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Longfield raises concerns over young carer support

Wednesday, January 4, 2017

| CYP Now

Councils' assessment needs to be improved, with a third of them rejected for support without even being checked, the children's commissioner for England has said.

Children pressured by desire to 'not look poor'

News

Friday, June 3, 2011

| CYP Now

A desire to fit in and not look poor is placing children under pressure to buy expensive goods, a survey by the Office of the Children's Commissioner has found.

Magistrates issue 'exemption clause' warning

News

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.

Children's services leaders reject mandatory reporting

News

Thursday, October 6, 2016

| CYP Now

Mandatory reporting will not address the current challenges in protecting children, organisations representing children's services leaders and local councils have warned.

Legal Update: Children seeking asylum in the UK

Features

Tuesday, November 8, 2016

| CYP Now

Frances Trevena, head of policy and programmes at Coram Children's Legal Centre, explains the legal mechanisms for unaccompanied children coming to the UK from Calais and across Europe.

Longfield recruits Narey as children's commissioner adviser

News

Friday, September 23, 2016

| CYP Now

Former Barnardo's chief executive Sir Martin Narey is one of several high profile figures that have been signed up to provide advice to children's commissioner for England Anne Longfield, it has been announced.

Legal aid axe will rob children of their right to be heard, says children's commissioner

News

Thursday, February 17, 2011

| CYP Now

The children's commissioner for England has urged government to stall its proposed reforms to the legal aid system until the publication of the family justice review.

Implications of smacking ban

Analysis

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

| CYP Now

Expert assesses whether a smacking ban will raise demand on children's services if adopted by the UK.

Legal Update: Preventative and early intervention services

Features

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

| CYP Now

Early help prevents problems faced by children and families from escalating, but funding pressures have seen services scaled back.

Summer born admissions: Legal Q&A

Other

Friday, May 3, 2019

| CYP Now

What is summer born admission?

Securing support for children with SEN

Features

Monday, July 29, 2019

| CYP Now

In the context of funding shortfalls for children with special educational needs, Kamena Dorling, head of policy and public affairs at Coram, looks at the increase in appeals against local authority decisions.

Research Report: Comparing Experiences of First Jobs of Disadvantaged and Non-disadvantaged

Other

Monday, March 31, 2014

| CYP Now

Researchers wanted to investigate the role a young person's neighbourhood has on their life chances. In particular at how young people from different areas in Britain were able to realise their job aspirations.

Minister reveals delay to trafficking victims' advocate pilots

News

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

| CYP Now

A pilot to provide independent advocates to child trafficking victims will take place in 23 councils from September, two months after it was originally planned to go live.