More than a year ago, Dame Sally Davies, the Chief Medical Officer, told the select committee that unless the government was “strong” with food and drink manufacturers, it was unlikely they would take action to reduce sugar in their products.
Haringey Council and Homes for Haringey have recently agreed to review “No Ball Games” signs and remove them “where they are impeding children’s play”.
The Youth Justice Board's (YJB) Young Person Participation Strategy entitled giving young people a voice in youth justice outlines the importance of capturing the views and opinions of young people who offend.
Across the UK, thousands of charities are currently supporting children and young people through the summer holidays, while the cost-of-living continues to rise.
Every year I try and get LEYF staff to attend and present at the annual EECERA conference. I have been doing this since 2004 , although we have not attended every conference mostly because some places were a bit expensive for us and my conference savings pot wouldn’t stretch.
Adoption is a lifelong journey. It remains a pivotal option for securing permanence and stability for children in local authority care when they cannot live safely with their birth or extended family.
At What Works for Early Intervention and Children’s Social Care (WWEICSC), we focus on using evidence to understand what’s likely to improve outcomes for children.
I expect people that know me well are thinking I would use this blog to make some comments around the government response to the Care Review or the family justice system, but that would be far too predictable…