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CYP Now Awards: Winners revealed

Thursday, March 4, 2021

| CYP Now

Winners of the Children & Young People Now Awards 2020 were revealed during a special virtual ceremony held on 4 March 2021.

Coronavirus: Latest guidance for early years, schools, social workers, youth and youth justice services

Features

Thursday, February 25, 2021

| CYP Now

The government has published its latest "roadmap" out of lockdown which begins with the reopening of schools to all pupils next month.

Rachel De Souza named as new children’s commissioner

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Thursday, December 17, 2020

| CYP Now

Dame Rachel De Souza has been named as the new children’s commissioner for England.

Children’s rights ‘worryingly low’ on political agenda, charities warn

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Wednesday, December 9, 2020

| CYP Now

Children’s rights remain “worryingly low” on the political agenda in England, a coalition of charities supporting vulnerable young people have warned.

Spending Review: What has Rishi Sunak pledged for children and young people?

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Wednesday, November 25, 2020

| CYP Now

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced his one-year spending review with a focus on helping the UK’s economy recover from Covid-19.

Sector ‘disappointed’ over Spending Review’s failure to do more for disadvantaged children

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Wednesday, November 25, 2020

| CYP Now

Sector leaders have expressed “disappointment” over a lack of investment to support the most vulnerable children and young people following the announcement of Rishi Sunak’s Spending Review.

CYP Now launches #Chances4Children campaign

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Tuesday, June 23, 2020

| CYP Now

CYP Now is today launching its #Chances4Children campaign to champion the vital work being done to improve the lives of disadvantaged children and young people.

What does Brexit mean for children and young people?

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Friday, January 31, 2020

| CYP Now

The UK is officially leaving the European Union at 11pm on January 31 after Boris Johnson’s Brexit bill was passed by parliament.

Early Help: Special Report

Features

Wednesday, August 28, 2019

| CYP Now

Amid rising knife crime, youth homelessness and care referrals, the case for spending on early help has never been so important, yet investment in prevention services has been falling, fuelling late interventions.

Chancellor announces one-year budget round as Spending Review shelved due to Brexit

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Friday, August 9, 2019

| CYP Now

The government is to undertake a one-year spending round for public services in 2020-21, Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid has announced.

Legal duty on public bodies to tackle knife crime together

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Wednesday, July 17, 2019

| CYP Now

Public sector organisations will be legally bound to work together to tackle serious violence including knife crime under a new duty announced by the government.

Children as young as seven exploited by county lines gangs

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Friday, July 5, 2019

| CYP Now

Children as young as seven are being used to move drugs for organised gangs, according to new research from The Children's Society.

ADCS annual conference: Child protection and safeguarding key to tackling gangs

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Friday, July 5, 2019

| CYP Now

Children's services leaders are calling on the government to deliver a coordinated and sustainably funded knife crime strategy, which puts child protection and safeguarding at the top of the agenda.

Charity receives £4m gift for legal rights advice

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Thursday, April 25, 2019

| CYP Now

Hundreds more families and young people are set to benefit from a £4m boost to a charity's rights advice service, after Coram received the largest single gift in its near 300-year history.

Young people to develop youth charter with government

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Thursday, April 11, 2019

| CYP Now

A youth charter aiming to strengthen and co-ordinate national policy is to be developed with young people, the minister for civil society has announced.

Spending on children's centres and youth services down £140m

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Wednesday, January 9, 2019

| CYP Now

Spending on Sure Start children's centres and services for under fives plummeted by £110m last year, according to latest government data.

CYP Now 2018 Award winners unveiled

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Thursday, November 22, 2018

| CYP Now

The 2018 CYP Now Awards were revealed last night on a night of celebration and pride for the sector.

Troubled Families teams to get £5m to tackle youth violence

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Monday, October 22, 2018

| CYP Now

Local authorities will be able to bid for funding from a £5m government fund to boost the work their Troubled Families teams do with young people involved with gangs and serious youth violence, it has been announced.

'County lines' child trafficker convicted in landmark case

News

Friday, October 5, 2018

| CYP Now

A drug dealer has been jailed for 14 years in the first successful prosecution under legislation to tackle "county lines" crime, in which gangs exploit vulnerable children to establish drug networks.

CYP Now top 10 stories September 2018

News

Friday, September 28, 2018

| CYP Now

With MPs returning from their summer break and local authorities beginning preparations for next year's budgets, it has been a busy month in the sector. Here is a run-down of the most-read stories published on the CYP Now website in September.

Youth violence: Labour MP calls for action on 'dangerous' drill videos

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Thursday, September 6, 2018

| CYP Now

More must be done to tackle music videos posted to social media sites glamourising drug dealing and murder if high levels serious youth violence are to be addressed, a Labour MP has said.

DfE announces national unit to tackle child exploitation

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Thursday, August 30, 2018

| CYP Now

A new national unit will be established to help local areas improve support for vulnerable children and young people at risk of exploitation, the Department for Education has announced.

Councils get funding to boost children's access to 'trusted adults'

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Tuesday, August 21, 2018

| CYP Now

Projects that support vulnerable children by helping them to build close relationships with trusted adults in the community are to receive £13m of government funding.

Council cuts funding for joint police early help initiative

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Friday, July 13, 2018

| CYP Now

A joint police and council early help initiative that supports children, young people and families at risk of getting involved in crime looks set to be scaled back due to funding cuts.

MPs slam Hinds' 'unwise' role in social mobility chief appointment

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Friday, July 13, 2018

| CYP Now

A group of MPs have criticised Education Secretary Damian Hinds' "unwise" decision to become personally involved in the appointment of the new chair of the Social Mobility Commission.

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CYP Now Awards: Winners revealed

Coronavirus: Latest guidance for early years, schools, social workers, youth and youth justice services

Rachel De Souza named as new children’s commissioner

Children’s rights ‘worryingly low’ on political agenda, charities warn

Spending Review: What has Rishi Sunak pledged for children and young people?

Sector ‘disappointed’ over Spending Review’s failure to do more for disadvantaged children

CYP Now launches #Chances4Children campaign

What does Brexit mean for children and young people?

Early Help: Special Report

Chancellor announces one-year budget round as Spending Review shelved due to Brexit

Legal duty on public bodies to tackle knife crime together

Children as young as seven exploited by county lines gangs

ADCS annual conference: Child protection and safeguarding key to tackling gangs

Charity receives £4m gift for legal rights advice

Young people to develop youth charter with government

Spending on children's centres and youth services down £140m

CYP Now 2018 Award winners unveiled

Troubled Families teams to get £5m to tackle youth violence

'County lines' child trafficker convicted in landmark case

CYP Now top 10 stories September 2018

Youth violence: Labour MP calls for action on 'dangerous' drill videos

DfE announces national unit to tackle child exploitation

Councils get funding to boost children's access to 'trusted adults'

Council cuts funding for joint police early help initiative

MPs slam Hinds' 'unwise' role in social mobility chief appointment

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