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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.

BMA releases child protection guidelines

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Wednesday, May 6, 2009

| CYP Now

The British Medical Association has issued child protection guidance for doctors dealing with suspected cases of abuse or neglect.

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.

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.

Council to launch homecare service for disabled children

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Friday, November 20, 2009

| CYP Now

The London Borough of Ealing is launching a specialist homecare service for children and young people who are disabled, seriously ill or recovering from illness.

Information sharing a problem in baby murder case

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Thursday, February 14, 2008

| CYP Now

A safeguarding review in Northamptonshire has concluded that better information sharing could have prevented the murder of a baby.

Parental rating improves for disabled children's services

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Wednesday, December 16, 2009

| CYP Now

Parental satisfaction in services for disabled children has increased in the past year, a government survey has revealed.

Analysis: Substance misuse - Families at centre of drugs strategy

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Tuesday, March 4, 2008

| CYP Now

The government's new 10-year strategy for combating drug use sets out a series of ambitious changes to services for families and young people. But, as Tristan Donovan finds out, putting these proposals into practice presents a number of challenges.

The 2010 Report: The year ahead for children and young people

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Tuesday, January 5, 2010

| CYP Now

The coming year presents exceptional challenges for anyone who works with children, young people or families. Services will feel the pinch of the recession. And the general election will focus minds on what kind of society we want to build for tomorrow's generation, and how. CYP Now's 2010 Report aims to tackle the challenges head-on through a range of experts. They outline the issues and advance a case for what must happen in policy and practice.

Councils wary of ContactPoint planning following Tory pledge to scrap database

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Tuesday, September 1, 2009

| CYP Now

Councils throughout England and Wales are doing the bare minimum to prepare for the controversial ContactPoint database believing it will be scrapped, it has been claimed.

Children's Plan: Government promises 1bn pound investment in children's services

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Tuesday, December 11, 2007

| CYP Now

The government has promised to invest 1bn pounds in services for children and young people over the next three years.

Joint working - The economic case for investing in preventative work

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Tuesday, September 15, 2009

| CYP Now

A report out this week shows how investing in preventative work reaps financial rewards. Janaki Mahadevan reports.

School to trial help for forces pupils

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Monday, January 11, 2010

| CYP Now

A primary school near the RAF Halton air base is piloting a specialist support service for children with parents in the armed forces.

MP says vetting changes needed

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Monday, January 11, 2010

| CYP Now

Further changes need to be made to the vetting and barring scheme to ensure those working with children are not adversely affected, a Labour MP has said.

Guidance issued on out-of-authority care of SEN children

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Monday, January 11, 2010

| CYP Now

The government has issued guidance to councils to avoid confusion surrounding care for children in care with special educational needs (SEN) who are placed away from their local area.

Young people hit by recession need mental health support

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Wednesday, January 20, 2010

| CYP Now

Youth counselling organisation Youth Access is calling for more mental health support for young people affected by the recession.

Children's services face 'double whammy'

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Wednesday, February 24, 2010

| CYP Now

Increased pressure on children's services as a result of the recession and the Baby Peter case is proving to be a long-term trend rather than a blip, it has been claimed.

Quality of child safeguarding training to be assessed

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Tuesday, March 24, 2009

| CYP Now

The woman charged with assessing child safeguarding training within the health service has vowed to conduct a comprehensive "stocktake" of provision and quality.

Labour Conference 2009 - Labour fringe debates focus on the next generation

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Tuesday, October 6, 2009

| CYP Now

Beyond the conference hall in Brighton, campaigners, ministers and delegates took part in a plethora of Question Time-style fringe debates on children and youth issues. CYP Now brings you some of the highlights.