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Young victims of domestic violence to be recognised in revised legal definition

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

| CYP Now

The legal definition of domestic violence is to be widened to include teenagers, so that 16- and 17-year-olds can access support to escape abusive relationships, the government has announced.

Training for children's services staff aims to boost young deaf people's rights

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Friday, August 24, 2012

| CYP Now

Social workers and teachers will be offered training to improve young deaf people's access to legal support, after a report found that too often young people are unaware of help available to them.

Housing benefit criteria found to discriminate against disabled children

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Wednesday, May 16, 2012

| CYP Now

A landmark legal judgment has branded current housing benefit rules discriminatory against disabled children.?

SEN legislation ‘built on quicksand'

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Thursday, May 10, 2012

| CYP Now

Campaigners for disabled children have warned ministers that legislation aimed at simplifying processes for children with special educational needs (SEN) will falter because of widespread reductions in specialist support services.

Families and Children Bill to reform SEN and adoption systems

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Wednesday, May 9, 2012

| CYP Now

The Queen has outlined the details of a new Families and Children Bill in her first speech to parliament since the coalition was formed in 2010.

UK Border Agency suspends asylum X-ray pilot

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Friday, April 27, 2012

| CYP Now

The UK Border Agency (UKBA) has suspended plans to pilot the use of dental X-ray assessments on age-disputed asylum-seekers.

UKBA suspends asylum X-ray pilot

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Friday, April 27, 2012

| CYP Now

The UK Border Agency (UKBA) has suspended plans to pilot the use of dental X-ray assessments on age-disputed asylum-seekers.

Autistic teenager wins damages following police assault

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Wednesday, March 14, 2012

| CYP Now

A teenage boy with autism has been awarded 28,250 in damages by a High Court judge after police officers were ruled to have assaulted and falsely imprisoned him while on a school trip to a swimming pool.

Young people with autism 'need legal right to educational support'

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Friday, October 14, 2011

| CYP Now

Young disabled people must be given the legal right to educational support up to the age of 25 if they are to achieve independence later in life, a charity has warned.

Children's Society exposes failings in advocacy services for disabled children

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Monday, September 26, 2011

| CYP Now

The Children's Society is calling for an overhaul of advocacy support for disabled children after latest research showed widespread problems with current services.

Council forced to U-turn on cuts to deaf children's services

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Friday, September 9, 2011

| CYP Now

Stoke-on-Trent council has made a U-turn on plans to cut services for deaf children following a High Court challenge by the National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS).

Council faces legal challenge over plan to axe deaf children's support

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Monday, August 22, 2011

| CYP Now

The National Deaf Children's Society is taking legal action against Stoke-on-Trent Council over its "reckless" cuts to educational support for deaf children.

Blackburn with Darwen council faces judicial review over cuts to short breaks service

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Wednesday, April 13, 2011

| CYP Now

A High Court challenge has been launched against Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council following its decision to withdraw funding for a short breaks service that supports more than 20 disabled children.

Family of severely autistic teenager wins three-year legal battle against council

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Wednesday, March 2, 2011

| CYP Now

The family of a severely autistic teenager has won a High Court appeal to force East Riding of Yorkshire Council to provide support for him once he turns 18.

Call to abolish dangerous restraint methods

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Thursday, January 13, 2011

| CYP Now

A blanket ban on the use of dangerous restraint techniques should be applied to all children's settings, an MP has said.

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Young victims of domestic violence to be recognised in revised legal definition

Training for children's services staff aims to boost young deaf people's rights

Housing benefit criteria found to discriminate against disabled children

SEN legislation ‘built on quicksand'

Families and Children Bill to reform SEN and adoption systems

UK Border Agency suspends asylum X-ray pilot

UKBA suspends asylum X-ray pilot

Autistic teenager wins damages following police assault

Young people with autism 'need legal right to educational support'

Children's Society exposes failings in advocacy services for disabled children

Council forced to U-turn on cuts to deaf children's services

Council faces legal challenge over plan to axe deaf children's support

Blackburn with Darwen council faces judicial review over cuts to short breaks service

Family of severely autistic teenager wins three-year legal battle against council

Call to abolish dangerous restraint methods

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