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CSE victims to play central role improving services in Rotherham

Wednesday, May 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Rotherham Council is enlisting the help of victims of child sexual exploitation (CSE) to help it improve the way it tackles abuse in the town.

CYP Now's top 10 stories of 2015

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Tuesday, December 22, 2015

| CYP Now

With a general election, new policy announcements, ongoing austerity measures and high-profile charity closures, 2015 was another busy year in the children and young people sector. Here is a rundown of the most-read stories published on the CYP Now website over the past 12 months.

Mental health checks for children entering care set for trial

News

Thursday, November 24, 2016

| CYP Now

Children entering the care system will be given mental health checks on a trial basis, the government has announced.

Council faces legal action over decision to outsource provision to Virgin Care

News

Monday, October 8, 2012

| CYP Now

A council has defended its decision to outsource children's health and social care services to a private healthcare provider, ahead of a judicial review.

Committee urges stronger powers for children's commissioner

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Monday, December 10, 2012

| CYP Now

England's children's commissioner should be given stronger powers, while the title of the role should be changed to include "young people", an influential group of MPs and peers has said.

Call to extend free school meals to all children in poverty

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Friday, December 14, 2012

| CYP Now

Nearly three quarters of teachers say children they teach have arrived at school without lunch or any money to buy food, a study by The Children's Society has found.

Pledge to retain visibility of early intervention spending is 'tiny concession'

News

Friday, January 4, 2013

| CYP Now

The government's decision to compel local authorities to reveal their early intervention expenditure by publishing a funding profile has been attacked as a "meaningless exercise".

Benefits cap ‘will undo work to tackle child poverty'

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Monday, January 7, 2013

| CYP Now

Government plans to cap benefit payments until 2015 will reverse efforts to reduce child poverty and plunder the income of low- to middle-earning families, charities have warned.

Young people with terminal illnesses deprived of support, report warns

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Tuesday, June 26, 2012

| CYP Now

Teenagers with terminal illnesses are missing out on support because of a lack of coordination between children's and adult services, a report into palliative care for young people has warned.

Children and Families Bill SEN reforms branded a ‘lost opportunity'

News

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

| CYP Now

The government's special educational needs (SEN) reforms will create a two-tier system of support for children with disabilities, campaigners have warned.

TUC says majority of children face 'unacceptable' living standards

News

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

| CYP Now

Low wages, welfare changes and taxes will push down living standards for 690,000 more children in the next two years, the union federation claims.

Children and Families Act receives royal assent

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Thursday, March 13, 2014

| CYP Now

The Children and Families Act has received royal assent, ushering in a raft of changes including adoption reforms, greater protection for vulnerable children and shared parental leave.

Inspectors praise support for SEND care leavers in Cornwall

News

Friday, August 25, 2017

| CYP Now

Efforts to support the health needs of looked-after children and care leavers in Cornwall have been praised by inspectors.

Thousands of young lives blighted by eating disorders, report finds

News

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

| CYP Now

More than 300,000 young people in England have an eating disorder that has a significant negative impact on their life, according to a report for the charity Beat.

ADCS brands plans to reduce child protection guidance 'detrimental'

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Thursday, August 30, 2012

| CYP Now

The Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has warned that government plans to reduce child protection guidance could be "detrimental" to professionals' ability to safeguard children.

Three North East councils consider children's services merger

News

Friday, September 14, 2012

| CYP Now

Darlington, Hartlepool and Redcar & Cleveland councils are considering plans to merge the management of their social care and education departments.?

Scotland launches major drive to tackle child sexual exploitation

News

Friday, April 24, 2015

| CYP Now

A pioneering initiative to tackle child sexual exploitation (CSE) in the wake of the Rotherham scandal has been launched in Scotland.

Ofsted heaps praise on care leaver support scheme

News

Thursday, May 14, 2015

| CYP Now

A government-backed initiative to support care leavers has been singled out for praise by Ofsted which has awarded a council's children's services department the first "outstanding" rating for the service area.

Funding for children's charities cut by £150m

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Monday, June 8, 2015

| CYP Now

Charities working with children and young people have lost more than £150m of government funding in the past year, it has emerged.

London council announces children's centre closure and job losses

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Friday, August 21, 2015

| CYP Now

More than a dozen staff will lose their jobs and a children's centre will be closed as part of a London council's plans to make savings of £800,000.

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CSE victims to play central role improving services in Rotherham

CYP Now's top 10 stories of 2015

Mental health checks for children entering care set for trial

Council faces legal action over decision to outsource provision to Virgin Care

Committee urges stronger powers for children's commissioner

Call to extend free school meals to all children in poverty

Pledge to retain visibility of early intervention spending is 'tiny concession'

Benefits cap ‘will undo work to tackle child poverty'

Young people with terminal illnesses deprived of support, report warns

Children and Families Bill SEN reforms branded a ‘lost opportunity'

TUC says majority of children face 'unacceptable' living standards

Children and Families Act receives royal assent

Inspectors praise support for SEND care leavers in Cornwall

Thousands of young lives blighted by eating disorders, report finds

ADCS brands plans to reduce child protection guidance 'detrimental'

Three North East councils consider children's services merger

Scotland launches major drive to tackle child sexual exploitation

Ofsted heaps praise on care leaver support scheme

Funding for children's charities cut by £150m

London council announces children's centre closure and job losses

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