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Daily roundup: 'Severe hardship' for Scottish families, parenting, and child benefit cuts

Monday, October 22, 2012

| CYP Now

Thousands of Scottish families face multiple disadvantage, children say they want more time with parents, and a warning over impending child benefit cuts, all in the news today.

Passion for positive thinking

Other

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

| CYP Now

Laura McCardle meets Jane Slowey, chief executive of the Foyer Federation.

Government climbdown on plan to scrap council crisis fund

News

Thursday, September 18, 2014

| CYP Now

The government is to reconsider plans to scrap a fund that helps support young people in crisis after legal action was launched to challenge the decision.

Slough children's services to become independent trust

News

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

| CYP Now

Slough will become the second local authority to have its children's services transferred to an independent trust after children's minister Edward Timpson dismissed council proposals for alternative arrangements.

BASW to take on College of Social Work functions

News

Thursday, August 20, 2015

| CYP Now

The British Association of Social Work (BASW) is to take on the majority of functions performed by The College of Social Work (TCSW) from next month, it has been announced.

Ceop to take the lead on services for missing children

News

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

| CYP Now

A team of experts from the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (Ceop) is to lead a national response to the issue of missing children, the government has announced.

Careers: Hostel manager

Other

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

| CYP Now

Hostel managers play a vital role in meeting the needs of homeless young people, finds Charlotte Goddard

'It feels odd to have a bed at last'

Other

Friday, September 16, 2011

| CYP Now

After sleeping on a sofa for almost a year, Charlotte Jones has secured a supported housing place. But she is one of the lucky ones. Joe Lepper reports.

Charity urges volunteers to accommodate homeless young people

News

Thursday, August 25, 2011

| CYP Now

Volunteers are being sought to offer homeless young people accommodation in the capital.

Benefit cap fuels housing problems for London councils

News

Monday, December 15, 2014

| CYP Now

The benefit cap is hampering local authorities in London in their attempts to move families out of temporary accommodation and into a permanent home, a report has found.

Peer landlords: Helping others to feel at home

Other

Tuesday, January 5, 2016

| CYP Now

The Peer Landlord scheme sees young people supporting others to live independently. Emily Rogers visited the south London housing initiative to find out how it works.

Ofsted tells council to improve children's services

News

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

| CYP Now

A council's children's services department has been rated as "requires improvement" by Ofsted after inspectors found a number of areas that need to be addressed.

Child Poverty Action Group launches legal challenge to welfare reforms

News

Monday, March 7, 2011

| CYP Now

The government is to face a legal challenge to controversial welfare reforms after the Child Poverty Action Group announced it has issued proceedings for judicial review.

Care leavers will be hit by reduction in housing services

News

Friday, March 25, 2011

| CYP Now

Housing professionals have warned that budget cuts will result in a loss of support for vulnerable young people.

Early intervention needed to stem cases of youth homelessness, says Shelter

News

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

| CYP Now

More than eight out of 10 young homeless people in Scotland had run away at least once before they reached 16, research by Shelter has found.

Crackdown on B&B use for families

Other

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

| CYP Now

The use of B&B accommodation is on the increase, but will new government money reverse the trend?

Children's social workers face knowledge test

News

Thursday, July 31, 2014

| CYP Now

New children's social workers will have to pass a test of their knowledge in order to become an approved practitioner as part of government attempts to improve the quality of the profession, it has been announced.

National action plan urged for young runaways

News

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

| CYP Now

Dedicated early intervention services must be set up in every local authority area to protect young runaways from abuse, a charity has said.

Daily roundup: Missing children, the Welsh care system, and police and crime commissioners

Other

Friday, November 16, 2012

| CYP Now

A rise in the number of children going missing in London, a call to change attitudes to care in Wales, and a campaign to change the law on police and crime commissioner elections, all in the news today.

Vulnerable young Londoners to benefit from building skills scheme

News

Wednesday, January 14, 2015

| CYP Now

Vulnerable young people across London are to receive training in construction skills through a £10m joint initiative run by the Mayor of London and charity The Big Issue.

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Daily roundup: 'Severe hardship' for Scottish families, parenting, and child benefit cuts

Passion for positive thinking

Government climbdown on plan to scrap council crisis fund

Slough children's services to become independent trust

BASW to take on College of Social Work functions

Ceop to take the lead on services for missing children

Careers: Hostel manager

'It feels odd to have a bed at last'

Charity urges volunteers to accommodate homeless young people

Benefit cap fuels housing problems for London councils

Peer landlords: Helping others to feel at home

Ofsted tells council to improve children's services

Child Poverty Action Group launches legal challenge to welfare reforms

Care leavers will be hit by reduction in housing services

Early intervention needed to stem cases of youth homelessness, says Shelter

Crackdown on B&B use for families

Children's social workers face knowledge test

National action plan urged for young runaways

Daily roundup: Missing children, the Welsh care system, and police and crime commissioners

Vulnerable young Londoners to benefit from building skills scheme

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