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Declaration of independence: Anne Longfield, children's commissioner for England

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Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Gabriella Jozwiak meets Anne Longfield, children's commissioner for England.

Committed local democrat: Roy Perry, chair, LGA children and young people board

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Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Derren Hayes meets Roy Perry, chair of the LGA children and young people board.

Hurd still unclear on council role in youth services

News

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Civil society minister Nick Hurd admits he is still unsure on the future role of local authorities in delivering youth services four months after taking on responsibility for the youth portfolio.

Charity launches tool to track work with troubled families

News

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Family Action has developed a tool to help councils track their performance in supporting families through the Troubled Families programme.

Deep education cuts predicted for next spending review

News

Friday, September 21, 2012

Children, young people and families could be hit particularly hard in the next government spending review, because of cuts to education and welfare spending, a leading think-tank has claimed.

Legal Update: The Children and Families Bill

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Tuesday, February 19, 2013

The Children and Families Bill includes a number of proposed reforms to existing legislation. Christopher Sykes, legal officer at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines the principal changes

A fresh workforce strategy is vital

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Tuesday, February 19, 2013

The ability to make a difference to children's lives is critically affected by the quality and training of the professionals and practitioners who work with them.

Daily roundup: Youth work, parental leave, charity funding

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Monday, March 24, 2014

Hospital youth workers could help girls trapped in gangs; quarter of dads take no parental leave, study finds; and warning for charities over fundraising methods, all in the news today.

Labour works to plug policy holes with general election a year away

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Tuesday, March 18, 2014

An overarching vision for children and young people, an improvement body for schools and children's services, and a revamp of neglect laws are some of the areas the Labour Party needs to address over the next 12 months.

Can social investment really change the world?

Opinion

Monday, February 6, 2012

"There are few moments like this when something happens that can really change the world". That was the proclamation of Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude last summer as plans gathered pace to develop the UK market for social investment. Was he going a bit over the top? Perhaps; but only perhaps.

Leadership: Corporate partnerships can motivate young people

Best Practice

Friday, June 24, 2011

UK Youth has been around for 100 years. To have survived and thrived as a charity for so long, we've always had to look for new ways of funding the important work we, and our network, do with young people.

CYP Now 2011 Awards open for entry

News

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Children's and youth organisations are being encouraged to enter this year's CYP Now Awards.

Private finance can intervene now, but not for generations

Opinion

Monday, July 11, 2011

Early intervention is popular right now in theory, but in many areas is being decimated in practice.

Affluent areas will benefit most from big society, warns charity chief executive

News

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

The big society will benefit affluent areas more than poorer ones, a charity chief executive has claimed.

Green Party calls for youth minister role in government

News

Monday, September 26, 2016

The Green Party has called for the introduction of a dedicated minister for youth following a report that found young people in Britain are "a generation in crisis".

Quiz of the year 2015

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Tuesday, December 8, 2015

An election result that defied pollsters, turmoil in children's charity funding and plummeting adoption figures - 2015 was a turbulent year. Test your knowledge of the past 12 months' events in children's services by taking the CYP Now quiz!