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Crawley council urged to consult children on play area closures

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

| CYP Now

Twenty play areas in West Sussex are under threat of closure after the local council declared the sites "underused" following a two-week inspection.

Committee urges stronger powers for children's commissioner

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Monday, December 10, 2012

| CYP Now

England's children's commissioner should be given stronger powers, while the title of the role should be changed to include "young people", an influential group of MPs and peers has said.

Call to extend free school meals to all children in poverty

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Friday, December 14, 2012

| CYP Now

Nearly three quarters of teachers say children they teach have arrived at school without lunch or any money to buy food, a study by The Children's Society has found.

Pledge to retain visibility of early intervention spending is 'tiny concession'

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Friday, January 4, 2013

| CYP Now

The government's decision to compel local authorities to reveal their early intervention expenditure by publishing a funding profile has been attacked as a "meaningless exercise".

Benefits cap ‘will undo work to tackle child poverty'

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Monday, January 7, 2013

| CYP Now

Government plans to cap benefit payments until 2015 will reverse efforts to reduce child poverty and plunder the income of low- to middle-earning families, charities have warned.

ADCS president Alan Wood backs councils to drive social care improvement

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Thursday, April 10, 2014

| CYP Now

The new president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has said local authorities need to be at the centre of driving improvement in children's services.

Timpson moves to calm outsourcing fears

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Wednesday, June 11, 2014

| CYP Now

Concerns about controversial plans to allow councils to outsource child protection services will get serious consideration, children's minister Edward Timpson has pledged.

European human rights body calls for urgent action on youth custody safety

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Thursday, April 20, 2017

| CYP Now

The Council of Europe has called on the British government to take urgent action to improve the safety of young people held in custody.

Government adviser calls for changes to child poverty measures

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Monday, April 30, 2012

| CYP Now

Measures to track levels of child poverty should be based on life chances rather than finances, Labour MP Frank Field has said.

Charities warn against reduction in maternity leave

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Friday, May 4, 2012

| CYP Now

A coalition of charities is calling on government not to reduce basic maternity leave from six months to 18 weeks, ahead of proposed legislation expected in the Queen's Speech next week.

Schools to compete for £10,000 pupil premium award

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Monday, May 14, 2012

| CYP Now

Schools will be asked to compete to find the best ways of spending the pupil premium, with those using the money most effectively winning £10,000, Deputy Prime minister Nick Clegg has said.

Immigration rules leave thousands of children destitute, Oxford University finds

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Tuesday, May 15, 2012

| CYP Now

Thousands of children living in the UK without legal immigration status are at risk of destitution and exploitation because of contradictory rules and regulations, a report by the University of Oxford has claimed.

Inspectors praise domestic abuse response in Hounslow

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Wednesday, June 14, 2017

| CYP Now

Agencies across the London borough of Hounslow have been praised for their work to support children who have experienced domestic abuse.

Young campaigners lobby Welsh government on living wage manifesto pledge

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Thursday, June 21, 2012

| CYP Now

Young campaigners are lobbying the Welsh government to introduce a "living wage" for Wales, highlighting the plight of children whose parents are working but remain below the poverty line.

Young people with terminal illnesses deprived of support, report warns

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Tuesday, June 26, 2012

| CYP Now

Teenagers with terminal illnesses are missing out on support because of a lack of coordination between children's and adult services, a report into palliative care for young people has warned.

Children and Families Bill SEN reforms branded a ‘lost opportunity'

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Tuesday, February 5, 2013

| CYP Now

The government's special educational needs (SEN) reforms will create a two-tier system of support for children with disabilities, campaigners have warned.

Child poverty map reveals extent of deprivation across UK

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Wednesday, February 20, 2013

| CYP Now

Campaigners are warning that child poverty rates could rise in future as a result of welfare reforms and spending cuts, following the publication of a UK child poverty map.

TUC says majority of children face 'unacceptable' living standards

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Wednesday, March 13, 2013

| CYP Now

Low wages, welfare changes and taxes will push down living standards for 690,000 more children in the next two years, the union federation claims.

Sexual harrassment of young women widespread, finds report

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Friday, November 29, 2013

| CYP Now

Almost three quarters of young women fall victim to sexual harassment in schools and colleges, a new report reveals.

Children 'intimidated' by family returns process

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Monday, December 16, 2013

| CYP Now

Changes to the deportation process introduced by the coalition government can be "distressing" and "intimidating" for children and families, a report has found.

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Crawley council urged to consult children on play area closures

Committee urges stronger powers for children's commissioner

Call to extend free school meals to all children in poverty

Pledge to retain visibility of early intervention spending is 'tiny concession'

Benefits cap ‘will undo work to tackle child poverty'

ADCS president Alan Wood backs councils to drive social care improvement

Timpson moves to calm outsourcing fears

European human rights body calls for urgent action on youth custody safety

Government adviser calls for changes to child poverty measures

Charities warn against reduction in maternity leave

Schools to compete for £10,000 pupil premium award

Immigration rules leave thousands of children destitute, Oxford University finds

Inspectors praise domestic abuse response in Hounslow

Young campaigners lobby Welsh government on living wage manifesto pledge

Young people with terminal illnesses deprived of support, report warns

Children and Families Bill SEN reforms branded a ‘lost opportunity'

Child poverty map reveals extent of deprivation across UK

TUC says majority of children face 'unacceptable' living standards

Sexual harrassment of young women widespread, finds report

Children 'intimidated' by family returns process

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