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Interview: Lorna Hadley, chair, Association of Youth Offending Team Managers

Monday, July 5, 2010

With custody levels for under-18s the lowest they have been in years and numbers of first-time entrants to the youth justice system dropping, youth offending teams (YOTs) have been sharing the plaudits for their work with young offenders.

Interview: Andy Roberts, director of children's services, Surrey County Council

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Friday, June 11, 2010

The Channel 4 Dispatches programme, Undercover Social Worker, filmed an inexperienced family support worker being given responsibility for child protection cases in Surrey that should have been allocated to a fully qualified social worker.

Interview: Helen Dent, chief executive, Family Action

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Friday, June 4, 2010

The main political parties all waxed lyrical about what they would do for families in the run-up to the general election. But Helen Dent, chief executive of charity Family Action since 1996, believes rhetoric must now give way to something more purposeful.

Interview: Chris Pratt, director of children's services, Doncaster Council

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Monday, May 24, 2010

With its notoriously poor track record for child protection and a reputation for political infighting and instability, it is hardly surprising that Doncaster Council was without a permanent director of children's services for almost two years.

Interview: Jim Bond, chairman, The Fostering Network

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Monday, May 10, 2010

Jim Bond, chair of The Fostering Network, has been a foster carer for 17 years. He has looked after 80 children on short-term placements and 15 children long term.

Interview: Simon Davies, chief executive, Teenage Cancer Trust

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Friday, April 30, 2010

Simon Davies describes his job as a personal "battery charger". "Everything we do ignites me with passion," says the chief executive of the Teenage Cancer Trust.

Interview: Pamela Park, chief executive, Parenting UK

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Friday, April 16, 2010

As a mother of three, Parenting UK chief executive Pamela Park admits that being the voice for parent support services isn't just a vocation, but a personal endeavour.

Interview: Catherine Doran, director of children's services, Harrow Council

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Thursday, April 1, 2010

Engaging with health professionals is notoriously difficult. But Catherine Doran, the new director of children's services at Harrow Council, has seen things from the other side.

Interview: David Wright, chief executive, Confederation of Heads of Young People's Services

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Friday, March 26, 2010

David Wright is determined to rise above the recent backbiting over the relative merits of the statutory and voluntary youth sectors.

Interview: Chris Hanvey, chief executive, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health

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Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Having begun his career in social work, Chris Hanvey is in a strong position to comment on the subject of child protection.

Interview: Maria Eagle MP, justice minister

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Monday, March 15, 2010

Politics is clearly in Maria Eagle's blood. Not only is her twin sister Angela the minister for pensions, but she has an inherent ability to turn questions around to what she wants to talk about -- on this occasion the Youth Rehabilitation Order (YRO).

Interview: Sue Webster, co-ordinator of the Children's Centre Leaders' Network

Features

Monday, March 8, 2010

"The whole field of children's centre work is currently very politicised. Everybody's got a view on what should happen," says Sue Webster, co-ordinator of the Children's Centre Leaders' Network.

Interview: Baroness Walmsley, Liberal Democrat spokeswoman, House of Lords

Features

Monday, March 1, 2010

"The trouble is private members' bills don't go through unless the government is willing to give it a fair wind," says Baroness Walmsley of her attempts to get a Children's Rights Bill through the House of Lords.

Bright young thing

Features

Monday, February 22, 2010

Alex Delaney, chair, British Youth Council.

Interview: Down to business

Features

Monday, February 15, 2010

Tony Bennett, chief executive, Clubs for Young People

Interview: Will Tuckley, chair, London Serious Youth Violence Board - Capital crime fighter

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Monday, February 8, 2010

As timeframes go it is a tight one, but Will Tuckley, chair of the London Serious Youth Violence Board (LSYVB), likes it that way.

Phyllis Dunipace, director of children's services, London Borough of Lambeth: Lambeth calling

Features

Monday, February 1, 2010

Phyllis Dunipace, director of children's services (DCS) in Lambeth, south London, is retiring. But her 23 years of experience in public services will not be going to waste.

The hopeful power broker - Nick Clegg, leader of the Liberal Democrats

Features

Monday, January 25, 2010

Surrounded by fresh-faced aides and readying himself for a policy launch on a social networking website, Nick Clegg appears very much the politician intent on engaging with the younger generation.

Interview: The art of engagement - Paul Collard, chief executive, Creativity, Culture & Education

Features

Monday, January 18, 2010

Two years ago, The Children's Plan announced Labour's intention to set up a youth culture trust. This body would run and promote cultural activities and provide young people with a "cultural offer", equating to five hours of creative and cultural activity every week.

Interview: Dads' club - Jonathan Anthony attends a fathers' support group in Ashford, Kent

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Monday, January 11, 2010

"Nappies are a big topic of conversation," replies Jonathan Anthony, when asked what gets discussed at the fathers' support group he attends in his home town of Ashford in Kent. "Mostly we boast about the number of wet wipes we used on the bad ones."

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Interview: Lorna Hadley, chair, Association of Youth Offending Team Managers

Interview: Andy Roberts, director of children's services, Surrey County Council

Interview: Helen Dent, chief executive, Family Action

Interview: Chris Pratt, director of children's services, Doncaster Council

Interview: Jim Bond, chairman, The Fostering Network

Interview: Simon Davies, chief executive, Teenage Cancer Trust

Interview: Pamela Park, chief executive, Parenting UK

Interview: Catherine Doran, director of children's services, Harrow Council

Interview: David Wright, chief executive, Confederation of Heads of Young People's Services

Interview: Chris Hanvey, chief executive, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health

Interview: Maria Eagle MP, justice minister

Interview: Sue Webster, co-ordinator of the Children's Centre Leaders' Network

Interview: Baroness Walmsley, Liberal Democrat spokeswoman, House of Lords

Bright young thing

Interview: Down to business

Interview: Will Tuckley, chair, London Serious Youth Violence Board - Capital crime fighter

Phyllis Dunipace, director of children's services, London Borough of Lambeth: Lambeth calling

The hopeful power broker - Nick Clegg, leader of the Liberal Democrats

Interview: The art of engagement - Paul Collard, chief executive, Creativity, Culture & Education

Interview: Dads' club - Jonathan Anthony attends a fathers' support group in Ashford, Kent

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