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Further austerity is the only election certainty

Monday, April 27, 2015

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As the curtain comes down on this Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government, it is worth reflecting on what we've learnt from the past five years - as it looks increasingly likely that the future holds more of the same.

How charities can demonstrate social value to commissioners

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

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The way public services are commissioned is undergoing considerable change, but charities pitched into competition for funding with private companies have a possible advantage - as long as they can demonstrate the additional social values they provide above and beyond the primary aims of a project.

DfE innovation fund to aid young people with mental health issues

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

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As the government announces funding for a further four initiatives to tackle social problems affecting children and young people's emotional wellbeing, CYP Now takes a look at how they will run and what they will offer.

Charity raises fears over cuts to early help funding

Monday, November 17, 2014

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Support services for vulnerable children are fast approaching a "tipping point" due to cuts to early intervention spending, Action for Children has warned.

Manchester youth groups launch campaign against funding cuts

Friday, November 14, 2014

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Voluntary youth groups in Manchester have launched a campaign against council proposals to cut future youth spending.

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

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

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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.

Call for social investment to fund youth services

Thursday, August 7, 2014

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The government should develop a framework for social investment in youth provision in a bid to provide services for all young people, a report recommends.

£200m education funding cut threatens accountability, council leaders warn

Friday, July 4, 2014

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Government plans to cut school budgets by £200m will damage councils' ability to hold schools to account and help those that are struggling to improve, council leaders have warned.

LGA warns over impact of council funding cuts

Monday, May 12, 2014

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Services for children and young people look set to bear the brunt of local authority funding cuts over the next two years, the Local Government Association (LGA) has warned.

Derbyshire children's centres face closure threat

Tuesday, April 29, 2014

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Derbyshire County Council looks set to close seven children's centres in a bid to save £1.1m a year.

Campaigners warn of school funding shortfall in disadvantaged areas

Monday, April 28, 2014

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Schools in England's poorest areas will struggle to meet the needs of pupils despite the government pledge of an extra £350m for low-funded education authorities, claim campaigners.

The Equitable Charitable Trust

Monday, April 14, 2014

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Greenwich outsources all its children's centres

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

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The Royal Borough of Greenwich has selected a mixture of schools, charities and a leisure trust to run its 24 children's centres from April this year.

Daily roundup: Youth work, parental leave, charity funding

Monday, March 24, 2014

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Hospital youth workers could help girls trapped in gangs; quarter of dads take no parental leave, study finds; and warning for charities over fundraising methods, all in the news today.

Learning through the Lottery

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

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Derren Hayes meets Dawn Austwick, chief executive of the Big Lottery Fund.

Labour considers witholding cash from schools if young people become Neet

Monday, March 3, 2014

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A proportion of schools' funding should be dependent on pupils' progress post-16, a group of experts has recommended to the Labour Party.

Two-year-old offer costs nurseries £7,000 a year

Thursday, February 27, 2014

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Early years settings providing free childcare places for disadvantaged two-year-olds are losing on average nearly £7,000 a year because of underfunding of the scheme, research suggests.

Bradford scales back youth cuts

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

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Bradford Council has scaled back its planned cuts to youth services following an outcry and campaign by local young people.

Families in crisis face funding shortfall, warns LGA

Monday, February 24, 2014

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Councils may be unable to provide emergency support for families in crisis as a result of government funding changes, local government leaders have warned.

£30m to fund innovative reforms to children's social care

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

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The government is to make £30m available over the next year to help children's professionals develop innovative ideas for reforming how children's social care is delivered.

Daily roundup: Youth custody, child health, and charity leadership

Wednesday, February 5, 2014

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Campaigners and charities call for review of child deaths in custody; consultation launched on school support for children with medical conditions; and Contact a Family appoints new head, all in the news today.

Free childcare funding challenge

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

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Free childcare for two-year-olds is to be backed by £760m. But is it enough to overcome funding issues, asks Nigel Keohane.

CYP Now investigation: Play services decimated as funding slashed

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

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Nearly a third of local authorities in England have closed play facilities as a result of spending on play services over the past three years being slashed by 39 per cent, an investigation by CYP Now has revealed.

Daily roundup: Sex offenders, bullying and budget cuts

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

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Convicted paedophiles avoid prison; rise in the number of children seeking support for bullying; and cuts to Salford's children's services, all in the news today.

Councils need the means to deliver foster care support

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

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A little over two months ago, the Fostering Network called on the government to do the right thing - both morally and economically - by extending financial support to foster carers and in doing so enable children they care for to stay in the placement past their 18th birthday and up to 21 if they so wish.

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