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Gang databases result in 'stop and search by association'

Thursday, May 2, 2013

| CYP Now

Police databases of gang members are contributing to young people being stopped and searched based on who they hang out with and the colour of their skin, an academic has found.

Troubled Families teams to get £5m to tackle youth violence

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Monday, October 22, 2018

| CYP Now

Local authorities will be able to bid for funding from a £5m government fund to boost the work their Troubled Families teams do with young people involved with gangs and serious youth violence, it has been announced.

ADCS calls for wider children's workforce development

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Friday, April 20, 2018

| CYP Now

Government must broaden the scope of its workforce development plans for the children's sector if local authorities are to be able to deal with ongoing financial constraints, the new president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services has said.

Call to delay youth remand changes

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Tuesday, November 20, 2012

| CYP Now

Proposed changes to youth remand should be delayed by at least a year to allow local authorities to formulate plans to deal with a £7.3m funding shortfall in London alone, council leaders have warned.

Labour to extend youth offending team support to older young people

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Friday, November 23, 2012

| CYP Now

Labour is to explore extending the remit of youth offending teams by making them responsible for young people into their 20s, the shadow justice secretary has said.

Scottish criminal justice system ‘punishes vulnerable'

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Wednesday, December 19, 2012

| CYP Now

Children who have been excluded from school by the age of 12 are four times more likely to spend time in prison in adulthood, according to research by Edinburgh University.

Martin Narey receives knighthood as New Year honours recognise sector's work

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Thursday, January 3, 2013

| CYP Now

The government adoption adviser Martin Narey received a knighthood in the New Year's honors list, among more than 150 people recognised for their work with children and young people.

Councillors called on to visit young people in secure settings

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Wednesday, October 19, 2011

| CYP Now

The children's commissioner for England has sent out a plea to local authority leaders to visit children and young people imprisoned as a result of rioting and looting this summer.

Ofsted praises SEN funding approach in Leeds

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Friday, February 17, 2017

| CYP Now

The way young people with special educational needs are funded in Leeds is among a number of areas of practice to be praised following an inspection of provision.

NSPCC survey finds violence in the home increases risk of antisocial behaviour in children

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Thursday, May 31, 2012

| CYP Now

Children who witness family violence are more likely to seriously harm another person, run away from home, be excluded from school or carry a weapon, according to a survey by the NSPCC.

Your guide to children's policy briefs in the new government

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Tuesday, July 11, 2017

| CYP Now

Following last month's government reshuffle, ministerial responsibilities relating to the children and young people's sector have been finalised.

Minister criticises Hamzah Khan review findings

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Wednesday, November 13, 2013

| CYP Now

Children's minister Edward Timpson has slammed a review into the death of toddler Hamzah Khan for failing to answer key questions about the case, claiming it contains "glaring absences".

Alison O'Sullivan to be ADCS president in 2015

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Thursday, January 2, 2014

| CYP Now

The head of children's services for Kirklees has been announced as the vice president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services for 2014/15.

Councils increase expenditure on children's social care

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Friday, February 21, 2014

| CYP Now

Spending by England's councils on children's social care increased by 2.6 per cent in the last financial year, according to latest government figures.

Parents suffer in silence at the hands of abusive children, report finds

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Monday, September 17, 2012

| CYP Now

Parents who are abused by their drug or alcohol dependent children are missing out on support because of the "double stigma" of addiction and abuse, according to a government-funded report.

YJB reveals focus on outcomes in latest business plan

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Tuesday, July 19, 2011

| CYP Now

Reducing numbers of young people in custody and managing a smooth transition into the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) are among the main aims for the Youth Justice Board (YJB) in its latest business plan.

May scraps anonymity for young rioters

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Tuesday, August 16, 2011

| CYP Now

The government has called on magistrates to name and shame children involved in last week's riots, Home Secretary Theresa May has said.

Agencies to get eight days' notice of joint child protection inspections

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Wednesday, July 15, 2015

| CYP Now

Agencies involved in child protection work will be given eight days' notice prior to being inspected under a new joint inspection system being introduced this autumn, it has been confirmed.

Gove recruits Narey as Ministry of Justice adviser

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Thursday, August 20, 2015

| CYP Now

Justice Secretary Michael Gove has appointed Sir Martin Narey as an adviser at the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), it has been announced.

Ofsted joint safeguarding inspections to launch next month

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Friday, January 15, 2016

| CYP Now

Joint inspections of health, social care and criminal justice services for vulnerable children and young people will launch in February, it has been announced.

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Gang databases result in 'stop and search by association'

Troubled Families teams to get £5m to tackle youth violence

ADCS calls for wider children's workforce development

Call to delay youth remand changes

Labour to extend youth offending team support to older young people

Scottish criminal justice system ‘punishes vulnerable'

Martin Narey receives knighthood as New Year honours recognise sector's work

Councillors called on to visit young people in secure settings

Ofsted praises SEN funding approach in Leeds

NSPCC survey finds violence in the home increases risk of antisocial behaviour in children

Your guide to children's policy briefs in the new government

Minister criticises Hamzah Khan review findings

Alison O'Sullivan to be ADCS president in 2015

Councils increase expenditure on children's social care

Parents suffer in silence at the hands of abusive children, report finds

YJB reveals focus on outcomes in latest business plan

May scraps anonymity for young rioters

Agencies to get eight days' notice of joint child protection inspections

Gove recruits Narey as Ministry of Justice adviser

Ofsted joint safeguarding inspections to launch next month

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