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Birmingham children’s services under fire over disclosing child's information

Wednesday, May 15, 2024

| CYP Now

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has criticised Birmingham Children’s Trust for disclosing the personal information of a child to another nearby family.

‘Critical opportunities’ missed to prevent Arthur Labinjo-Hughes death, review finds

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Tuesday, May 14, 2024

| CYP Now

An independent review into the death of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes at the hands of his father and step-mother finds that three “critical opportunities” which could have saved him were missed by authorities.

Young people: We are begging next government to improve children's services

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Tuesday, May 14, 2024

| CYP Now

"We are not asking, but begging the next government to change the system" around children's social care, young people have told cross-party MPs in Westminster.

Questions over plans to water down mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse

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Monday, May 13, 2024

| CYP Now

The chair of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) has criticised the government over watering down plans for the mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse.

Longfield calls for schools to be at the centre of new Sure Start proposals

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Friday, May 10, 2024

| CYP Now

Former Children's Commissioner for England Anne Longfield's new think-tank is leading calls for schools to become central hubs for a new iteration of Sure Start which would support all young people.

Support for SEND children turning 18 is ‘profoundly inadequate’, report warns

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Thursday, May 9, 2024

| CYP Now

Problems in support for young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are being “exacerbated by a profoundly inadequate system” of help as they become adults, according to campaigners.

Expert calls for national standards on use of AI in children's services

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Wednesday, May 8, 2024

| CYP Now

There needs to be national standards governing the use of artificial intelligence (AI) by local authority children’s services, an expert in data science has said.

Warning over 'terrifying' increase in abuse linked to nude image sharing

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Wednesday, May 8, 2024

| CYP Now

One in seven young people have experienced abuse relating to online sharing of nude images, research has revealed.

Councils urged to appoint early permanence experts to boost adoption rates

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Thursday, May 2, 2024

| CYP Now

Councils are being urged to identify "early permanence champions" within their organisations to lead on increasing local adoption rates.

In May’s CYP Now: Childminder SOS, digital solutions in children’s services, BYC closure

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Monday, April 29, 2024

| CYP Now

All the latest news, research findings and in-depth features on services for children, young people and families are packed into the May edition of Children & Young People Now.

Longfield think-tank calls for expansion of school mental health support teams

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Monday, April 29, 2024

| CYP Now

Former children's commissioner for England Anne Longfield has called for an expansion of mental health support offered in schools as data shows 1.4mn children in England now have a probable mental health condition.

Alliance for Youth Justice chief steps down

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Friday, April 26, 2024

| CYP Now

Pippa Goodfellow, chief executive of the Alliance for Youth Justice (AYJ), has stepped down after five years.

Frank Field: Children’s campaigners pay tribute to 'inspirational' peer

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Wednesday, April 24, 2024

| CYP Now

Tributes have been paid by children’s campaigners to former Labour Party minister Frank Field after his death aged 81.

North of England councils face ‘£25bn children in care burden’, claims report

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Wednesday, April 17, 2024

| CYP Now

Councils in the North of England are paying an extra £25bn to place children in care compared with local authorities in the South, a report is claiming.

Councils face £300mn shortfall in youth homelessness funding

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Tuesday, April 16, 2024

| CYP Now

English local authorities are facing an annual shortfall of £332 million in youth homelessness funding, economists have warned.

Children's safety campaigners call for WhatsApp to reverse age limit reduction

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Thursday, April 11, 2024

| CYP Now

Campaigners are calling on WhatsApp to reverse its decision to cut the age limit of users from 16 to 13.

GCSE results for disadvantaged children 'greatly improved by Sure Start'

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024

| CYP Now

Children eligible for free school meals (FSM) who live near a Sure Start centre saw increased performance at GCSE by three grades, six times higher than children not eligible for FSM, new research has found.

Peter Wanless to step down as NSPCC chief

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024

| CYP Now

Peter Wanless has announced plans to step down as chief executive of the NSPCC after more than a decade in the role.

Government moves family support programme to DfE

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Thursday, March 28, 2024

| CYP Now

The government’s Supporting Families programme is being moved from the Department for Levelling Up Housing and Communities to the Department for Education.

Number of children living in absolute poverty rises by 300,000, government reveals

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024

| CYP Now

The number of children living in absolute poverty has risen for a second consecutive year by 300,000, according to government figures.

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Birmingham children’s services under fire over disclosing child's information

‘Critical opportunities’ missed to prevent Arthur Labinjo-Hughes death, review finds

Young people: We are begging next government to improve children's services

Questions over plans to water down mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse

Longfield calls for schools to be at the centre of new Sure Start proposals

Support for SEND children turning 18 is ‘profoundly inadequate’, report warns

Expert calls for national standards on use of AI in children's services

Warning over 'terrifying' increase in abuse linked to nude image sharing

Councils urged to appoint early permanence experts to boost adoption rates

In May’s CYP Now: Childminder SOS, digital solutions in children’s services, BYC closure

Longfield think-tank calls for expansion of school mental health support teams

Alliance for Youth Justice chief steps down

Frank Field: Children’s campaigners pay tribute to 'inspirational' peer

North of England councils face ‘£25bn children in care burden’, claims report

Councils face £300mn shortfall in youth homelessness funding

Children's safety campaigners call for WhatsApp to reverse age limit reduction

GCSE results for disadvantaged children 'greatly improved by Sure Start'

Peter Wanless to step down as NSPCC chief

Government moves family support programme to DfE

Number of children living in absolute poverty rises by 300,000, government reveals

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