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Government to make SRE compulsory from 2019

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  • Wednesday, March 1, 2017
  • | CYP Now
Sex and relationships education (SRE) will be made compulsory in all secondary schools, while all children in primary schools will be taught about healthy relationships, but not sex, the government has announced.

ADCS president speaks out in favour of 'exemption clause'

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  • Tuesday, February 14, 2017
  • | CYP Now
Government plans to allow councils to apply for exemptions from children's social care legislation will help councils to better support young people, the president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services has said.

Brexit 'risks delaying' push for compulsory SRE, warns Creasy

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  • Monday, February 13, 2017
  • | CYP Now
The Brexit process risks taking up so much parliamentary time that unless legislation to make sex and relationships education (SRE) compulsory is pushed through now, it could be years before another opportunity emerges, Labour MP Stella Creasy has warned.

Eileen Munro 'deserts' controversial exemption clause

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  • Friday, February 10, 2017
  • | CYP Now
A social work academic cited as one of the inspirations for controversial government plans to allow councils to apply for exemptions from children's social care legislation has spoken out against the proposals, describing them as potentially dangerous.

Call for MPs to probe impact of criminal records

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  • Wednesday, January 25, 2017
  • | CYP Now
MPs conducting an inquiry into employment opportunities for young people should investigate the impact that having a criminal record can have on future prospects, a youth justice organisation has said.

Fewer families forcibly removed from UK

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  • Tuesday, January 24, 2017
  • | CYP Now
The number of families being forcibly removed from the UK is on the decline, with more choosing to return voluntarily since a family returns system was introduced inĀ 2011.

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