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Edlington torture case review proposes wide-ranging children's services reforms

Friday, November 16, 2012

| CYP Now

Government should develop national guidance on child protection thresholds, while a family judge should be involved in every serious case review, an independent report into the Edlington torture case has claimed.

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

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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.

Commissioner urges action on young people at risk of suicide

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Monday, November 12, 2012

| CYP Now

Professionals across children's services must be trained to support young people at risk of suicide because of negative experiences in early childhood, a report by the children's commissioner for Northern Ireland has claimed.

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.

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.

Labour conference: Lisa Nandy promises action to extend free school meals

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Monday, October 1, 2012

| CYP Now

The Labour Party is considering plans to extend free school meals to a larger proportion of pupils should it win the next general election, the shadow children's minister has said.?

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.

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.

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.

Three North East councils consider children's services merger

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Friday, September 14, 2012

| CYP Now

Darlington, Hartlepool and Redcar & Cleveland councils are considering plans to merge the management of their social care and education departments.?

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.

Families win right to personal budgets for SEN support

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Tuesday, May 15, 2012

| CYP Now

Parents are to be given the legal right to personal budgets to pay for their children's care, under the biggest shake up of the special educational needs (SEN) system in 30 years.

SEN legislation ‘built on quicksand'

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Thursday, May 10, 2012

| CYP Now

Campaigners for disabled children have warned ministers that legislation aimed at simplifying processes for children with special educational needs (SEN) will falter because of widespread reductions in specialist support services.

Families and Children Bill to reform SEN and adoption systems

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Wednesday, May 9, 2012

| CYP Now

The Queen has outlined the details of a new Families and Children Bill in her first speech to parliament since the coalition was formed in 2010.

Deaf teenagers excluded from conversations

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Thursday, May 3, 2012

| CYP Now

Deaf teenagers are being left out of conversations because other young people don't know how to talk to them, the National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS) has warned.

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Edlington torture case review proposes wide-ranging children's services reforms

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

4Children and LGA consortium to run Early Intervention Foundation

Commissioner urges action on young people at risk of suicide

Troubled families scheme 'must extend beyond 2015'

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

NSPCC chief executive Andrew Flanagan to stand down

Labour conference: Lisa Nandy promises action to extend free school meals

Sector leaders call on government to rethink Early Intervention Grant cut

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

Deep education cuts predicted for next spending review

Three North East councils consider children's services merger

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

Families win right to personal budgets for SEN support

SEN legislation ‘built on quicksand'

Families and Children Bill to reform SEN and adoption systems

Deaf teenagers excluded from conversations

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