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Youth justice reforms must go 'further and deeper'

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.

Report highlights inconsistencies in assessments of young offenders affected by alcohol misuse

News

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

| CYP Now

There are too many inconsistencies in the way youth offending teams (YOTs) across England and Wales assess the needs of young offenders affected by alcohol misuse, according to a joint inspection report.

Government puts work of children's sector bodies on hold

News

Monday, May 17, 2010

| CYP Now

The new Department for Education has called a moratorium on the work of all government quangos and arm's length bodies in the children and young people's sector.

Election 2010: Party Policy Guide

Other

Friday, April 23, 2010

| CYP Now

The general election will have a huge influence on how we improve young lives. CYP Now has scrutinised the manifestos and other policy commitments to bring you the definitive guide to what the main parties pledge on the key issues for children, young people and their families.

Surgeons called upon to join fight against knife crime

News

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

| CYP Now

Surgeons should play a central role in reducing knife crime, according to the Metropolitan Police and the Surgical Foundation.

Under-21 alcohol ban would be unfair

News

Monday, November 10, 2008

| CYP Now

Plans to ban under-21s from buying alcohol in supermarkets and off licenses unfairly penalise responsible young drinkers, MPs have said.

Huge rise in stab wound admissions

News

Friday, November 14, 2008

| CYP Now

The number of under 16s admitted to hospital with serious stab wounds has shot up by 89 per cent over the past five years, according to thinktank the Centre for Social Justice.

Children's mental health services 'turning away cannabis-related cases'

News

Thursday, September 13, 2018

| CYP Now

Young people with mental health issues linked to cannabis use are being turned away from child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS), a report has suggested.

Charity launches tool to track work with troubled families

News

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

| CYP Now

Family Action has developed a tool to help councils track their performance in supporting families through the Troubled Families programme.

Youth justice roundup

Other

Thursday, August 15, 2013

| CYP Now

Justice Secretary wants more cases heard in magistrates' courts; drop in youth offending in Hartlepool, and rise in ADHD drug prescriptions, all in the news in the past seven days.

Daily roundup: Library closures, free childcare, and DNA swabs

Other

Monday, September 23, 2013

| CYP Now

Children's laureate criticises government failure to stop library closures; Labour outlines free childcare plans; and Welsh police have taken the DNA of 5,000 children, all in the news today.

4Children and LGA consortium to run Early Intervention Foundation

News

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

| CYP Now

A consortium led by the charity 4Children has been selected as the preferred bidder to run the first Early Intervention Foundation, the Department for Education has confirmed.

Daily roundup: Profit-making schools, help to stop smoking, and preparing young people for work

Other

Thursday, January 10, 2013

| CYP Now

Plan to allow profit-making companies to run free schools, a stop smoking service for young people in Wales, and a Department for Education scheme to get young people into work, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Electronic tags, 'train surfing', and a new training agency for teachers

Other

Thursday, January 17, 2013

| CYP Now

Figures show two-thirds of young people fitted with electronic tags go on to break their court order, warning over 'train surfing' craze in Wales, and plans to merge the Teaching Agency and the National College for School Leadership, all in the news today.

Third of councils yet to consider future multi-agency arrangements

News

Thursday, May 17, 2018

| CYP Now

One in three councils are yet to consider how they will replace local safeguarding children boards (LSCBs) with new arrangements for multi-agency working, a study has found.

Legal Update: The Children and Families Bill

Other

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

| CYP Now

The Children and Families Bill includes a number of proposed reforms to existing legislation. Christopher Sykes, legal officer at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines the principal changes

A fresh workforce strategy is vital

Other

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

| CYP Now

The ability to make a difference to children's lives is critically affected by the quality and training of the professionals and practitioners who work with them.

News roundup: Forced marriages, school places appeals and higher targets for primary schools

Other

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

| CYP Now

Up to 250 children helped by forced marriage team; concerns that school places appeals system is "unfair", and primary schools told to achieve higher standards, all in the news today.

UN criticises treatment of disabled children in the UK

News

Friday, September 1, 2017

| CYP Now

A United Nations committee has strongly criticised the treatment of children with disabilities in the UK and called on the government to take action to provide better support.

Ofsted praises multi-agency response to neglect

News

Monday, November 13, 2017

| CYP Now

Case audits are helping agencies in Cheshire West and Chester deliver well co-ordinated and effective action to prevent the neglect of children, a deep-dive inspection has found.

Gang hotspots failing to confront young people's health issues

News

Thursday, October 31, 2013

| CYP Now

More than 80 per cent of England's gang "hotspots" have no strategy in place to tackle the health problems that contribute to youth and gang violence, according to a report.

Legal duty on public bodies to tackle knife crime together

News

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.

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.

Labour works to plug policy holes with general election a year away

Other

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

| CYP Now

An overarching vision for children and young people, an improvement body for schools and children's services, and a revamp of neglect laws are some of the areas the Labour Party needs to address over the next 12 months.

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Youth justice reforms must go 'further and deeper'

Report highlights inconsistencies in assessments of young offenders affected by alcohol misuse

Government puts work of children's sector bodies on hold

Election 2010: Party Policy Guide

Surgeons called upon to join fight against knife crime

Under-21 alcohol ban would be unfair

Huge rise in stab wound admissions

Children's mental health services 'turning away cannabis-related cases'

Charity launches tool to track work with troubled families

Youth justice roundup

Daily roundup: Library closures, free childcare, and DNA swabs

4Children and LGA consortium to run Early Intervention Foundation

Daily roundup: Profit-making schools, help to stop smoking, and preparing young people for work

Daily roundup: Electronic tags, 'train surfing', and a new training agency for teachers

Third of councils yet to consider future multi-agency arrangements

Legal Update: The Children and Families Bill

A fresh workforce strategy is vital

News roundup: Forced marriages, school places appeals and higher targets for primary schools

UN criticises treatment of disabled children in the UK

Ofsted praises multi-agency response to neglect

Gang hotspots failing to confront young people's health issues

Legal duty on public bodies to tackle knife crime together

Big rise in number of child trafficking victims

Daily roundup: Early years, domestic violence and child protection

Labour works to plug policy holes with general election a year away

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