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Protect women in pre-birth care proceedings

    Opinion
  • Thursday, July 20, 2023
    • | CYP Now
The number of newborn babies subject to care proceedings has more than doubled since 2007, and every year tens of thousands of women have involvement from children’s social care teams during pregnancy and early motherhood.

Put child health hubs on England’s high streets

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, April 20, 2021
    • | CYP Now
Public services are not known for being agile, but the pandemic has seen councils “pivot” to provide support online, redeploy staff where the demand is greatest and work across departments to meet a range of families’ needs.

Make improving children's wellbeing explicit aim of all work

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, August 31, 2021
    • | CYP Now
Children in the UK are continuing to feel more unhappy with their lives. At The Children’s Society we have just published our 10th annual Good Childhood Report. Yet again we are sounding the alarm over the wellbeing of our children – and yet again we have to wonder, who is listening?

Children's charities need clarity on support package

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, September 27, 2022
    • | CYP Now
Like families, households and businesses across the country, charities are feeling more than just the pinch when confronted with the significantly increasing costs of keeping vital services running, every day.

Time for an end to 'children at risk' headlines

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, January 29, 2019
    • | CYP Now
Have I Got News for You has a game based on guessing missing words in headlines. Perusing the papers recently, I noticed a headline: "X is putting children at risk, Xs say". Over the next few days, I read several other articles which this headline would have suited. Before I fill in the gaps, spend a few seconds thinking of a few words that might fit - it won't be hard.

Children Act well-intentioned duty now unrealistic

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, November 28, 2017
    • | CYP Now
Often while walking between meetings my mind wanders back to the now familiar place it likes to pause: how to reconcile rising demand and reducing resource with high expectations that local authorities can and will minimise error in our child protection system.

North Wales scandals must produce legacy of listening

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, November 26, 2013
    • | CYP Now
Listening to children and young people has never been more important. The need for strong leadership and vision, coupled with a cross-party approach to children and young people's services, is crucial. That was my message to the National Assembly for Wales' children and young people committee as I outlined my annual report for 2012/13 and reflected on the work of my office during the past 12 months.

Children’s services reform needs brave leaders

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, February 1, 2022
    • | CYP Now
There’s a lot happening in children’s policy making – not that this gets any airtime in the context of the febrile political atmosphere surrounding Covid and turbulence in government leadership.

LGA study is basis for fairer funding debate

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, July 31, 2018
    • | CYP Now
Having worked at a senior level in a shire county (Somerset), a large city (Birmingham), and a medium-sized unitary (Dudley), I didn't need research to tell me that they are all very different.

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