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Third of councils spend nothing on advocacy for children in care, warns charity

Thursday, September 13, 2012

| CYP Now

Looked-after children are being let down by a lack of independent advocacy services, which means they miss out on the chance to air their views, a report by The Children's Society has warned.

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

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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.

Campaign aims to challenge misconceptions over who can foster

News

Monday, May 12, 2014

| CYP Now

Nearly three quarters of people believe they would not be accepted as foster carers, with gay, lesbian, retired, young adults and single people among the most pessimistic about their chances, according to a survey.

Benefit rules for children in hospital face legal challenge

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Friday, August 8, 2014

| CYP Now

The government's decision to suspend disability living allowance (DLA) for ill children who spend more than 84 days in hospital is to be challenged in the Supreme Court.

Inspectors praise 'outstanding' Hassockfield resettlement work

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Tuesday, November 5, 2013

| CYP Now

Hassockfield Secure Training Centre (STC) has been praised by Ofsted inspectors for its efforts to resettle young offenders back into the community.

Guardians maintain child contact levels, study suggests

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Friday, November 29, 2013

| CYP Now

The amount of time children's guardians spend with children subject to care proceedings has not been adversely affected by the sustained and significant rise in care applications over the past decade, research suggests.

Court ruling leaves councils open to foster care negligence claims

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Thursday, January 16, 2014

| CYP Now

A Supreme Court ruling could leave councils liable for the neglect or abuse of children or young people living in foster care and independently owned care homes, an expert in negligence law has warned.

Persistent truanting continues to decline

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Tuesday, March 25, 2014

| CYP Now

The number of children that persistently truant from English schools has continued to decline over the past year, latest figures show.

School safeguarding, mental health, and healthy living

News

Friday, March 28, 2014

| CYP Now

Coventry schools to have safeguarding checks; trust defends offering counselling in cafes; and smoking bans deliver child health benefits, all in the news today.

Charity boss challenges accuracy of 'at risk' data

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Wednesday, April 2, 2014

| CYP Now

Official figures on children in need are massively underestimating the numbers at risk of neglect and abuse, charity boss Camila Batmanghelidjh has said.

Magistrates' Association backs decision to release 12-year-old sex offender

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Friday, January 4, 2013

| CYP Now

A decision to discharge a 12-year-old boy with an IQ of 58 who admitted 22 crimes including sexual assault has been supported by the Magistrates' Association.

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.

Care applications reach record high

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Friday, September 9, 2011

| CYP Now

The number of children at risk from abuse and neglect being taken into care has reached a record high, with an extra 60 care orders made every month this year compared to last, figures from the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) have revealed.

Campaigners call for more cash and beds after ban on mental health cell use

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Friday, December 19, 2014

| CYP Now

Children's mental health campaigners have welcomed plans to outlaw the detention of young people in police cells under the Mental Health Act but warn more funding is needed to ensure they have access to alternative places of safety.

YOT managers voice scepticism of young offenders transition protocol

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Thursday, April 9, 2015

| CYP Now

Youth offending team (YOT) leaders have rubbished Youth Justice Board (YJB) efforts to stop 18-year-old offenders "falling off a precipice" when they move from youth to adult services.

Young offenders and victims of crime hit by legal aid cuts

News

Friday, November 4, 2011

| CYP Now

Cuts to civil legal aid will fuel youth crime and leave young victims of crime unprotected, a group of leading charities has warned.

Detention of child refugees continues to rise

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Saturday, July 13, 2013

| CYP Now

The detention of children for immigration purposes is continuing to rise, MPs have heard.

Met Police criticised over inconsistent use of stop and search

News

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

| CYP Now

The London Assembly has criticised Metropolitan Police Service for its inconsistent approach to cutting the use of stop and search.

Inspectors praise "innovative" work at Cookham Wood YOI

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Thursday, September 5, 2013

| CYP Now

Prison inspectors have praised Cookham Wood YOI for cutting violence and bullying but are concerned that not enough is being done to prevent suicide and self-harm among inmates.

U-turn on regulation of independent social work providers

News

Friday, September 20, 2013

| CYP Now

The government has backed down on plans not to regulate independent sector providers of local authority children's social services in England.

Ofsted unveils inspection framework for children's services

News

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

| CYP Now

Ofsted is to push ahead with the introduction of a tougher inspection regime for children's services, ignoring warnings from the sector that the system is too simplistic and will fail to deliver improvements.

Government extends strip-search pilot

News

Tuesday, November 5, 2013

| CYP Now

The government has moved a step closer to phasing out the routine strip-searching of young offenders when they enter custody.

New figures show smaller rise in adoptions

News

Thursday, November 28, 2013

| CYP Now

The rise in the number of children adopted last year was not as high as previously thought, new data analysis suggests.

Cutting care home offending needs greater focus, says DfE

News

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

| CYP Now

Local authorities and other agencies need to work more closely together to reduce offending of children and young people living in care homes, a government review has concluded.

Parenting support cuts child conduct disorder

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Friday, January 24, 2014

| CYP Now

Parenting support programmes significantly cut the risk of children developing behavioural problems and becoming offenders in adolescence and adulthood, a new study suggests.

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Third of councils spend nothing on advocacy for children in care, warns charity

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

Campaign aims to challenge misconceptions over who can foster

Benefit rules for children in hospital face legal challenge

Inspectors praise 'outstanding' Hassockfield resettlement work

Guardians maintain child contact levels, study suggests

Court ruling leaves councils open to foster care negligence claims

Persistent truanting continues to decline

School safeguarding, mental health, and healthy living

Charity boss challenges accuracy of 'at risk' data

Magistrates' Association backs decision to release 12-year-old sex offender

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

Care applications reach record high

Campaigners call for more cash and beds after ban on mental health cell use

YOT managers voice scepticism of young offenders transition protocol

Young offenders and victims of crime hit by legal aid cuts

Detention of child refugees continues to rise

Met Police criticised over inconsistent use of stop and search

Inspectors praise "innovative" work at Cookham Wood YOI

U-turn on regulation of independent social work providers

Ofsted unveils inspection framework for children's services

Government extends strip-search pilot

New figures show smaller rise in adoptions

Cutting care home offending needs greater focus, says DfE

Parenting support cuts child conduct disorder

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