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Taskforce chair calls on local leaders to boost social work

Friday, October 23, 2009

| CYP Now

The chair of the Social Work Taskforce has called on local leaders to start improving training and conditions for social workers immediately, before the taskforce publishes its final report.

Government urged to scrap 'flawed' Child Poverty Bill

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Friday, October 30, 2009

| CYP Now

The government is being called on to scrap the Child Poverty Bill and radically overhaul its child poverty targets.

Homeless under-16s unprotected by government policy

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Monday, November 2, 2009

| CYP Now

Government policy is failing children and young people who live on the street, according to a report by street children's charity the Railway Children.

Learning disabled gain events at school sport competition

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Monday, February 4, 2008

| CYP Now

Specific events for children and young people with learning difficulties are being planned for the UK School Games.

Derby appoints Jo Davidson as interim director of children's services

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Friday, September 10, 2010

| CYP Now

Derby City Council has appointed Jo Davidson, a former children's services chief at Gloucestershire council, as its interim strategic director for children and young people.

Shoesmith to give evidence in review of child protection

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Friday, September 10, 2010

| CYP Now

Haringey's former children's services director who lost her job over the Baby Peter case, is to give evidence to a parliamentary review into child protection issues.

4,000 calls to ChildLine after arguments with parents

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Thursday, July 31, 2008

| CYP Now

More than 4,000 children called ChildLine last year after rowing with their parents.

Scotland to hold young carers festival

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Thursday, July 31, 2008

| CYP Now

The Scottish Government has handed the Princes Royal Trust for Carers 200,000 to organise a festival for young carers.

Young Europeans to design protection posters

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Monday, August 4, 2008

| CYP Now

Budding young artists from across the European Union (EU) are to compete for the chance to design a poster promoting their right to protection.

Shoesmith attacks 'absurd' press and political reaction after death of Baby Peter

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Wednesday, September 15, 2010

| CYP Now

Former director of children's services at Haringey Sharon Shoesmith has described the reaction of the press and politicians after the death of Baby Peter as "absurd".

Identification concerns put plans to publish full serious case review in doubt

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Wednesday, September 15, 2010

| CYP Now

Junior children's minister Tim Loughton has said the government's plan to retrospectively publish the full serious case review of one of four high-profile cases is in doubt because of fears over the identification of surviving children.

Care leavers receive £10m support boost

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Monday, October 31, 2016

| CYP Now

A total of £10m will be made available to organisations that support young people making the transition from the care system to adult life, it has been announced.

Government pushes back decision on reporting of family courts

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Monday, October 11, 2010

| CYP Now

The decision on whether media restrictions on family court hearings should be relaxed has been put on hold until after the final report of the family justice review next year, the government has confirmed.

Lack of childcare could harm asylum applications

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Tuesday, October 19, 2010

| CYP Now

The cases put forward by asylum-seeking parents and their children may be suffering due to a lack of childcare facilities in UK Border Agency offices, it has been claimed.

Housing allowance cap could force thousands of Londoners out of their homes

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Friday, July 16, 2010

| CYP Now

Around 15,000 families in rental properties in London may be forced to move home unless the government revises its caps on the Local Housing Allowance, according to a study by London Councils.

Daycare Trust's Alison Garnham to join Child Poverty Action Group

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Thursday, July 22, 2010

| CYP Now

Daycare Trust chief executive Alison Garnham is to quit to take up the same role with the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG).

DfE efforts to improve child protection 'yet to succeed', watchdog finds

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Wednesday, October 12, 2016

| CYP Now

Attempts by the Department for Education to improve child protection services have so far failed to get standards to a "good enough" level, the National Audit Office (NAO) has said.

Chief inspectors criticise services for looked-after children

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Wednesday, July 9, 2008

| CYP Now

Looked-after children are not receiving good-enough support, according to a report by a group of chief inspectors.

BASW highlights 'national scandal' of children's social work in Munro review submission

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Tuesday, August 3, 2010

| CYP Now

The British Association of Social Workers (BASW) has described children's social work in England as "a national scandal" in its formal response to Professor Eileen Munro's review of the child protection system.

ChildLine report exposes children's concerns about parents' drinking

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Friday, August 13, 2010

| CYP Now

More than 4,000 children who rang ChildLine last year said they were worried about their parents' excessive drinking, according to the charity's latest report.

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Taskforce chair calls on local leaders to boost social work

Government urged to scrap 'flawed' Child Poverty Bill

Homeless under-16s unprotected by government policy

Learning disabled gain events at school sport competition

Derby appoints Jo Davidson as interim director of children's services

Shoesmith to give evidence in review of child protection

4,000 calls to ChildLine after arguments with parents

Scotland to hold young carers festival

Young Europeans to design protection posters

Shoesmith attacks 'absurd' press and political reaction after death of Baby Peter

Identification concerns put plans to publish full serious case review in doubt

Care leavers receive £10m support boost

Government pushes back decision on reporting of family courts

Lack of childcare could harm asylum applications

Housing allowance cap could force thousands of Londoners out of their homes

Daycare Trust's Alison Garnham to join Child Poverty Action Group

DfE efforts to improve child protection 'yet to succeed', watchdog finds

Chief inspectors criticise services for looked-after children

BASW highlights 'national scandal' of children's social work in Munro review submission

ChildLine report exposes children's concerns about parents' drinking

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