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Charity boss challenges accuracy of 'at risk' data

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

| CYP Now

Official figures on children in need are massively underestimating the numbers at risk of neglect and abuse, charity boss Camila Batmanghelidjh has said.

In a Nutshell: Emergency protection for children in crisis

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Tuesday, April 3, 2012

| CYP Now

Emergency protection orders provide immediate protection to children and young people where this is needed

Legal Update: Court Report - Age assessments for asylum seekers

Other

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

| CYP Now

Magistrates' Association backs decision to release 12-year-old sex offender

News

Friday, January 4, 2013

| CYP Now

A decision to discharge a 12-year-old boy with an IQ of 58 who admitted 22 crimes including sexual assault has been supported by the Magistrates' Association.

Legal Update: Children's rights online

Features

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

| CYP Now

Frances Trevena, head of policy and programmes at Coram's Children's Legal Centre, argues that children and young people need better digital education to safeguard their rights in the online world.

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Female genital mutilation and care proceedings

Other

Tuesday, February 3, 2015

| CYP Now

Family judge holds that FGM could meet the "significant harm" and unreasonable parenting tests to initiate care proceedings.

Legal Update: Legal aid cuts limit access to justice

Other

Monday, April 13, 2015

| CYP Now

Calls are continuing for an urgent review of advice and legal support for children, young people and families, explains Anita Hurrell, legal and policy officer at Coram Children's Legal Centre.

Legal Update: Queen's Speech - What's in it for children?

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Monday, June 8, 2015

| CYP Now

Kamena Dorling, Policy and programmes manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines the new government's proposed policy and legislative agenda for children and young people.

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Vulnerable young people in B&Bs

Other

Monday, August 31, 2015

| CYP Now

The Local Government Ombudsman has reiterated that B&B accommodation is not suitable to house homeless young people.

Legal Update: The Online Safety Bill

Features

Tuesday, September 27, 2022

| CYP Now

With the delay of the Online Safety Bill, the UK should not abandon its obligations to protect children from online sexual exploitation and abuse, says Awaz Raoof, head of law and programmes at Coram International.

ChildRIGHT: In a nutshell -- Guidance renews fight against practice of FGM

Other

Monday, October 31, 2011

| CYP Now

The Crown Prosecution Service has issued fresh guidance for prosecutors concerning the cultural practice of female genital mutilation (FGM)

U-turn on regulation of independent social work providers

News

Friday, September 20, 2013

| CYP Now

The government has backed down on plans not to regulate independent sector providers of local authority children's social services in England.

Ofsted unveils inspection framework for children's services

News

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

| CYP Now

Ofsted is to push ahead with the introduction of a tougher inspection regime for children's services, ignoring warnings from the sector that the system is too simplistic and will fail to deliver improvements.

Daily roundup: homelessness, child abuse, and healthy eating

Other

Monday, November 4, 2013

| CYP Now

Long-term B&B use reaches decade-high; ex-DPP says professionals who fail to report child abuse should be prosecuted; and families cut back on healthy food due to cash shortage, all in the news today.

New figures show smaller rise in adoptions

News

Thursday, November 28, 2013

| CYP Now

The rise in the number of children adopted last year was not as high as previously thought, new data analysis suggests.

Legal Update: Protecting young social networkers

Other

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

| CYP Now

Coram Children's Legal Centre's Awaz Raoof and Julie Latrille report on the findings of a study conducted by the NSPCC on the experiences of 11- and 12-year-olds on social networking sites.

Daily roundup: Fuel poverty, sexual offences, and the benefit cap

Other

Monday, January 13, 2014

| CYP Now

Families planning to cut down on food to cover heating costs; 20 per cent rise in sexual offences against children; and 33,000 now affected by government benefit cap, all in the news today.

Birmingham to get children's commissioner under Le Grand plans

News

Thursday, March 27, 2014

| CYP Now

The government is to draft in a commissioner and expert panel to oversee Birmingham's troubled children's services.

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Occupation orders

Other

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

| CYP Now

In making orders regulating temporary occupation of a home, a family court must consider the welfare of relevant children

Government under pressure to introduce legal guardians for trafficked children

News

Friday, January 23, 2015

| CYP Now

The government has come under fresh pressure to introduce legal guardians for trafficked children after Northern Ireland became the first country in the UK to introduce them.

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Charity boss challenges accuracy of 'at risk' data

In a Nutshell: Emergency protection for children in crisis

Legal Update: Court Report - Age assessments for asylum seekers

Magistrates' Association backs decision to release 12-year-old sex offender

Legal Update: Children's rights online

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Female genital mutilation and care proceedings

Legal Update: Legal aid cuts limit access to justice

Legal Update: Queen's Speech - What's in it for children?

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Vulnerable young people in B&Bs

Legal Update: The Online Safety Bill

ChildRIGHT: In a nutshell -- Guidance renews fight against practice of FGM

U-turn on regulation of independent social work providers

Ofsted unveils inspection framework for children's services

Daily roundup: homelessness, child abuse, and healthy eating

New figures show smaller rise in adoptions

Legal Update: Protecting young social networkers

Daily roundup: Fuel poverty, sexual offences, and the benefit cap

Birmingham to get children's commissioner under Le Grand plans

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Occupation orders

Government under pressure to introduce legal guardians for trafficked children

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