandatory FGM reporting

News

Friday, January 16, 2015

| CYP Now

The College of Social Work (TCSW) is urging the Home Office to back down on plans to bring in mandatory reporting of female genital mutilation (FGM).

Fewer than two per cent of new FGM cases involve children

Other

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

| CYP Now

Only 60 child victims of female genital mutilation (FGM) have been identified by authorities out of thousands of new cases since last September, prompting fears parents are adopting new tactics to evade detection.

Legal Update: Government rights failings exposed

Other

Monday, July 6, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's charities have launched a damning report highlighting the government's failure to prioritise children, reports Anita Hurrell, legal and policy officer at Coram Children's Legal Centre.

Blackburn with Darwen council faces judicial review over cuts to short breaks service

News

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

| CYP Now

A High Court challenge has been launched against Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council following its decision to withdraw funding for a short breaks service that supports more than 20 disabled children.

Call for cross-government crime reduction body

News

Thursday, September 12, 2013

| CYP Now

The government is being urged to create a cross-department crime reduction board to better co-ordinate criminal justice policy across Whitehall.

Child poverty target will be missed, says government commission

News

Monday, October 20, 2014

| CYP Now

Efforts to end child poverty by 2020 are in tatters, according to a damning report by the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission.

Legal Update: Legal Q&A - Medical treatment without parental consent

Other

Monday, April 13, 2015

| CYP Now

Q: Can a young person receive medical treatment without parental consent?

Call to abolish dangerous restraint methods

News

Thursday, January 13, 2011

| CYP Now

A blanket ban on the use of dangerous restraint techniques should be applied to all children's settings, an MP has said.

Ask the Expert: Health care for migrant children

Other

Monday, January 23, 2012

| CYP Now

Substance misuse family courts to be expanded

News

Friday, July 5, 2013

| CYP Now

At least two new specialist substance misuse family courts are to be set up thanks to £150,000 of government funding.

Mooted prison smoking ban to apply to YOIs

News

Monday, September 23, 2013

| CYP Now

Young offenders in custody could be banned from smoking under proposals being considered by the Prison Service.

SEN legislation ‘built on quicksand'

News

Thursday, May 10, 2012

| CYP Now

Campaigners for disabled children have warned ministers that legislation aimed at simplifying processes for children with special educational needs (SEN) will falter because of widespread reductions in specialist support services.

Daily roundup: School inspections, child protection and mental health

News

Thursday, February 6, 2014

| CYP Now

Minister calls for Ofsted to inspect academy chains; serious case review finds health services missed chances to refer baby to social workers; and new standards for managing anxiety published, all in the news today.

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Support for pupils with medical conditions

Other

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

| CYP Now

The DfE is seeking views in a consultation on draft statutory guidance to support pupils at school with medical conditions.

Daily roundup: Alcohol abuse, nursery inspections, and classroom behaviour

Other

Wednesday, March 5, 2014

| CYP Now

Council seeks compensation for looked-after child affected by mother's drinking; third of early years providers rated less than good; and teacher suspended for taping noisy pupils' mouths shut, all in the news today.

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Professionals to get practice guidance on young carer duties

Mental health service deficiencies ‘undermine penal support pilot'

Media portrayal of out-of-area care placements ‘unhelpful'

Cells used to hold mentally ill children

FGM helpline makes dozens of referrals to agencies

Social work leaders oppose mandatory FGM reporting

Fewer than two per cent of new FGM cases involve children

Legal Update: Government rights failings exposed

Blackburn with Darwen council faces judicial review over cuts to short breaks service

Call for cross-government crime reduction body

Child poverty target will be missed, says government commission

Legal Update: Legal Q&A - Medical treatment without parental consent

Call to abolish dangerous restraint methods

Ask the Expert: Health care for migrant children

Substance misuse family courts to be expanded

Mooted prison smoking ban to apply to YOIs

SEN legislation ‘built on quicksand'

Daily roundup: School inspections, child protection and mental health

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Support for pupils with medical conditions

Daily roundup: Alcohol abuse, nursery inspections, and classroom behaviour

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