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Analysis: Conservative Party Conference - Cameron puts families at the fore

Tuesday, October 10, 2006

| CYP Now

With a new logo and leader, the Conservatives have aimed to revamp their image and, at last week's conference, party members laid out their vision for Britain. Ruth Smith investigates how the children's sector would fare under a Conservative government.

Prison under fire for housing young women with lifers

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Monday, September 7, 2009

| CYP Now

Prison inspectors have criticised Low Newton women's prison and young offender institution for housing prisoners as young as 18 alongside lifers and some of the UK's most dangerous prisoners.

Plan to scrap academy sponsorship fee branded 'desperate'

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Monday, September 7, 2009

| CYP Now

The government's decision to scrap the 2m fee needed by potential sponsors of academy schools has been labelled "a sign of desperation" by school unions.

Offender tagging scheme extended across Scotland

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Tuesday, December 11, 2007

| CYP Now

Powers to electronically tag young offenders have been extended to all children's hearings in Scotland.

Children's Plan: Government to tackle obesity

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Tuesday, December 11, 2007

| CYP Now

The government has pledged to reduce the proportion of overweight and obese children to the same level as in the year 2000 by 2020.

Children's Plan: Poverty measures come under attack

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Tuesday, December 11, 2007

| CYP Now

The children's plan is "a mouse of a plan to deal with what is a mountain of a problem" and has not done enough to tackle the issue of child poverty, the Liberal Democrat shadow children's spokesman has said.

Disabled young people to benefit from volunteering fund

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Monday, March 10, 2008

| CYP Now

A scheme to increase involvement in volunteering among hard to reach groups is to be piloted in three areas of England.

Busy Bees to sell childcare voucher business

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Monday, March 10, 2008

| CYP Now

One of the biggest childcare voucher schemes in the UK is up for sale.

Guidance issued on out-of-authority care of SEN children

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Monday, January 11, 2010

| CYP Now

The government has issued guidance to councils to avoid confusion surrounding care for children in care with special educational needs (SEN) who are placed away from their local area.

Former assistant director faces GSCC over sexual remarks

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Friday, January 15, 2010

| CYP Now

A former assistant director of children's services, who allegedly tried to persuade a pregnant colleague to give up her baby and made inappropriate sexual remarks to staff, is facing removal from the professional register.

Diplomas must remove children's workforce stigma

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Friday, March 14, 2008

| CYP Now

The head of a leading children's charity has said the introduction of 14-19 diplomas must be used to remove any stigma associated with working with children and young people.