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Barnardo's and 23 councils set for child trafficking advocate drive

Tuesday, September 2, 2014

| CYP Now

The Home Office has named 23 English local authorities that will trial the use of independent advocates to support child victims of trafficking.

Policies would fail 'family test'

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Monday, September 1, 2014

| CYP Now

Children's charities have criticised recent government reforms for being anything but family friendly.

Afghan stowaways have right to care and support

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Monday, September 1, 2014

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Children's commissioner for England Maggie Atkinson says Afghan stowaways deserve help.

Daily roundup: Asylum, free school meals and early intervention

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Thursday, May 22, 2014

| CYP Now

Report warns of "disgraceful" conditions for child asylum seekers at Heathrow Airport; head teachers criticise insufficient free school meals funding; and charity calls for greater early intervention support, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Child protection, mental health and early years

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Monday, May 19, 2014

| CYP Now

Academics criticise government plans to outsource children's social care; NHS England raises concerns over failure to meet child mental health needs; and nursery to investigate after toddler found wandering streets, all in the news today.

Minister reveals delay to trafficking victims' advocate pilots

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Wednesday, May 14, 2014

| CYP Now

A pilot to provide independent advocates to child trafficking victims will take place in 23 councils from September, two months after it was originally planned to go live.

Legal Update: Care of unaccompanied children

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Monday, April 14, 2014

| CYP Now

Draft proposals on the care of unaccompanied asylum-seeking and trafficked children are a welcome step but could go further, argues Rachel Hutchings, researcher at Coram Children's Legal Centre.

Daily roundup: Asylum seekers, teaching workforce, and child exploitation

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Thursday, April 10, 2014

| CYP Now

Children's commissioner reveals plight of unaccompanied asylum seekers; teacher numbers on the rise; and Barnardo's to raise awareness of child exploitation in the North East, all in the news today.

Vulnerable, alone and in need of our protection

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Tuesday, February 18, 2014

| CYP Now

We are all aware of how difficult it is to navigate the systems of another country - you only have to go on holiday and lose your purse to know this. Even getting to the nearest police station and reporting the loss can be difficult, never mind finding an overall solution to the problem. Can you imagine then how an 11-year-old child arriving into the UK alone might feel? Or how a 17-year-old feels when they have no "official papers"? What if English isn't your first language and you don't understand what you are being asked at all?

Child trafficking advocates will be 'toothless', charity warns

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Monday, January 27, 2014

| CYP Now

Proposals to improve support for child slavery victims by providing them with independent advocates do not go far enough, a campaign organisation has warned.

Daily roundup: Hospital care, child protection and respite centres

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Friday, January 10, 2014

| CYP Now

Safety fears at Alder Hey Children's Hospital; child protection concerns spark government direction; and Essex's respite care centres face closure, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Further education, childcare and lone parents

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Tuesday, December 17, 2013

| CYP Now

Details published on vocational alternatives to A-levels; unpaid leave from work should be available to grandparents caring for grandchildren; and study shows impact of austerity on lone parents, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Trafficking, child benefit and children's homes

News

Monday, December 16, 2013

| CYP Now

Proposed anti-slavery legislation to be published; Cameron rejects child benefit cap; and consultation launched on children's homes inspection framework, all in the news today.

Children 'intimidated' by family returns process

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Monday, December 16, 2013

| CYP Now

Changes to the deportation process introduced by the coalition government can be "distressing" and "intimidating" for children and families, a report has found.

Daily roundup: Unaccompanied children, child mortality, and playwork register

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Thursday, October 31, 2013

| CYP Now

Immigration officers failing to track families of children, concern over plans to axe child death statistics, and playwork register to launch next month, all in the news today.

Charities develop support service for trafficked young males

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Wednesday, October 16, 2013

| CYP Now

A peer support project for boys and young men who have been victims of human trafficking has been set up by Ecpat UK and the Children's Society.

Daily roundup: Children's bill debate, Labour reshuffle, and Hull cuts

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Wednesday, October 9, 2013

| CYP Now

Children and Families Bill amendments due to be debated by peers today; Labour makes changes to its education team; and planned cuts at Hull Council sparks union concerns, all in the news today.

Ofsted unveils inspection framework for children's services

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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.

Trafficked children let down by system-wide support failures

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Thursday, September 12, 2013

| CYP Now

Victims of child trafficking are being let down through "a culture of doubt and suspicion" across the justice and social care systems, according to a damning report by the Refugee Council and the Children's Society.

Daily roundup: Child trafficking, GCSEs, and free childcare

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Monday, September 2, 2013

| CYP Now

Increase in number of trafficked children, pupils have to keep studying English and maths, and free childcare for deprived two-year-olds takes effect, all in the news today.

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Barnardo's and 23 councils set for child trafficking advocate drive

Policies would fail 'family test'

Afghan stowaways have right to care and support

Daily roundup: Asylum, free school meals and early intervention

Daily roundup: Child protection, mental health and early years

Minister reveals delay to trafficking victims' advocate pilots

Legal Update: Care of unaccompanied children

Daily roundup: Asylum seekers, teaching workforce, and child exploitation

Vulnerable, alone and in need of our protection

Child trafficking advocates will be 'toothless', charity warns

Daily roundup: Hospital care, child protection and respite centres

Daily roundup: Further education, childcare and lone parents

Daily roundup: Trafficking, child benefit and children's homes

Children 'intimidated' by family returns process

Daily roundup: Unaccompanied children, child mortality, and playwork register

Charities develop support service for trafficked young males

Daily roundup: Children's bill debate, Labour reshuffle, and Hull cuts

Ofsted unveils inspection framework for children's services

Trafficked children let down by system-wide support failures

Daily roundup: Child trafficking, GCSEs, and free childcare

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