Search

Children and Social Work Bill receives Royal Assent

Friday, April 28, 2017

| CYP Now

A raft of new measures designed to boost support for children and young people will become law after the Children and Social Work Bill received Royal Assent.

Baroness Ritchie's legacy praised by sector colleagues

News

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.

Haringey council lead member to step down

News

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

| CYP Now

The London Borough of Haringey's lead member for children's services is stepping down after driving significant improvements in safeguarding at the scandal-hit council.

Charities slam 'outrageous' cuts to housing benefit for under-25s

News

Monday, June 25, 2012

| CYP Now

Suggestions by Prime Minister David Cameron that housing benefit should be scrapped for under-25s have been blasted by charities as "outrageous" and "potentially dangerous".

Major crackdown on FGM to launch in London

News

Friday, April 11, 2014

| CYP Now

Women who are victims of female genital mutilation (FGM) are to be referred to children's social services and police as part of a pioneering project intended to prevent a further generation of girls being subjected to the abuse.

Enter the CYP Now Awards and take your chance to shine

News

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

| CYP Now

The 2014 Children & Young People Now Awards - the gold standard in services for children, young people and families across the UK - are open for entries.

Council chiefs call for scrapping of DCS role

News

Thursday, May 8, 2014

| CYP Now

The role of director of children's services (DCS) should be scrapped to give local authorities more flexibility over leadership, a report has recommended.

Campaign aims to challenge misconceptions over who can foster

News

Monday, May 12, 2014

| CYP Now

Nearly three quarters of people believe they would not be accepted as foster carers, with gay, lesbian, retired, young adults and single people among the most pessimistic about their chances, according to a survey.

County councils call for 'devolution' to boost children's services

News

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

| CYP Now

County councils should be given five-year finance settlements and more power over budgets as part of a "devolution" package that would help improve children's services, a local authority group has said.

Emphasis on support under new children's home standards

News

Friday, September 19, 2014

| CYP Now

Children's homes will be required to show how they support young people and respond to their wishes as part of ongoing government efforts to improve standards.

Children of parents who abuse alcohol miss out on support

News

Friday, October 10, 2014

| CYP Now

Children of parents who misuse alcohol are missing out on help and protection because local services sometimes fail to identify their needs, a report by the Office of the Children's Commissioner has found.

Antisocial behaviour bill ‘could imprison more young people'

News

Monday, January 14, 2013

| CYP Now

More children and young people could end up in prison if the government's draft antisocial behaviour bill becomes legislation, the Standing Committee for Youth Justice has warned.

Third of professionals work with children who 'go hungry' daily

News

Monday, February 25, 2013

| CYP Now

A third of children's services professionals say the young people they work with are failing to get enough to eat on a daily basis, according to a survey conducted by the Children's Food Trust.

Charity boss challenges accuracy of 'at risk' data

News

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

| CYP Now

Official figures on children in need are massively underestimating the numbers at risk of neglect and abuse, charity boss Camila Batmanghelidjh has said.

Budget: Critics attack lack of action on free childcare funding

News

Wednesday, March 8, 2017

| CYP Now

The government has been criticised for failing to act on concerns within the childcare sector about funding for extended free provision, after no additional money to boost the flagship initiative was announced in today's Spring Budget.

CWDC issues warning to government ahead of closure

News

Friday, March 23, 2012

| CYP Now

The Children's Workforce Development Council (CWDC) has warned the government not to lose sight of strong partnerships and professional development in the early years and social care sectors ahead of its closure at the end of the month.

DfE urged to take action on 'hidden children' missing education

News

Monday, March 27, 2017

| CYP Now

The Department for Education must update statutory guidance for local authorities as part of attempts to prevent thousands of children missing education, a children's charity has suggested.

Tri-borough children's services arrangement set to collapse

News

Wednesday, March 29, 2017

| CYP Now

A pioneering partnership to deliver combined children's services across three London boroughs is to come to an end.

Conservative conference: Pay mums to attend parenting schemes, MP suggests

News

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

| CYP Now

Vulnerable parents should be paid to attend parenting programmes in the first two years of their child's life, a Conservative MP has suggested.

Government to appoint separate chief social workers for children's and adult services

News

Friday, November 2, 2012

| CYP Now

Plans to appoint a children and families chief social worker, alongside a separate corresponding post for adults, risk splitting the profession and undermining joint working, sector leaders have warned.

Child protection system 'fails older children'

News

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

| CYP Now

The child protection system is failing older children and must be overhauled urgently, a report by the education select committee has warned.

Inquiry identifies thousands of young victims of sexual exploitation

News

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

| CYP Now

More than 2,400 children have been identified as victims of sexual exploitation, while a further 16,500 are at risk of abuse, a report by the Children's Commissioner for England has found.

Timpson praises workforce's achievements at CYP Now Awards

News

Friday, November 30, 2012

| CYP Now

Children and families minister Edward Timpson has praised the efforts of people working to improve children, young people and families' lives, at the 2012 CYP Now Awards.

Virtual school head role to be enshrined in law

News

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

| CYP Now

Every local authority is to be legally required to appoint a virtual school head teacher to oversee the education of children in care.

Austerity measures threaten to exacerbate health inequality, ministers warned

News

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

| CYP Now

Children's campaigners have backed a stark warning from government health adviser Sir Michael Marmot that cuts to children services and increased taxes for poorer families threaten to increase health inequality.

Search Results

Children and Social Work Bill receives Royal Assent

Baroness Ritchie's legacy praised by sector colleagues

Haringey council lead member to step down

Charities slam 'outrageous' cuts to housing benefit for under-25s

Major crackdown on FGM to launch in London

Enter the CYP Now Awards and take your chance to shine

Council chiefs call for scrapping of DCS role

Campaign aims to challenge misconceptions over who can foster

County councils call for 'devolution' to boost children's services

Emphasis on support under new children's home standards

Children of parents who abuse alcohol miss out on support

Antisocial behaviour bill ‘could imprison more young people'

Third of professionals work with children who 'go hungry' daily

Charity boss challenges accuracy of 'at risk' data

Budget: Critics attack lack of action on free childcare funding

CWDC issues warning to government ahead of closure

DfE urged to take action on 'hidden children' missing education

Tri-borough children's services arrangement set to collapse

Conservative conference: Pay mums to attend parenting schemes, MP suggests

Government to appoint separate chief social workers for children's and adult services

Child protection system 'fails older children'

Inquiry identifies thousands of young victims of sexual exploitation

Timpson praises workforce's achievements at CYP Now Awards

Virtual school head role to be enshrined in law

Austerity measures threaten to exacerbate health inequality, ministers warned

Current filters

Filter by

Article Types

Journals

Tags