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Riot response requires long-term solutions, not knee-jerk policies

Monday, August 22, 2011

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The violence across English cities this month triggered its own riot - of condemnation, debate and knee-jerk policy pronouncements. In the days that followed the first outbreak in Tottenham, an exercise in national soul searching took place through the media. Yours truly, for one, did the breakfast TV paper review on Sky News.

Government's riot prevention legislation would infringe children's rights

Monday, August 22, 2011

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The introduction of gang injunctions, moves to allow the police to remove face coverings and calls for young offenders to be named and shamed, all constitute a breach of children's rights, campaigners have warned.

Domestic violence advisers placed in London hospitals

Monday, December 14, 2015

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A London youth work charity has teamed up with a domestic violence prevention service to place advisers into the capital's major hospital emergency departments.

CYP Now's top 10 stories of 2015

Tuesday, December 22, 2015

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With a general election, new policy announcements, ongoing austerity measures and high-profile charity closures, 2015 was another busy year in the children and young people sector. Here is a rundown of the most-read stories published on the CYP Now website over the past 12 months.

Stockport DCS receives OBE in Queen’s birthday honours list

Monday, June 14, 2021

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Chris McLoughlin, director of children’s services at Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, has been awarded an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the Queen’s birthday honours.

Barnardo’s chief launches community crime commission

Friday, July 9, 2021

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Barnardo’s chief executive Javed Khan has launched a community crime commission for the London borough of Redbridge.

Crime reduction plan ‘falls short’ for young people, NYA says

Thursday, July 29, 2021

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The government’s new crime reduction strategy “falls short” of supporting young people away from criminal activity, the National Youth Agency (NYA) has said.

New programmes to tackle youth violence in 2021

Wednesday, August 11, 2021

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A raft of experts and charities have announced new programmes to help tackle youth violence amid fears there could be an increase in young people targeted by criminal gangs sparked by the Covid-19 pandemic.

#Chances4Children: NCS and Onside lead events to tackle youth violence

Friday, September 17, 2021

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Youth organisations have joined forces to host a series of workshops designed to combat youth violence.

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

Wednesday, February 2, 2022

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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

Wednesday, February 2, 2022

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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.

Disadvantaged young Londoners to have access to mentors by 2024

Thursday, February 10, 2022

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Access to a personal mentor will be provided to all young people in London in need of support by 2024, under plans unveiled by Sadiq Khan.

Youth workers feel ‘professionally abandoned’, says director of London’s VRU

Friday, March 25, 2022

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A decade of cuts to youth services has left youth workers feeling “professionally abandoned and neglected”, according to the director of London’s Violence Reduction Unit (VRU).

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

Tuesday, April 12, 2022

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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.

MoJ confirms delay to secure school opening

Friday, November 8, 2019

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Plans to open England's first "secure school" next year, as part of efforts to improve the rehabilitation of young offenders, have been delayed.

Sadiq Khan announces £8m funding to embed youth workers in emergency departments

Friday, October 7, 2022

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The Mayor of London has announced almost £8 million in funding to embed youth workers in A&E departments across London over the next three years.

London mayor funds more youth workers in custody suites

Friday, April 21, 2023

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London’s violence reduction unit (VRU) is to expand the number of specially-trained youth workers in the capital’s custody suites to help divert young people from crime.

Sadiq Khan reveals plans for youth investment ahead of mayoral election

Monday, April 22, 2024

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Sadiq Khan has pledged to provide 250,000 more positive opportunities for young Londoners in youth clubs, including mentoring and youth worker investment, in the lead up to next month's mayoral election.

Chair announced for new government award scheme

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

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Dame Denise Platt, chair of the recently abolished Commission for Social Care Inspection, is to chair a new government award scheme to recognise innovation and excellence in local government.

Youth work: For their own good

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

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A government scheme is testing methods of non-negotiable support for young people who get into trouble. Joe Lepper investigates.

Joint working - Total Place bids to do more with less

Monday, February 1, 2010

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Councils can yield big savings by adopting a joined-up approach to public spending, dubbed Total Place. Lauren Higgs reports.

It's the preventative services, stupid

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

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Bill Clinton unseated George Bush (Senior) in the 1992 US presidential election owing partly to the slogan, "It's the economy, stupid".

Minister rejects criminal justice bill changes

Thursday, January 10, 2008

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Legal changes designed to ensure custody is only used as a last resort for under 18s have been thrown out by the government.

Special report: Conservative Conference 2009 - Tory fringe debates focus on the quality of services

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

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Fringe events at the conference in Manchester looked at Tory plans to rid children and young people's services of bureaucracy and to boost the quality of education and family life. CYP Now brings you some of the highlights

Knife convictions rocket under Labour

Friday, January 18, 2008

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The number of young people convicted of carrying knives and other offensive weapons has more than doubled in the last decade.

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