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Loughton trusts local leaders to safeguard early intervention funds

Thursday, November 4, 2010

| CYP Now

Local authority leaders must be trusted not to spend money intended for early intervention on other services, children's minister Tim Loughton has said.

Children's charities urge Gove to protect voluntary sector from 'devastating cuts'

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Wednesday, November 3, 2010

| CYP Now

Children and families' charities have written an open letter to Education Secretary Michael Gove expressing concern about the impact spending cuts will have on the most vulnerable children and the charities that support them.

Vetting and barring scheme review gets underway

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Friday, October 22, 2010

| CYP Now

The vetting and barring scheme (VBS) is being reconsidered by the government under terms outlined today (22 October) by the Home Office.

CYP Now expert panel responds to spending review

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Thursday, October 21, 2010

| CYP Now

In the wake of the spending review leading figures tell CYP Now how they think government cuts will impact on professionals, children and families.

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.

Spending Review: The sector delivers its verdict

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Wednesday, October 20, 2010

| CYP Now

As the dust settles following the government's comprehensive spending review, experts reflect on what the announcement could mean for the children's sector.

Andy Burnham appointed as shadow education secretary

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Friday, October 8, 2010

| CYP Now

Andy Burnham has been appointed shadow education secretary by new Labour leader Ed Miliband.

Labour Conference 2010: Children's professionals called on to challenge government's plans for cuts

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Wednesday, September 29, 2010

| CYP Now

Professionals and volunteers working with families have been told they have a responsibility to challenge the government on its deficit reduction plans and demand the most vulnerable are protected from budget cuts.

Labour Conference 2010: Miliband seeks policies that enhance family life

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Tuesday, September 28, 2010

| CYP Now

"Family-friendly employment" must be at the centre of attempts to rebuild the economy because "there is more to life than the bottom line", the new leader of the Labour party has announced.

Civitas urges government to scrap vetting and barring scheme

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Monday, September 27, 2010

| CYP Now

The controversial vetting and barring scheme (VBS) must be scrapped, a think-tank has warned.

Children's sector quangos face axe

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Friday, September 24, 2010

| CYP Now

An advisory group on teenage pregnancy and the national negotiating body for school support staff are among 177 taxpayer-funded quangos to be abolished, according to a leaked Cabinet Office list.

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.

Funding for children's services slashed in Cumbria

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Thursday, September 16, 2010

| CYP Now

Children's services in Cumbria face multi-million-pound cuts as the council loses money from government grants.

Make it easier for ex-offenders to get jobs, urges Nacro

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Monday, September 13, 2010

| CYP Now

A report calling for the reform of laws that make it hard for people with criminal convictions to get a job has been released.

Clegg pledges commitment to improving social mobility

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Wednesday, August 18, 2010

| CYP Now

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has pledged dramatic improvements in social mobility in a speech to mark the first 100 days of the coalition government.

DfE bans charities from publicising their work, leaked letter reveals

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Thursday, July 29, 2010

| CYP Now

A letter leaked to CYP Now has revealed the Department for Education (DfE) is ordering charities delivering government-funded programmes to stop publicising their work with immediate effect in an apparent bid to save on spending.

Hampshire children's services to lose 185 staff as budget slashed by almost 25m

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Wednesday, July 28, 2010

| CYP Now

Hampshire County Council is to slash almost 25m from its children's services budget, as part of a restructure and efficiency savings drive that will see 185 staff lose their jobs.

Pickles to scrap remaining regional government offices

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Friday, July 23, 2010

| CYP Now

Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has announced plans to abolish the remaining eight regional government offices.

Government to switch off ContactPoint in August

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Thursday, July 22, 2010

| CYP Now

The ContactPoint database is to be shut down on 6 August, children's minister Tim Loughton has confirmed.

Birmingham City Council's Tony Howell announces retirement

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Friday, July 9, 2010

| CYP Now

Birmingham City Council is on the hunt for a senior manager to lead its troubled children's services department following the announcement that Tony Howell, strategic director for children, young people and families, is to retire.

Relationships Foundation calls for introduction of family day

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Monday, June 28, 2010

| CYP Now

A new law giving parents of school-aged children the right to have a shared day off work at weekends is among a series of proposals relationship experts are calling on the government to introduce.

Directors of children's services called on to join 'spending challenge'

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Thursday, June 24, 2010

| CYP Now

Directors of children's services are among a raft of public sector employees being asked to submit ideas to government on cutting costs.

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.

Your last chance to enter the 2010 CYP Now Awards

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Monday, June 21, 2010

| CYP Now

The deadline to enter the 2010 Children & Young People Now Awards has been extended to Wednesday 30 June.

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.

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Loughton trusts local leaders to safeguard early intervention funds

Children's charities urge Gove to protect voluntary sector from 'devastating cuts'

Vetting and barring scheme review gets underway

CYP Now expert panel responds to spending review

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

Spending Review: The sector delivers its verdict

Andy Burnham appointed as shadow education secretary

Labour Conference 2010: Children's professionals called on to challenge government's plans for cuts

Labour Conference 2010: Miliband seeks policies that enhance family life

Civitas urges government to scrap vetting and barring scheme

Children's sector quangos face axe

CRAE seeks support for new powerful children's rights commissioner

Funding for children's services slashed in Cumbria

Make it easier for ex-offenders to get jobs, urges Nacro

Clegg pledges commitment to improving social mobility

DfE bans charities from publicising their work, leaked letter reveals

Hampshire children's services to lose 185 staff as budget slashed by almost 25m

Pickles to scrap remaining regional government offices

Government to switch off ContactPoint in August

Birmingham City Council's Tony Howell announces retirement

Relationships Foundation calls for introduction of family day

Directors of children's services called on to join 'spending challenge'

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

Your last chance to enter the 2010 CYP Now Awards

Education Secretary Gove outlines 670m in cuts

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