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Government announces overhaul of child protection procedures

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  • Tuesday, June 12, 2012
  • | CYP Now
National timescales for assessing children in need will be scrapped and guidance governing work with children drastically reduced, under the government's plans to overhaul procedures that it claims stifle the judgment of children's professionals.

Young homeless driven to crime and prostitution

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  • Monday, May 28, 2012
  • | CYP Now
Young homeless people are going to "desperate measures" to avoid sleeping rough, including committing crimes or resorting to sex work just to get a roof over their head, a report by the charity Crisis has found.

SEN legislation ‘built on quicksand'

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  • Thursday, May 10, 2012
  • | CYP Now
Campaigners for disabled children have warned ministers that legislation aimed at simplifying processes for children with special educational needs (SEN) will falter because of widespread reductions in specialist support services.

Deaf teenagers excluded from conversations

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  • Thursday, May 3, 2012
  • | CYP Now
Deaf teenagers are being left out of conversations because other young people don't know how to talk to them, the National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS) has warned.

CYP Now 2012 Awards open for entry

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  • Tuesday, April 3, 2012
  • | CYP Now
The Children & Young People Now Awards, the gold standard in services for children, young people and families, are this week open for entries.

Wokingham reinstates dedicated DCS post

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  • Friday, March 30, 2012
  • | CYP Now
Wokingham Borough Council has been forced to backtrack on a senior management overhaul that saw its director of children's services also serve as interim chief executive.

Children and families directorate slashed

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  • Thursday, March 15, 2012
  • | CYP Now
The Department for Education's children, young people and families directorate will receive a 13 per cent blow to its budget in 2012/13 and lose 106 full-time posts, an email leaked to CYP Now has revealed.

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