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OBE for Sunderland DCS in Queen’s birthday honours

Monday, June 6, 2022

| CYP Now

Sunderland’s director of children’s services (DCS) Jill Colbert has been awarded an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the Queen’s birthday honours.

Abandon plans for bill of rights, government urged

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Monday, April 25, 2022

| CYP Now

A group of 30 children’s charities is calling on the government to scrap its plans to feature a controversial bill of rights in the upcoming Queen’s speech.

Concern over decrease in child protection plans citing sexual abuse

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Friday, April 22, 2022

| CYP Now

The proportion of child protection plans created by local authorities over concerns about child sexual abuse has decreased for the second year running, prompting concern from experts that cases are being missed.

Sharp increase in proportion of trafficked children missing from care

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Tuesday, April 19, 2022

| CYP Now

The proportion of trafficked children who go missing from local authority care has increased by a quarter over two years, new research shows.

Greater understanding of child-to-parent abuse needed across London, Sadiq Khan warns

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Tuesday, April 12, 2022

| CYP Now

School exclusions, undiagnosed mental health issues and unidentified special educational needs and disabilities are among the key drivers behind child-to-parent abuse, the mayor of London has said.

HMI Probation drops out of joint targeted area inspections

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Friday, April 8, 2022

| CYP Now

HMI Probation will no longer take part in the joint targeted area inspections (JTAI) programme which monitors services for vulnerable children.

Online Safety Bill: Five key measures aimed at protecting children

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Friday, March 18, 2022

| CYP Now

One of the main aims of the government’s Online Safety Bill is to stop children from accessing inappropriate and harmful content, according to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

Inclusive Britain: How plan to tackle racial disparity will impact education, social care and youth justice

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Thursday, March 17, 2022

| CYP Now

The government has set out its long-term vision to tackle racial disparities in the UK with a focus on health services, education and the youth justice system.

Children as young as 10 detained in police cells overnight, charity warns

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Thursday, March 3, 2022

| CYP Now

More than 21,000 children a year, some as young as 10, are being detained in police cells overnight, despite legal requirements on councils and police to protect their wellbeing.

Lack of family support leaves more teenagers open to explotiation, Anne Longfield warns

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Wednesday, March 2, 2022

| CYP Now

A lack of family support is leaving thousands of teenagers at increased risk of exploitation, grooming and violence, according to former children’s commissioner for England Anne Longfield.

Levelling Up White Paper: Key points for the children's sector

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Wednesday, February 2, 2022

| CYP Now

Investment in youth services and education in the UK’s most disadvantaged areas have been announced as part of the government’s “levelling-up” plan.

Levelling Up white paper a ‘missed opportunity’ to support young people

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Wednesday, February 2, 2022

| CYP Now

Plans to increase opportunities for young people published in the government’s Levelling Up white paper do not go far enough to support the most disadvantaged children, sector leaders have said.

Five key lessons from the Commission on Young Lives

Features

Wednesday, January 12, 2022

| CYP Now

Former children’s commissioner for England Anne Longfield has warned that the current children’s social care system is “making it too easy for criminals to exploit our teenagers” in her new role as chair of the Commission on Young Lives.

Former Hertfordshire DCS awarded CBE in New Year Honours list

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Tuesday, January 4, 2022

| CYP Now

The former director of children’s services (DCS) at Hertfordshire County Council has been recognised in this year’s New Year Honours list.

Less than half of welfare referrals to secure children’s homes result in placements, research warns

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Friday, December 17, 2021

| CYP Now

Less than half of young people referred to secure children’s homes amid concerns for their welfare last year were offered a placement, new research shows.

Hundreds of children allege abuse by prison staff over last three years, charity finds

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Thursday, December 16, 2021

| CYP Now

Children’s rights charity Article 39 has uncovered 1,305 allegations of abuse by staff against children in the youth secure estate over the last three years.

Spending Review: Sunak's pledges for children, young people and families

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Wednesday, October 27, 2021

| CYP Now

A £300m investment in Andrea Leadsom’s proposed Start for Life offer and a £560m boost for youth services have been announced as part of the Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR).

Justice system needs to recognise impact of care

Opinion

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

| CYP Now

Intersectionality is a concept to describe the interconnected nature of social categorisations as they apply to a given individual or group, which create interdependent systems of discrimination or disadvantage.

Spending Review: Key asks for children and young people

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Tuesday, October 26, 2021

| CYP Now

CYP Now breaks down key funding asks from across the sector.

Children & Young People Now Awards 2021 Shortlist

Features

Tuesday, September 28, 2021

| CYP Now

The CYP Now Awards highlight the very best practice in work with children, young people and families.

NYAS apologises over failure to comply with data protection rules

News

Monday, August 2, 2021

| CYP Now

The National Youth Advocacy Service (NYAS) has vowed to strengthen its privacy policy after the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) found it had shared a young person’s information with a solicitor.

Review urges 'age-appropriate' drug services for young people

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Monday, July 12, 2021

| CYP Now

The government should invest in “age-appropriate” drug services for young people amid a 40 per cent rise in drug use in 11- to 15-year-olds, a major report finds.

Secure children’s home shortage letting children down, Ofsted warns

News

Friday, July 9, 2021

| CYP Now

An acute shortage of secure children’s homes (SCHs) in England is leaving the most vulnerable children at risk of harm, Ofsted has warned.

Councils to pilot local decision-making for trafficked children

News

Wednesday, June 16, 2021

| CYP Now

A new pilot programme will give local authority safeguarding teams the power to decide upon a child’s status as a victim of trafficking.

Allow councils to run new secure academies, urge MPs and campaigners

News

Tuesday, June 15, 2021

| CYP Now

MPs and campaigners are backing calls to give local authorities the power to maintain and establish a new form of secure children’s home for 16- to 19-year-olds.

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OBE for Sunderland DCS in Queen’s birthday honours

Abandon plans for bill of rights, government urged

Concern over decrease in child protection plans citing sexual abuse

Sharp increase in proportion of trafficked children missing from care

Greater understanding of child-to-parent abuse needed across London, Sadiq Khan warns

HMI Probation drops out of joint targeted area inspections

Online Safety Bill: Five key measures aimed at protecting children

Inclusive Britain: How plan to tackle racial disparity will impact education, social care and youth justice

Children as young as 10 detained in police cells overnight, charity warns

Lack of family support leaves more teenagers open to explotiation, Anne Longfield warns

Levelling Up White Paper: Key points for the children's sector

Levelling Up white paper a ‘missed opportunity’ to support young people

Five key lessons from the Commission on Young Lives

Former Hertfordshire DCS awarded CBE in New Year Honours list

Less than half of welfare referrals to secure children’s homes result in placements, research warns

Hundreds of children allege abuse by prison staff over last three years, charity finds

Spending Review: Sunak's pledges for children, young people and families

Justice system needs to recognise impact of care

Spending Review: Key asks for children and young people

Children & Young People Now Awards 2021 Shortlist

NYAS apologises over failure to comply with data protection rules

Review urges 'age-appropriate' drug services for young people

Secure children’s home shortage letting children down, Ofsted warns

Councils to pilot local decision-making for trafficked children

Allow councils to run new secure academies, urge MPs and campaigners

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