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Legal Update: Government rights failings exposed

Monday, July 6, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's charities have launched a damning report highlighting the government's failure to prioritise children, reports Anita Hurrell, legal and policy officer at Coram Children's Legal Centre.

Concerns over asbestos in YOIs

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Friday, April 10, 2015

| CYP Now

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has admitted there is asbestos in all young offender institutions (YOI) commissioned since 2010.

Hospital youth work scheme set for London-wide expansion

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Wednesday, February 18, 2015

| CYP Now

An award-winning service that places specialist youth workers in hospital emergency departments in an effort to tackle gang violence is to be expanded across London.

Legal Update: Call for action plan on FGM

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Monday, July 21, 2014

| CYP Now

The home affairs committee has published a report calling for a national action plan on female genital mutilation. Catrin Gosby, researcher at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines the report's proposals.

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.

Councils should prioritise support for young drug users

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Wednesday, May 21, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authorities are being urged to prioritise drug abuse support for young people from the age of 10, in latest guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).

Daily roundup: Early years, adoption support and foster care

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Tuesday, May 13, 2014

| CYP Now

Birmingham Council delays childcare business charter plans; post-adoption support tops Martin Narey's priority list; and "Staying Put" duty comes in, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Out-of-work benefits, school preparedness, and legal system

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Monday, April 28, 2014

| CYP Now

New sanctions introduced for long-term unemployed; schoolchildren still wearing nappies study finds; and children to give evidence away from court through pilot study, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: School safeguarding, children's services and child injuries

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Friday, April 11, 2014

| CYP Now

Gove highlights FGM risk in letter to school head teachers; Coventry councillors work together to improve children's services; and Nottinghamshire councils develop plan to cut child injuries, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Homelessness, legal system, and children's services

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Wednesday, April 2, 2014

| CYP Now

Housing benefits freeze sees young people stuck in hostels; Cafcass completes government department move; and social enterprise takes over Richmond and Kingston children's services, all in the news today.

Lack of joined-up mental health support fails young offenders

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Friday, March 21, 2014

| CYP Now

Young offenders are failing to get adequate mental health support when they move into the adult system, an independent review of the criminal justice system has found.

Children and Families Act 2014

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Thursday, March 13, 2014

| CYP Now

The Children and Families Act 2014 has wide-ranging implications for children's services, from the creation of childminder agencies to better support for young people in care.

Government advises against cell use for children with mental health problems

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Tuesday, February 25, 2014

| CYP Now

The government has issued updated advice on crisis mental health care that states police cells should never be used to hold children and young people.

Daily roundup: Youth custody, child health, and charity leadership

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Wednesday, February 5, 2014

| CYP Now

Campaigners and charities call for review of child deaths in custody; consultation launched on school support for children with medical conditions; and Contact a Family appoints new head, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Child health, inspection reform, and mental health

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Monday, January 27, 2014

| CYP Now

Labour pushes for ban on smoking in cars carrying children; Gove gives Wilshaw vote of confidence over think tank reports; and children with mental health problems still detained in police cells, all in the news today.

Parenting support cuts child conduct disorder

News

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.

Media portrayal of out-of-area care placements ‘unhelpful'

News

Thursday, January 9, 2014

| CYP Now

There is an "unhelpful" misperception among the media and public about the nature of out-of-authority placements for looked-after children, council care managers have said.

Mental health service deficiencies ‘undermine penal support pilot'

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Wednesday, January 8, 2014

| CYP Now

Mental health and penal reform campaigners are concerned a government scheme that will see mental health professionals assess young people's needs soon after arrest could be undermined by a lack of specialist local support.

New Year's Honours celebrate sector's work

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Thursday, January 2, 2014

| CYP Now

The chief executive of Family Action is among more than 100 people, including youth workers, foster carers and health professionals, awarded a New Year's honour in recognition of their work with children and young people.

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Office of the Children's Commissioner reforms

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Tuesday, December 17, 2013

| CYP Now

Proposals to reform the Office of the Children's Commissioner aim to strengthen children's rights in line with international standards.

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Legal Update: Government rights failings exposed

Concerns over asbestos in YOIs

Hospital youth work scheme set for London-wide expansion

Legal Update: Call for action plan on FGM

Commission finds ‘adult bias' in offender diversion services

Councils should prioritise support for young drug users

Daily roundup: Early years, adoption support and foster care

Daily roundup: Out-of-work benefits, school preparedness, and legal system

Daily roundup: School safeguarding, children's services and child injuries

Daily roundup: Homelessness, legal system, and children's services

Lack of joined-up mental health support fails young offenders

Children and Families Act 2014

Government advises against cell use for children with mental health problems

Daily roundup: Youth custody, child health, and charity leadership

Daily roundup: Child health, inspection reform, and mental health

Parenting support cuts child conduct disorder

Media portrayal of out-of-area care placements ‘unhelpful'

Mental health service deficiencies ‘undermine penal support pilot'

New Year's Honours celebrate sector's work

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Office of the Children's Commissioner reforms

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