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Youth justice reforms must go 'further and deeper'

Monday, January 16, 2012

| CYP Now

Sweeping reform of the youth justice system is necessary to prevent hundreds of children being "needlessly" criminalised and sentenced to custody, according to a think-tank.

Report highlights inconsistencies in assessments of young offenders affected by alcohol misuse

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Wednesday, June 30, 2010

| CYP Now

There are too many inconsistencies in the way youth offending teams (YOTs) across England and Wales assess the needs of young offenders affected by alcohol misuse, according to a joint inspection report.

Government puts work of children's sector bodies on hold

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Monday, May 17, 2010

| CYP Now

The new Department for Education has called a moratorium on the work of all government quangos and arm's length bodies in the children and young people's sector.

Surgeons called upon to join fight against knife crime

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Tuesday, November 16, 2010

| CYP Now

Surgeons should play a central role in reducing knife crime, according to the Metropolitan Police and the Surgical Foundation.

Under-21 alcohol ban would be unfair

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Monday, November 10, 2008

| CYP Now

Plans to ban under-21s from buying alcohol in supermarkets and off licenses unfairly penalise responsible young drinkers, MPs have said.

Huge rise in stab wound admissions

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Friday, November 14, 2008

| CYP Now

The number of under 16s admitted to hospital with serious stab wounds has shot up by 89 per cent over the past five years, according to thinktank the Centre for Social Justice.

Children's mental health services 'turning away cannabis-related cases'

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Thursday, September 13, 2018

| CYP Now

Young people with mental health issues linked to cannabis use are being turned away from child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS), a report has suggested.

Charity launches tool to track work with troubled families

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Tuesday, June 25, 2013

| CYP Now

Family Action has developed a tool to help councils track their performance in supporting families through the Troubled Families programme.

4Children and LGA consortium to run Early Intervention Foundation

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Wednesday, November 14, 2012

| CYP Now

A consortium led by the charity 4Children has been selected as the preferred bidder to run the first Early Intervention Foundation, the Department for Education has confirmed.

Third of councils yet to consider future multi-agency arrangements

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Thursday, May 17, 2018

| CYP Now

One in three councils are yet to consider how they will replace local safeguarding children boards (LSCBs) with new arrangements for multi-agency working, a study has found.

UN criticises treatment of disabled children in the UK

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Friday, September 1, 2017

| CYP Now

A United Nations committee has strongly criticised the treatment of children with disabilities in the UK and called on the government to take action to provide better support.

Ofsted praises multi-agency response to neglect

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Monday, November 13, 2017

| CYP Now

Case audits are helping agencies in Cheshire West and Chester deliver well co-ordinated and effective action to prevent the neglect of children, a deep-dive inspection has found.

Gang hotspots failing to confront young people's health issues

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Thursday, October 31, 2013

| CYP Now

More than 80 per cent of England's gang "hotspots" have no strategy in place to tackle the health problems that contribute to youth and gang violence, according to a report.

Legal duty on public bodies to tackle knife crime together

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Wednesday, July 17, 2019

| CYP Now

Public sector organisations will be legally bound to work together to tackle serious violence including knife crime under a new duty announced by the government.

Big rise in number of child trafficking victims

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Tuesday, February 18, 2014

| CYP Now

The number of British children believed to be victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation has more than doubled in the space of a year.

Commission finds ‘adult bias' in offender diversion services

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Wednesday, June 11, 2014

| CYP Now

A panel of criminal justice and mental health experts has called for greater scrutiny into how liaison and diversion services for young people are being implemented across England.

Judges confirmed for CYP Now Awards as entry deadline looms

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Friday, June 27, 2014

| CYP Now

Children's Commissioner for England Maggie Atkinson, tri-borough director of children's services Andrew Christie and Ofsted's lead on youth strategy Tony Gallagher are among the judges confirmed for this year's Children & Young People Now Awards.

Mental health of black and ethnic minority young people ignored, claims study

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Wednesday, July 6, 2011

| CYP Now

The mental health of black and minority ethnic (BME) children and young people is being ignored by services including education, social care and youth justice, a report has claimed.

Sector skills organisations announce merger

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Friday, August 28, 2015

| CYP Now

The two sector skills councils covering children's professions across health and justice are to merge.

First multi-agency child protection inspection criticises health services

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Tuesday, April 5, 2016

| CYP Now

Health services have come in for criticism for failing to properly assess risks to children following the first joint inspection of child protection across health, social care and criminal justice services.

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Youth justice reforms must go 'further and deeper'

Report highlights inconsistencies in assessments of young offenders affected by alcohol misuse

Government puts work of children's sector bodies on hold

Surgeons called upon to join fight against knife crime

Under-21 alcohol ban would be unfair

Huge rise in stab wound admissions

Children's mental health services 'turning away cannabis-related cases'

Charity launches tool to track work with troubled families

4Children and LGA consortium to run Early Intervention Foundation

Third of councils yet to consider future multi-agency arrangements

UN criticises treatment of disabled children in the UK

Ofsted praises multi-agency response to neglect

Gang hotspots failing to confront young people's health issues

Legal duty on public bodies to tackle knife crime together

Big rise in number of child trafficking victims

Commission finds ‘adult bias' in offender diversion services

Judges confirmed for CYP Now Awards as entry deadline looms

Mental health of black and ethnic minority young people ignored, claims study

Sector skills organisations announce merger

First multi-agency child protection inspection criticises health services

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