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Young people and communities hold the key to ending FGM

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  • Tuesday, March 3, 2015
  • | CYP Now
The issue of female genital mutilation (FGM) is climbing up the ladder of political priorities. The knowledge that there has not been a single successful prosecution since the FGM Act was introduced in 2003 is causing much soul-searching - in government, in the crown prosecution service and in local safeguarding boards across the country.

Daily roundup: Child abuse, early years services and academy conversions

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  • Tuesday, September 23, 2014
  • | CYP Now
MP Keith Vaz criticises parliamentary evidence of former director of children's services at Rotherham Council; government adviser on health inequality calls for greater investment in the early years; and education think-tank calls for mass academy conversion, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Parental rights, exam performance and age ratings

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  • Tuesday, August 19, 2014
  • | CYP Now
The Prime Minister considers new parental rights for grandparents caring for children; new research suggests link between mothers' confidence during pregnancy and GCSE success; and the government announces plans to place age restrictions on music videos, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Mental health, FGM clinic and class sizes

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  • Monday, August 18, 2014
  • | CYP Now
Conservative MP calls for government to end practice of children and young people with mental health needs being held in police cells; plans unveiled for first specialist FGM clinic; and figures reveal true size of primary school classes, all in the news today.

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