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Children's policy ‘must not suffer' as a result of DfE job cuts

Thursday, November 15, 2012

| CYP Now

Plans to cut 1,000 jobs at the Department for Education must not further downgrade the standing of children and young people's policy in government, professionals have warned.

4Children and LGA consortium to run Early Intervention Foundation

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Wednesday, November 14, 2012

| CYP Now

A consortium led by the charity 4Children has been selected as the preferred bidder to run the first Early Intervention Foundation, the Department for Education has confirmed.

Troubled families scheme 'must extend beyond 2015'

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Tuesday, November 6, 2012

| CYP Now

The government should expand the eligibility criteria for the troubled families programme and extend the initiative beyond 2015, according to leaders at Westminster Council.

Children's policy 'given too little attention' at the Department for Education

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Monday, November 5, 2012

| CYP Now

Senior staff at the Department for Education spend less time working on children and families policy than they do on matters relating to schools or colleges, a report by a cross-party group of MPs has found.

Early Intervention Grant will increase, insists Gove

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Tuesday, October 30, 2012

| CYP Now

The Education Secretary has defended claims the government is cutting the Early Intervention Grant, insisting that funding for councils will in fact increase.

DfE announces £120m grant funding programme

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Monday, October 29, 2012

| CYP Now

A total of £120m will be made available to boost services for early years, safeguarding and the care system as part of a Department for Education grant programme, it has been announced.

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.

Two-year-old entitlement to be funded by cut to Early Intervention Grant

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Friday, September 28, 2012

| CYP Now

Hundreds of millions of pounds allocated to fund free nursery places will be deducted from the Early Intervention Grant, reducing local authority children's services budgets across the country, it has emerged.

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.

Speech and language commissioning proposals could end 'postcode lottery'

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Friday, September 28, 2012

| CYP Now

Uniform provision for children and young people with communication and speech difficulties has moved a step closer to becoming reality, children's charities have claimed.

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.

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)

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.

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.

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.

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.

Government urged to 'child-proof' policy and spending decisions

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Monday, June 25, 2012

| CYP Now

Local and national government must "child-proof" policies and budgetary decisions, to protect young people from suffering as a result of the recession and public sector cuts, a report to MPs has warned.

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.

NCB estimates cuts of up to £405m for children's charities

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Sunday, April 29, 2012

| CYP Now

Children and young people's charities face funding cuts of almost £405m over the five years up to 2015/16, the National Children's Bureau (NCB) has estimated.

Baroness Ritchie's legacy praised by sector colleagues

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Thursday, April 26, 2012

| CYP Now

Leading figures in the children's sector have hailed Baroness Shireen Ritchie's commitment to children and families as "inspirational" following her death this week.

Former LGA children's chief Baroness Shireen Ritchie dies

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Wednesday, April 25, 2012

| CYP Now

Tributes have been made in honour of Baroness Shireen Ritchie, who died yesterday (24 April) following a battle with cancer.

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.

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Children's policy ‘must not suffer' as a result of DfE job cuts

4Children and LGA consortium to run Early Intervention Foundation

Troubled families scheme 'must extend beyond 2015'

Children's policy 'given too little attention' at the Department for Education

Early Intervention Grant will increase, insists Gove

DfE announces £120m grant funding programme

NSPCC chief executive Andrew Flanagan to stand down

Sector leaders call on government to rethink Early Intervention Grant cut

Two-year-old entitlement to be funded by cut to Early Intervention Grant

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

Speech and language commissioning proposals could end 'postcode lottery'

Deep education cuts predicted for next spending review

NCB appoints president and chair

Edward Timpson appointed minister for children in care

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

ADCS brands plans to reduce child protection guidance 'detrimental'

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

Government urged to 'child-proof' policy and spending decisions

Government announces overhaul of child protection procedures

NCB estimates cuts of up to £405m for children's charities

Baroness Ritchie's legacy praised by sector colleagues

Former LGA children's chief Baroness Shireen Ritchie dies

CYP Now 2012 Awards open for entry

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