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SEN reforms: Fewer than one in five children transferred

Thursday, May 26, 2016

| CYP Now

Fewer than one in five children with special educational needs (SEN) have been successfully transferred onto an education, health and care (EHC) plan as part of government efforts to transform the system, it has emerged.

Court rules disability benefit suspension breached human rights

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Friday, July 10, 2015

| CYP Now

The suspension of the Disability Living Allowance (DLA) of a disabled child during his stay in hospital was in breach of the Human Rights Act, the Supreme Court has found.

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.

Inspectorates slam youth offending agencies for resettlement failings

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Friday, March 13, 2015

| CYP Now

Probation, education and health inspectors have criticised poor-quality support for young offenders when released from custody.

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.

MPs call for ban on cell use for children in mental health crisis

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Friday, February 6, 2015

| CYP Now

MPs are calling on health commissioners and ministers to take urgent action to halt the detention of young people in police cells under the Mental Health Act.

Social work leaders oppose mandatory FGM reporting

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Friday, January 16, 2015

| CYP Now

The College of Social Work (TCSW) is urging the Home Office to back down on plans to bring in mandatory reporting of female genital mutilation (FGM).

Campaigners call for more cash and beds after ban on mental health cell use

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Friday, December 19, 2014

| CYP Now

Children's mental health campaigners have welcomed plans to outlaw the detention of young people in police cells under the Mental Health Act but warn more funding is needed to ensure they have access to alternative places of safety.

Child poverty target will be missed, says government commission

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Monday, October 20, 2014

| CYP Now

Efforts to end child poverty by 2020 are in tatters, according to a damning report by the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission.

Professionals to get practice guidance on young carer duties

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Wednesday, September 17, 2014

| CYP Now

Children & Young People Now has joined forces with Carers Trust to stage a one-day Young Carers Summit as local authorities prepare to meet new responsibilities towards young people aged 14 to 25 who are carers.

Benefit rules for children in hospital face legal challenge

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Friday, August 8, 2014

| CYP Now

The government's decision to suspend disability living allowance (DLA) for ill children who spend more than 84 days in hospital is to be challenged in the Supreme Court.

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).

Campaigners call for end to B&B use for care leavers

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Friday, May 2, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authorities should be banned from using bed and breakfasts to house young care leavers, while post-care accommodation should be regulated by Ofsted, MPs have been told.

26-week target ‘could limit help for substance misusing parents'

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Thursday, May 1, 2014

| CYP Now

The effectiveness of a specialist court to tackle parental substance misuse could be undermined as a result of the introduction of the 26-week care proceedings target, academics have warned.

Daily roundup: Inspections, sex education, and child health

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Thursday, April 24, 2014

| CYP Now

Cafcass gets "good" rating from Ofsted; role of PSHE to be assessed by MPs; and government consults on allowing schools to keep spare asthma inhalers, all in the news today.

Birmingham criticised for failing to meet autistic boy's needs

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Tuesday, April 8, 2014

| CYP Now

Birmingham City Council has been rebuked by the Local Government Ombudsman for failing to provide support to the mother of an autistic boy whose violent behaviour was deemed to be of "considerable risk" to others.

School safeguarding, mental health, and healthy living

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Friday, March 28, 2014

| CYP Now

Coventry schools to have safeguarding checks; trust defends offering counselling in cafes; and smoking bans deliver child health benefits, 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 treated on adult mental health wards on the rise

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Wednesday, March 12, 2014

| CYP Now

More children and young people have been treated on adult mental health wards in the first eight months of 2013/14 than the whole of the previous year, new data reveals.

Substance misuse programme to educate 250,000 schoolchildren

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Tuesday, March 4, 2014

| CYP Now

Charities Addaction and The Amy Winehouse Foundation are to teach 250,000 English secondary school pupils about the dangers of substance misuse thanks to a £4.3m Big Lottery Fund grant.

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.

FGM helpline makes dozens of referrals to agencies

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Friday, February 7, 2014

| CYP Now

The NSPCC's helpline for reporting suspected cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) has referred dozens of cases to police and children's services since being set up last year.

Daily roundup: School inspections, child protection and mental health

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Thursday, February 6, 2014

| CYP Now

Minister calls for Ofsted to inspect academy chains; serious case review finds health services missed chances to refer baby to social workers; and new standards for managing anxiety published, all in the news today.

Cells used to hold mentally ill children

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Wednesday, January 29, 2014

| CYP Now

Dozens of children in South West England, some as young as 11, have been held in police cells after being detained under the Mental Health Act, it has been revealed.

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SEN reforms: Fewer than one in five children transferred

Court rules disability benefit suspension breached human rights

Concerns over asbestos in YOIs

Inspectorates slam youth offending agencies for resettlement failings

Hospital youth work scheme set for London-wide expansion

MPs call for ban on cell use for children in mental health crisis

Social work leaders oppose mandatory FGM reporting

Campaigners call for more cash and beds after ban on mental health cell use

Child poverty target will be missed, says government commission

Professionals to get practice guidance on young carer duties

Benefit rules for children in hospital face legal challenge

Commission finds ‘adult bias' in offender diversion services

Councils should prioritise support for young drug users

Campaigners call for end to B&B use for care leavers

26-week target ‘could limit help for substance misusing parents'

Daily roundup: Inspections, sex education, and child health

Birmingham criticised for failing to meet autistic boy's needs

School safeguarding, mental health, and healthy living

Lack of joined-up mental health support fails young offenders

Children treated on adult mental health wards on the rise

Substance misuse programme to educate 250,000 schoolchildren

Government advises against cell use for children with mental health problems

FGM helpline makes dozens of referrals to agencies

Daily roundup: School inspections, child protection and mental health

Cells used to hold mentally ill children

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