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Daily roundup: Seaside towns, rotting teeth, and railway arrests

Monday, August 5, 2013

| CYP Now

Fears of "social breakdown" in coastal towns; children at risk of serious tooth decay; and dozens of children arrested each week by British Transport Police, all in the news today.

Child suicides fail to decline in 30 years

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Thursday, July 11, 2013

| CYP Now

Around a third of all deaths of children and young people are now linked to assault or self-injury, analysis of data has found.

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Confidential sexual health advice

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Tuesday, July 9, 2013

| CYP Now

All children have the right to confidential health advice, but confidentiality may be broken in certain circumstances

Daily roundup: Reading cash boost, Norfolk DCS appointed, and stop and search

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Tuesday, July 9, 2013

| CYP Now

The Reading Agency awarded £1m of funding, Sheila Lock named as interim DCS at Norfolk Council, and police stop and search practice criticised by inspectorate, all in the news today.

Substance misuse family courts to be expanded

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Friday, July 5, 2013

| CYP Now

At least two new specialist substance misuse family courts are to be set up thanks to £150,000 of government funding.

ADCS Conference: Minister finds extra cash for SEN support

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Friday, July 5, 2013

| CYP Now

Local authorities are to benefit from £9m in funding to help them prepare for changes to the way children with special educational needs (SEN) are supported, children's minister Edward Timpson has announced.

National standards will improve children's hearing system, says chief

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Tuesday, July 2, 2013

| CYP Now

The head of the new body overseeing Scotland's hearing system believes the introduction of more consistent training and practice standards for lay assessors will improve the service that vulnerable children and young people receive.

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in Wales

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Monday, May 13, 2013

| CYP Now

Edited By Jane Williams; University of Wales Press; ISBN: 978-0708325629; £34.99; 240 pages

Legal Update: The Children and Families Bill

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Tuesday, February 19, 2013

| CYP Now

The Children and Families Bill includes a number of proposed reforms to existing legislation. Christopher Sykes, legal officer at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines the principal changes

Daily roundup: Childcare vouchers, Birmingham children's services and deaf children

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Thursday, February 7, 2013

| CYP Now

High earners expected to be excluded from a forthcoming childcare voucher scheme; more than 400 staff on long-term sickness in Birmingham, and a third of deaf children suffering as a result of cuts, all in today's news roundup.

Call for talks as Social Value Act shakes up commissioning

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Thursday, January 31, 2013

| CYP Now

Central government must urgently consult local authorities on how new "social value" laws could impact on children's services, it has been has warned.

Government urged to put special educational needs reforms on hold

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Tuesday, November 20, 2012

| CYP Now

The government has been urged to delay legislation to overhaul support for children with special educational needs (SEN), over concerns that the law could be changed before the proposed reforms have been properly tested.

Services urged to build relations with PCCs

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Tuesday, November 13, 2012

| CYP Now

New police and crime commissioners will make decisions affecting services for young people across health, education and social care

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.

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.

Challenge to SEN legal barriers

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Monday, June 11, 2012

| CYP Now

Children with special educational needs face limitations in accessing justice, but this could soon be addressed by proposed changes to education law, says Tom Farrell, education law adviser at Coram Children's Legal Centre

Striking the balance on abuse

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Tuesday, May 29, 2012

| CYP Now

Jo-Anne Prud'homme, legal researcher at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines what lessons can be learned from the case of parents charged with abuse after doctors failed to diagnose congenital rickets

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.?

Letters to the Editor: Intolerance must be challenged

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Tuesday, May 15, 2012

| CYP Now

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

News

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.

In a Nutshell -- The Family Drug and Alcohol Court

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Monday, March 19, 2012

| CYP Now

Featuring a team of specialist practitioners, the Family Drug and Alcohol Court works to find solutions to keep families together

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.

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Daily roundup: Seaside towns, rotting teeth, and railway arrests

Child suicides fail to decline in 30 years

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Confidential sexual health advice

Daily roundup: Reading cash boost, Norfolk DCS appointed, and stop and search

Substance misuse family courts to be expanded

ADCS Conference: Minister finds extra cash for SEN support

National standards will improve children's hearing system, says chief

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in Wales

Legal Update: The Children and Families Bill

Daily roundup: Childcare vouchers, Birmingham children's services and deaf children

Call for talks as Social Value Act shakes up commissioning

Government urged to put special educational needs reforms on hold

Services urged to build relations with PCCs

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

Challenge to SEN legal barriers

Striking the balance on abuse

Housing benefit criteria found to discriminate against disabled children

Letters to the Editor: Intolerance must be challenged

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

In a Nutshell -- The Family Drug and Alcohol Court

Autistic teenager wins damages following police assault

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