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Professionals feel ‘powerless' when faced with neglect

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  • Wednesday, February 6, 2013
    • | CYP Now
Nine out of ten teachers, police officers and social workers are regularly coming into contact with children they suspect to be suffering from neglect, but up to 40 per cent feel powerless to intervene, a report 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.

Success in under-21s alcohol ban

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  • Wednesday, September 10, 2008
    • | CYP Now
A project in Scotland restricting sales of alcohol to under-21s at certain times has proved successful in cutting crime and antisocial behaviour.

Troubled Families programme 'has little impact'

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  • Tuesday, October 18, 2016
    • | CYP Now
The government's flagship Troubled Families initiative has had little impact in boosting job prospects or improving outcomes for children, a study commissioned by the Department for Communities and Local Government has found.

Value of drug support projects revealed

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  • Thursday, February 24, 2011
    • | CYP Now
Every pound spent on support services for young people with drug and alcohol problems saves the UK taxpayer between 5 and 8, according to latest government-commissioned research.

ADCS chief: Cuts to early help services 'inevitable'

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  • Wednesday, August 22, 2018
    • | CYP Now
Early help services for vulnerable children and families face deep cuts in the coming year unless the government provides extra funding for councils, the president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has warned.

London to adopt public health approach to tackle serious violence

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  • Wednesday, September 19, 2018
    • | CYP Now
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has announced that a public health approach will be used to tackle serious violence in the capital, with a new a new Violence Reduction Unit featuring specialists in health, police and local government set to be established.

ADCS calls for wider children's workforce development

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  • Friday, April 20, 2018
    • | CYP Now
Government must broaden the scope of its workforce development plans for the children's sector if local authorities are to be able to deal with ongoing financial constraints, the new president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services has said.

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