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Brent Council rejects youth service closure plans but backs outsourcing

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

| CYP Now

The London Borough of Brent has thrown out plans to axe youth services, close children's centres and impose sweeping cuts to its Connexions services.

Rishi Sunak urged to ‘put children at the heart’ of spending review

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Thursday, September 24, 2020

| CYP Now

Hundreds of young people and organisations supporting children have called on Chancellor Rishi Sunak to “put children at the heart” of his spending review.

Kit Malthouse appointed as Education Secretary

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Wednesday, September 7, 2022

| CYP Now

Kit Malthouse has been named as the new Education Secretary in Prime Minister Liz Truss’s first cabinet.

Spending Review: Sunak's pledges for children, young people and families

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Wednesday, October 27, 2021

| CYP Now

A £300m investment in Andrea Leadsom’s proposed Start for Life offer and a £560m boost for youth services have been announced as part of the Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR).

CYP Now Awards 2024: Shortlisted entries announced

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Monday, August 12, 2024

| CYP Now

The shortlist for this year’s Children & Young People Now Awards has been revealed.

Children and youth workforce faces overhaul to meet government aims

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Thursday, April 3, 2008

| CYP Now

Plans to develop the children and youth workforce so it can meet ambitious aims for service reform have been announced by the government.

Balls calls for social work celebration at CYP Now awards

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Friday, November 27, 2009

| CYP Now

Children's Secretary Ed Balls called on wider society to celebrate the invaluable role social workers play in protecting children from harm during his speech at the Children & Young People Now Awards last night.

More than one in seven councils failing children and young people

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Tuesday, December 8, 2009

| CYP Now

More than one in seven local authorities in England received a "red flag" for failing children and young people in some capacity, according to the first results of the new Comprehensive Area Assessment (CAA) inspections.

Inspectors must offer advice as well as judgement says LGA

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Wednesday, December 9, 2009

| CYP Now

The Local Government Association (LGA) has accused Ofsted of exacerbating councils' problems by criticising services but failing to offer advice on how to improve.

Clegg announces children and youth jobs

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Friday, December 21, 2007

| CYP Now

Newly appointed Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has revealed who will fill the key positions on children and youth issues in his party.

Consultation launched on changes to ContactPoint

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Monday, October 5, 2009

| CYP Now

The government has launched a consultation on proposed changes to the controversial ContactPoint database.

Government wants more social enterprises to run children's services

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Thursday, February 12, 2009

| CYP Now

Cabinet minister Liam Byrne has said he wants to see social enterprises run children's centres, schools and youth centres.

CRAE seeks support for new powerful children's rights commissioner

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Tuesday, September 21, 2010

| CYP Now

The Children's Rights Alliance for England (CRAE) is asking organisations to support a set of minimum requirements for a new Office of Children's Rights Commissioner.

NCB's Ennals throws down the gauntlet to children's services

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Thursday, October 21, 2010

| CYP Now

Sir Paul Ennals, chief executive of the National Children's Bureau, gives his considered verdict on the spending review to CYP Now.

Education Secretary Gove outlines 670m in cuts

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Wednesday, June 9, 2010

| CYP Now

The Department for Education has given its clearest indication yet about how it plans to save 670m this year.

Emergency Budget: Osborne's plans 'will hurt poorest families'

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Tuesday, June 22, 2010

| CYP Now

Children, young people and families are in line to bear the brunt of the measures announced in the Budget to reduce the country's deficit, sector leaders have warned.

CRAE asks Labour, Tories and Lib Dems to set out their children's rights policies

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Wednesday, April 7, 2010

| CYP Now

Each political party has been challenged to set out their approaches to children's rights in the run up to the general election next month.

Possibility of Labour-Lib Dem pact grows as Brown announces his intention to resign

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Monday, May 10, 2010

| CYP Now

The prospect of children's policy being shaped by a Labour and Liberal Democrat coalition government has been boosted following Gordon Brown's declaration that he intends to stand down as leader of the Labour Party.

Nat Wei appointed as adviser to government's Big Society programme

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Tuesday, May 18, 2010

| CYP Now

A member of Teach First's founding staff team Nat Wei has been appointed as an adviser on the government's Big Society programme and has also been made a member of the House of Lords.

Government proposes voluntary safeguarding code for out-of-school settings

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Monday, December 3, 2018

| CYP Now

Out-of-school settings will be asked to abide by a voluntary code of practice as part of government plans to improve safeguarding of children.

Sector slams Budget for failure to tackle funding shortage

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Wednesday, November 22, 2017

| CYP Now

Children's sector leaders have hit out at the lack of additional funding in the Budget to address pressures in schools, social care and youth services.

Daily roundup: Public funding, children's centres, and child protection

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Friday, January 17, 2014

| CYP Now

Errors found in Department for Education accounts; children's centres closure plans approved; and "exponential" increase in safeguarding referrals in Coventry after Daniel Pelka case, all in the news today.

Andrew Christie to take charge at first tri-borough children's services department

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Friday, July 22, 2011

| CYP Now

England's first director of children's services to be charged with managing provision across three local authorities is to control an annual budget of more than 500m.

Councils pass on severe budget cuts to hundreds of children's charities

News

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

| CYP Now

Almost 400 charities working with children and young people are facing crippling budget cuts due to a fall in council funding, according to latest Trades Union Congress (TUC) research.

CYP Now election poll backs Labour for power

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Thursday, May 7, 2015

| CYP Now

A poll by Children & Young People Now has indicated overwhelming support for Labour from within the sector, ahead of today's general election.

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Brent Council rejects youth service closure plans but backs outsourcing

Rishi Sunak urged to ‘put children at the heart’ of spending review

Kit Malthouse appointed as Education Secretary

Spending Review: Sunak's pledges for children, young people and families

CYP Now Awards 2024: Shortlisted entries announced

Children and youth workforce faces overhaul to meet government aims

Balls calls for social work celebration at CYP Now awards

More than one in seven councils failing children and young people

Inspectors must offer advice as well as judgement says LGA

Clegg announces children and youth jobs

Consultation launched on changes to ContactPoint

Government wants more social enterprises to run children's services

CRAE seeks support for new powerful children's rights commissioner

NCB's Ennals throws down the gauntlet to children's services

Education Secretary Gove outlines 670m in cuts

Emergency Budget: Osborne's plans 'will hurt poorest families'

CRAE asks Labour, Tories and Lib Dems to set out their children's rights policies

Possibility of Labour-Lib Dem pact grows as Brown announces his intention to resign

Nat Wei appointed as adviser to government's Big Society programme

Government proposes voluntary safeguarding code for out-of-school settings

Sector slams Budget for failure to tackle funding shortage

Daily roundup: Public funding, children's centres, and child protection

Andrew Christie to take charge at first tri-borough children's services department

Councils pass on severe budget cuts to hundreds of children's charities

CYP Now election poll backs Labour for power

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