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Troubled Families programme ‘wastes millions of pounds'

Wednesday, November 11, 2015

| CYP Now

The government's flagship Troubled Families initiative is working with the wrong families in the wrong way and is likely to be wasting millions of pounds, a report has claimed.

Hampshire DCS set to take on chief executive role

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Wednesday, October 14, 2015

| CYP Now

Hampshire's director of children's services John Coughlan is set to be appointed as the council's chief executive next week.

Councils to ‘fare worst' in Spending Review

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Friday, October 2, 2015

| CYP Now

Local authorities will fare worst out of £11.3bn of cuts set to be outlined in next month's Spending Review, a think-tank has claimed.

CYP Now Awards 2015 shortlist revealed

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Tuesday, September 1, 2015

| CYP Now

The shortlist for the 2015 Children & Young People Now Awards has been determined in another record-breaking year for entries.

Early intervention funding halved under coalition

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Monday, July 6, 2015

| CYP Now

Councils have cut spending on early intervention by a further eight per cent in 2015/16 on the back of funding being halved under the coalition government, CYP Now can reveal.

Funding for children's charities cut by £150m

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Monday, June 8, 2015

| CYP Now

Charities working with children and young people have lost more than £150m of government funding in the past year, it has emerged.

DfE to slice £450m from non-schools budget

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Friday, June 5, 2015

| CYP Now

The Department for Education (DfE) will cut £450m from its non-schools budget for the current financial year, it has been announced.

Ofsted's Debbie Jones quits social care director post

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Wednesday, April 15, 2015

| CYP Now

Ofsted's director of social care Debbie Jones has resigned her post, CYP Now can reveal.

Teens and Toddlers announces new chief executive

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Monday, January 19, 2015

| CYP Now

A charity that works with at-risk young people has named a former Number 10 policy adviser as its new chief executive.

Future ADCS president warns of challenge to save DCS role

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Wednesday, January 14, 2015

| CYP Now

Directors of children's services (DCSs) face a fight to protect their role, with more than half now responsible for other directorates or services, the vice president-elect of the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has warned.

Manchester youth groups launch campaign against funding cuts

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Friday, November 14, 2014

| CYP Now

Voluntary youth groups in Manchester have launched a campaign against council proposals to cut future youth spending.

Ambition boss: Chyps merger 'will improve youth service quality'

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Wednesday, November 5, 2014

| CYP Now

A merger between the Confederation of Heads of Young People's Services (Chyps) and Ambition will lead to improved outcomes for young people, according to the chief executive of the youth charity.

Youth centres to get support from businesses

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Monday, October 27, 2014

| CYP Now

Businesses will be teamed up with youth centres as part of Cabinet Office attempts to generate greater funding and support for the sector.

Government orders councils to review child sexual exploitation procedures

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Monday, September 29, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authorities have been ordered to undertake an audit of how they respond to child sexual exploitation (CSE) cases in the wake of the Rotherham abuse scandal.

UK Youth announces new chief executive

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Thursday, September 18, 2014

| CYP Now

UK Youth has announced that Anna Smee is to become its new chief executive.

County councils call for 'devolution' to boost children's services

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Wednesday, September 17, 2014

| CYP Now

County councils should be given five-year finance settlements and more power over budgets as part of a "devolution" package that would help improve children's services, a local authority group has said.

BYC calls for dedicated youth minister

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Wednesday, September 10, 2014

| CYP Now

The British Youth Council (BYC) is to campaign for the introduction of a dedicated youth minister.

Rotherham abuse scandal: one week on

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Wednesday, September 3, 2014

| CYP Now

It is now one week since an independent report by Professor Alexis Jay estimated that approximately 1,400 children were sexually exploited in Rotherham between 1997 and 2013. CYP Now looks at what has happened since publication last Tuesday.

CYP Now Awards 2014 - the shortlist

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Monday, September 1, 2014

| CYP Now

We are delighted to confirm the shortlist for the 2014 Children & Young People Now Awards after receiving a record number of entries.

Bernadette McNally appointed Birmingham director of children's services

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Wednesday, August 20, 2014

| CYP Now

A new director of children's services has been appointed by Birmingham City Council to turn around the troubled department.

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Troubled Families programme ‘wastes millions of pounds'

Hampshire DCS set to take on chief executive role

Councils to ‘fare worst' in Spending Review

CYP Now Awards 2015 shortlist revealed

Early intervention funding halved under coalition

Funding for children's charities cut by £150m

DfE to slice £450m from non-schools budget

Ofsted's Debbie Jones quits social care director post

Teens and Toddlers announces new chief executive

Future ADCS president warns of challenge to save DCS role

Manchester youth groups launch campaign against funding cuts

Ambition boss: Chyps merger 'will improve youth service quality'

Youth centres to get support from businesses

Government orders councils to review child sexual exploitation procedures

UK Youth announces new chief executive

County councils call for 'devolution' to boost children's services

BYC calls for dedicated youth minister

Rotherham abuse scandal: one week on

CYP Now Awards 2014 - the shortlist

Bernadette McNally appointed Birmingham director of children's services

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