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London to adopt public health approach to tackle serious violence

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  • Wednesday, September 19, 2018
  • | CYP Now
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has announced that a public health approach will be used to tackle serious violence in the capital, with a new a new Violence Reduction Unit featuring specialists in health, police and local government set to be established.

More than 350,000 children 'destitute', study finds

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  • Thursday, June 7, 2018
  • | CYP Now
Around 365,000 children experienced destitution at some point last year due to lacking a number of the basic daily living essentials such as shelter, food, heating, lighting, clothing or basic toiletries, a study has found.

ADCS calls for wider children's workforce development

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  • Friday, April 20, 2018
  • | CYP Now
Government must broaden the scope of its workforce development plans for the children's sector if local authorities are to be able to deal with ongoing financial constraints, the new president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services has said.

MPs criticise government over FGM sanctions

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  • Friday, December 2, 2016
  • | CYP Now
The chair of the home affairs select committee has criticised the government for refusing to bring in tougher sanctions against health professionals who fail to record instances of female genital mutilation (FGM).

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