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NSPCC chief executive Andrew Flanagan to stand down

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Tuesday, October 2, 2012

| CYP Now

The chief executive of the NSPCC has announced his intention to stand down from the role at the end of March next year.

Sector leaders call on government to rethink Early Intervention Grant cut

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Monday, October 1, 2012

| CYP Now

Children's sector leaders are urging ministers to drop plans to hold back £150m from the Early Intervention Grant, to avoid spending more on crisis support in the long-term.

Children's services spend to increase by £106m this year

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Friday, September 28, 2012

| CYP Now

Total local authority spending on children and young people's services will increase by more than £100m this year, Department for Education (DfE) statistics have shown.

Deep education cuts predicted for next spending review

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Friday, September 21, 2012

| CYP Now

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.

Parents fear monthly benefit payments could lead to debt and homelessness

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Tuesday, September 18, 2012

| CYP Now

Low-income families worry that Universal Credit will plunge them into poverty, a report by the Social Market Foundation has warned.

Department for Education confirms responsibilities of new ministerial team

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Monday, September 10, 2012

| CYP Now

Liberal Democrat David Laws is to take charge of the pupil premium, raising the participation age, school improvement and government efforts to combat child poverty as the Department for Education confirmed the responsibilities of the new ministerial line-up.

NCB appoints president and chair

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Wednesday, September 5, 2012

| CYP Now

The former boss of Serco's children's services arm has been appointed chair of the National Children's Bureau (NCB)

Early years leaders throw down the gauntlet to new minister Elizabeth Truss

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Wednesday, September 5, 2012

| CYP Now

Sector leaders are calling on the new early years minister to tackle funding shortfalls affecting providers and maintain the momentum of the government's childcare commission.

Edward Timpson appointed minister for children in care

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Wednesday, September 5, 2012

| CYP Now

Edward Timpson has been appointed junior minister in the Department for Education with responsibility for adoption and children in care.

One in eight of the poorest UK children miss out on hot meals, warns Save the Children

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Wednesday, September 5, 2012

| CYP Now

Families living in poverty in the UK are bearing the brunt of the recession, with one in eight of the most disadvantaged children missing at least one hot meal a day, research by the charity Save the Children has found.

Tim Loughton 'asked to step down' as Elizabeth Truss named children's minister

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Tuesday, September 4, 2012

| CYP Now

Children's minister Tim Loughton has been axed from his children's minister post in the cabinet reshuffle.

David Laws replaces Sarah Teather at the Department for Education in reshuffle

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Tuesday, September 4, 2012

| CYP Now

David Laws is to return to government as minister in the Department for Education, following the cabinet reshuffle.

Shortlist revealed for CYP Now Awards 2012

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Tuesday, September 4, 2012

| CYP Now

Judges for this year's Children & Young People Now Awards have scrutinised nearly 400 entries and their assessments have produced shortlists in each of the 19 categories.

HMRC urged to reverse nursery closures

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Monday, September 3, 2012

| CYP Now

The trade union that represents staff at Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is calling on the authority to reverse its decision to close its eight staff nurseries across the UK.

ADCS brands plans to reduce child protection guidance 'detrimental'

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Thursday, August 30, 2012

| CYP Now

The Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has warned that government plans to reduce child protection guidance could be "detrimental" to professionals' ability to safeguard children.

Croydon council under fire for rejecting play street proposal

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Tuesday, August 21, 2012

| CYP Now

A London council has been condemned for rejecting residents' calls for a street play initiative in the borough.

Kirklees families to benefit from free childcare up to age of 14

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Monday, August 20, 2012

| CYP Now

A local authority in West Yorkshire has announced plans to trial free childcare for parents of children up to the age of 14.

Grandparents Plus calls on government to raise the profile of kinship care

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Wednesday, August 15, 2012

| CYP Now

Government plans to speed up the adoption process risk "overlooking the extended family as the first port of call", the charity Grandparents Plus has claimed.

Housing association condemned for imposing curbs on children's right to play

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Sunday, August 5, 2012

| CYP Now

A housing association has been accused of infringing children's rights after telling parents to stop their children playing in the street.

85 children die every year through abuse or neglect, report says

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Monday, July 30, 2012

| CYP Now

Around 85 children and young people die in England each year as a result of abuse or neglect, according to an analysis of serious case reviews by academics.

Daycare Trust and Family and Parenting Institute to merge

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Thursday, July 26, 2012

| CYP Now

The Family and Parenting Institute and the Daycare Trust have announced their intention to merge, claiming the move will strengthen their work by pooling resources and expertise.

Leading children's charities warn of spike in poverty due to austerity measures

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Friday, July 6, 2012

| CYP Now

Three leading charities have warned that the number of children living in poverty will rise to more than one million by 2015 as a result of austerity measures and the impact of the recession.

New mums lack support to cope with isolation and depression

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Monday, July 2, 2012

| CYP Now

Nearly a third of new mums from low-income households lack local support networks to help them through pregnancy and are unaware of services to help with depression, a survey has found.

Parents turn down work to cope with cost of childcare

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Tuesday, June 26, 2012

| CYP Now

Parents are turning down job opportunities and borrowing money to cover the costs of childcare, a survey by the Daycare Trust and Mumsnet has found.

Cameron's welfare proposals will 'remove safety net' for families in need

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Monday, June 25, 2012

| CYP Now

Prime Minister David Cameron has been accused of "perpetuating damaging myths" by signalling greater curbs on welfare support for out-of-work families.

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NSPCC chief executive Andrew Flanagan to stand down

Sector leaders call on government to rethink Early Intervention Grant cut

Children's services spend to increase by £106m this year

Deep education cuts predicted for next spending review

Parents fear monthly benefit payments could lead to debt and homelessness

Department for Education confirms responsibilities of new ministerial team

NCB appoints president and chair

Early years leaders throw down the gauntlet to new minister Elizabeth Truss

Edward Timpson appointed minister for children in care

One in eight of the poorest UK children miss out on hot meals, warns Save the Children

Tim Loughton 'asked to step down' as Elizabeth Truss named children's minister

David Laws replaces Sarah Teather at the Department for Education in reshuffle

Shortlist revealed for CYP Now Awards 2012

HMRC urged to reverse nursery closures

ADCS brands plans to reduce child protection guidance 'detrimental'

Croydon council under fire for rejecting play street proposal

Kirklees families to benefit from free childcare up to age of 14

Grandparents Plus calls on government to raise the profile of kinship care

Housing association condemned for imposing curbs on children's right to play

85 children die every year through abuse or neglect, report says

Daycare Trust and Family and Parenting Institute to merge

Leading children's charities warn of spike in poverty due to austerity measures

New mums lack support to cope with isolation and depression

Parents turn down work to cope with cost of childcare

Cameron's welfare proposals will 'remove safety net' for families in need

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