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What the sector wants to see from the next government

Tuesday, March 26, 2024

| CYP Now

Charities supporting children and young people have released manifestos detailing what they want from the next government in the run up to the general election after more than a decade of cuts to public services.

Bradford: Outdoor centre to close as part of budget cuts

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Monday, March 11, 2024

| CYP Now

Bradford councillors have agreed to sell off an outdoor residential centre for children as part of £40 million worth of cuts to its budget.

Birmingham councillors approve £100m cuts to children and families services

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

| CYP Now

Services for children, young people and families in Birmingham face a funding drop of more than £100 million after councillors approved what are thought to be the biggest budget cuts in local authority history.

Mayor of London calls for action over child food poverty

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Monday, October 30, 2023

| CYP Now

Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan has used a visit to a holiday food scheme to call on the government to tackle child poverty.

Children’s charities facing long term supporter exodus, researchers find

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Thursday, October 5, 2023

| CYP Now

Children’s charities are facing a long-term decline in popularity among their traditional supporters, leaving them battling to attract donations and support, researchers are warning.

Children’s commissioner seeks young people’s views ahead of general election

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Thursday, September 14, 2023

| CYP Now

The children’s commissioner for England will be asking young people about their political priorities ahead of the next general election, as part of her new campaign The Big Ambition.

Inside CYP Now this month: Residential youth work, Care Review pilot, youth justice trends

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Thursday, August 31, 2023

| CYP Now

The September edition of Children & Young People Now has all the latest news, views and analysis on the key issues affecting services for children, young people and families.

Hundreds of children report coercive abuse, Childline warns

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Tuesday, August 8, 2023

| CYP Now

More than 200 children have received support from Childline after experiencing coercive and controlling behaviour over the last year, statistics from the NSPCC show.

Most young carers suffer from loneliness during the summer break

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Tuesday, July 18, 2023

| CYP Now

More than eight in 10 young carers feel lonely during the summer holidays, new research from Carers Trust and Action for Children has found.

Toolkit urges councils to convert empty buildings into homes for care leavers

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Thursday, June 22, 2023

| CYP Now

A toolkit and app have been launched to help local authorities, charities and community-based organisations convert vacant commercial buildings into social housing for vulnerable groups, including young care leavers.

Children’s sector leaders recognised in King’s first birthday honours

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Monday, June 19, 2023

| CYP Now

Children’s social care, youth work and early years leaders are among those recognised in King Charles III’s first birthday honours list.

Care leavers champion protected characteristic campaign at Downing Street

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Thursday, June 15, 2023

| CYP Now

Young people visited Downing Street to urge the Prime Minister to make care experience a protected characteristic, as part of a nationwide campaign to protect care leavers from discrimination.

Government must focus on holistic housing support for young people, expert urges

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Wednesday, May 17, 2023

| CYP Now

A lack of well-rounded support for young people who are homeless is forcing charities to plug gaps in providing mental health support and financial advice services, a Centrepoint housing officer, who was previously supported by the organisation, has warned.

Universities urged to act as rent guarantors for care leavers

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Monday, March 6, 2023

| CYP Now

Universities are being called on to support care-experienced and estranged students seeking accommodation by offering accessible rent guarantor services, as part of a campaign by charity Unite Foundation.

Directors of children’s services among sector leaders recognised in New Year Honours

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Tuesday, January 3, 2023

| CYP Now

Directors of children's services (DCSs) are among sector leaders to be recognised in King Charles III first New Year's Honours list.

Children’s rights leaders slam ‘deeply disturbing’ weakening of modern slavery framework

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Thursday, December 15, 2022

| CYP Now

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced a raft of proposed changes to the asylum system, including measures which campaigners say will “significantly weaken” child protection and modern slavery frameworks.

Safeguarding pilot offers free training around online grooming

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Wednesday, December 14, 2022

| CYP Now

Safeguarding professionals are invited to join a pilot training programme designed to increase understanding of online grooming.

Young people back calls to make care-experience a protected characteristic

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Monday, December 5, 2022

| CYP Now

More than half of care-experienced young people said they were in favour of making care experience a protected characteristic as suggested in the Care Review, a charity report finds.

CYP Now Awards winners revealed on night of celebration

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Friday, November 25, 2022

| CYP Now

The winners of the 2022 Children and Young People Now Awards were unveiled at a glittering ceremony in London.

Spike in deaths of homeless young people

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Wednesday, November 23, 2022

| CYP Now

The number of young people who died while homeless in 2021 has increased by 34 per cent compared with the previous year, new figures show.

Children with a social worker more likely to be affected by violence, research finds

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Monday, November 14, 2022

| CYP Now

Six in 10 children supported by a social worker have been affected by violence as either a victim or a witness, research has found.

Longfield commission sets out ‘Sure Start for teenagers’ plans

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Friday, November 4, 2022

| CYP Now

The creation of an England-wide network of 1,000 community hubs dubbed ‘Sure Start for teenagers’ that would provide support for those vulnerable to exploitation from criminal gangs is a key recommendation of a year-long review of services for young people led by former children’s commissioner for England Anne Longfield.

Sector leaders criticise lack of care experience on finalised Care Review Implementation Board

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Tuesday, November 1, 2022

| CYP Now

The Department for Education has finalised the board responsible for implementing the Care Review recommendations, but some sector leaders have criticised the lack of members with direct care experience.

Young people in supported housing 'choosing between heating and food'

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Tuesday, October 18, 2022

| CYP Now

The cost-of-living crisis is causing "extreme financial strain" for young people living in supported housing, and the lack of government support risks their health, wellbeing, and future prospects, YMCA England and Wales’s new report warns.

Childnet publishes guidance for supporting children facing online sexual harassment

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Tuesday, October 4, 2022

| CYP Now

Guidance, co-designed by young people, could help educators, youth workers and foster carers to talk to young people about online sexual harassment.

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What the sector wants to see from the next government

Bradford: Outdoor centre to close as part of budget cuts

Birmingham councillors approve £100m cuts to children and families services

Mayor of London calls for action over child food poverty

Children’s charities facing long term supporter exodus, researchers find

Children’s commissioner seeks young people’s views ahead of general election

Inside CYP Now this month: Residential youth work, Care Review pilot, youth justice trends

Hundreds of children report coercive abuse, Childline warns

Most young carers suffer from loneliness during the summer break

Toolkit urges councils to convert empty buildings into homes for care leavers

Children’s sector leaders recognised in King’s first birthday honours

Care leavers champion protected characteristic campaign at Downing Street

Government must focus on holistic housing support for young people, expert urges

Universities urged to act as rent guarantors for care leavers

Directors of children’s services among sector leaders recognised in New Year Honours

Children’s rights leaders slam ‘deeply disturbing’ weakening of modern slavery framework

Safeguarding pilot offers free training around online grooming

Young people back calls to make care-experience a protected characteristic

CYP Now Awards winners revealed on night of celebration

Spike in deaths of homeless young people

Children with a social worker more likely to be affected by violence, research finds

Longfield commission sets out ‘Sure Start for teenagers’ plans

Sector leaders criticise lack of care experience on finalised Care Review Implementation Board

Young people in supported housing 'choosing between heating and food'

Childnet publishes guidance for supporting children facing online sexual harassment

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