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Barnardo's worker set to become children's commissioner in Scotland

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

| CYP Now

Tam Baillie, policy director for Barnardo's Scotland, will become the second Commissioner for Children and Young People in Scotland if the Scottish Parliament approves his nomination this week.

Scotland plans improvements to hearings system

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Tuesday, May 5, 2009

| CYP Now

The Scottish government is to create the first Scotland-wide body to oversee and support the children's hearings system.

Break down the silos in children's services, urges DCS

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Wednesday, November 11, 2009

| CYP Now

On the anniversary of the verdict of the Baby P trial, Coventry's director of children's services has said more work needs to be done to break down silos within children's services.

YJB calls for resolution on funding social workers in YOIs

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Thursday, November 12, 2009

| CYP Now

Youth Justice Board (YJB) chief executive John Drew has called for fresh talks between central government and local authorities over who should foot the bill for social workers in young offender institutions (YOIs).

Government consults on children's trust plans

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Monday, November 16, 2009

| CYP Now

The government is consulting on new regulations for children's trusts and Children and Young People's Plans.

Newspaper report on seven-year-old breached press code

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Monday, November 23, 2009

| CYP Now

The Press Complaints Commission (PCC) has upheld a father's complaint against a newspaper that referred to his seven-year-old son as a "knife thug".

Guidelines aim to reduce looked-after children offending

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Friday, January 8, 2010

| CYP Now

Bradford Council has teamed up with the city's police and the youth offending team (YOT) to create a set of guidelines to help reduce the number of offences by young people in children's homes.

Offender tagging scheme extended across Scotland

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Tuesday, December 11, 2007

| CYP Now

Powers to electronically tag young offenders have been extended to all children's hearings in Scotland.

Chief inspectors criticise services for looked-after children

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Wednesday, July 9, 2008

| CYP Now

Looked-after children are not receiving good-enough support, according to a report by a group of chief inspectors.

Call for clampdown on 'needless' arrests of girls

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Tuesday, November 29, 2011

| CYP Now

A prison campaign group has called for police to deal with more girls informally, suggesting that tens of thousands are arrested needlessly each year.

Children's services directors honoured in new year list

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Thursday, January 1, 2009

| CYP Now

Hampshire's director of children's services John Coughlan and Dudley DCS John Freeman are among more than 100 people honoured for their work with children and young people this new year.

YJB resolves dispute over funding for social workers in YOIs

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Thursday, May 12, 2011

| CYP Now

Funding for social worker posts in young offender institutions (YOIs) has been agreed, ending two years of uncertainty over the positions, CYP Now can reveal.

Magistrates issue 'exemption clause' warning

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Tuesday, January 10, 2017

| CYP Now

Magistrates have added their voice to fears that measures in the Children and Social Work Bill to allow councils to opt out of children's legislation will undermine the rights of vulnerable young people.

YJB reveals further young offender deaths in the community

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Thursday, June 16, 2011

| CYP Now

More children than previously thought died under youth offending team supervision in the community last year, it has emerged.

Agencies should be offered financial incentive to invest in early intervention, claims taskforce

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Tuesday, November 22, 2011

| CYP Now

The government should explore methods for sharing profits from early intervention work to encourage agencies to finance it, the first report of a new taskforce has said.

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Barnardo's worker set to become children's commissioner in Scotland

Scotland plans improvements to hearings system

Break down the silos in children's services, urges DCS

YJB calls for resolution on funding social workers in YOIs

Government consults on children's trust plans

Newspaper report on seven-year-old breached press code

Guidelines aim to reduce looked-after children offending

Offender tagging scheme extended across Scotland

Chief inspectors criticise services for looked-after children

Call for clampdown on 'needless' arrests of girls

Children's services directors honoured in new year list

YJB resolves dispute over funding for social workers in YOIs

Magistrates issue 'exemption clause' warning

YJB reveals further young offender deaths in the community

Agencies should be offered financial incentive to invest in early intervention, claims taskforce

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