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General election 2024: Key party manifesto pledges for the children and young people’s sector

News

Friday, June 14, 2024

| CYP Now

The three main parties have published policy pledges in a bid to win the general election on 4 July.

Labour Party manifesto: boosting school-based support and votes for 16s among pledges

News

Thursday, June 13, 2024

| CYP Now

Reducing child poverty, investing in school-based careers and mental health support for young people and giving 16- and 17-year-olds the right to vote are among the Labour Party’s pledges in their manifesto for the 2024 general election.

Liberal Democrats pledge investment in disadvantaged children's education

News

Monday, June 10, 2024

| CYP Now

The Liberal Democrats have pledged a series of policies to narrow the attainment gap for disadvantaged children and boost educational opportunities for young people in their manifesto for the 2024 general election.

Secure homes need makeover

Analysis

Tuesday, March 26, 2024

| CYP Now

Government funding will boost secure children’s homes places but experts call for wholesale changes.

Charity highlights importance of specialist roles to support neurodiverse children

News

Friday, March 22, 2024

| CYP Now

Safer London has said its expert caseworker roles to support neurodiverse children are vital at a time where there’s a “lack of money for services”.

Government confirms existence of DoL orders expert group

News

Friday, January 5, 2024

| CYP Now

The government has confirmed it has established an expert group to tackle the recent sharp rise in the use of deprivation of liberty (DoL) orders for highly vulnerable children.

Children's Workforce Guide to Qualifications and Training 2023/24

Features

Friday, September 1, 2023

| CYP Now

With many parts of the sector facing recruitment challenges, Joe Lepper identifies developments in entry-level requirements and ongoing professional development for children's services practitioners.

Inside CYP Now this month: Residential youth work, Care Review pilot, youth justice trends

News

Thursday, August 31, 2023

| CYP Now

The September edition of Children & Young People Now has all the latest news, views and analysis on the key issues affecting services for children, young people and families.

Healthcare in secure settings

Analysis

Tuesday, May 30, 2023

| CYP Now

Experts welcome refresh of health standards for secure settings, but warn delivery will be challenging.

Trusting relationships underpin health standards for secure settings

News

Monday, April 24, 2023

| CYP Now

Healthcare standards in secure welfare and justice settings have been updated to place a greater focus on providing vulnerable children with trusting relationships.

Deprivation of liberty applications surpass previous annual total

News

Thursday, February 23, 2023

| CYP Now

The number deprivation of liberty (DoL) applications submitted to a specialist court overseeing the system in the first six months of it operating, has surpassed the total made the previous year, latest data shows.

North West local authorities submit one fifth of deprivation of liberty applications, figures show

News

Friday, December 16, 2022

| CYP Now

More than one fifth of deprivation of liberty applications involving children were made by were made by local authorities in the North West of England between July and November this year, figures show.

App to support victims of LGBTQ+ hate crime launches

News

Friday, December 16, 2022

| CYP Now

A rise in LGBTQ+ hate crime across the UK has prompted the launch of an app to encourage reporting of incidents and provide confidential support to victims.

Safeguarding pilot offers free training around online grooming

News

Wednesday, December 14, 2022

| CYP Now

Safeguarding professionals are invited to join a pilot training programme designed to increase understanding of online grooming.

CYP Now Awards winners revealed on night of celebration

News

Friday, November 25, 2022

| CYP Now

The winners of the 2022 Children and Young People Now Awards were unveiled at a glittering ceremony in London.

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General election 2024: Key party manifesto pledges for the children and young people’s sector

Labour Party manifesto: boosting school-based support and votes for 16s among pledges

Liberal Democrats pledge investment in disadvantaged children's education

Secure homes need makeover

Charity highlights importance of specialist roles to support neurodiverse children

Government confirms existence of DoL orders expert group

Children's Workforce Guide to Qualifications and Training 2023/24

Inside CYP Now this month: Residential youth work, Care Review pilot, youth justice trends

Healthcare in secure settings

Trusting relationships underpin health standards for secure settings

Deprivation of liberty applications surpass previous annual total

North West local authorities submit one fifth of deprivation of liberty applications, figures show

App to support victims of LGBTQ+ hate crime launches

Safeguarding pilot offers free training around online grooming

CYP Now Awards winners revealed on night of celebration

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