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Antisocial behaviour bill ‘could imprison more young people'

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.

Pledge to retain visibility of early intervention spending is 'tiny concession'

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Friday, January 4, 2013

| CYP Now

The government's decision to compel local authorities to reveal their early intervention expenditure by publishing a funding profile has been attacked as a "meaningless exercise".

Martin Narey receives knighthood as New Year honours recognise sector's work

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Thursday, January 3, 2013

| CYP Now

The government adoption adviser Martin Narey received a knighthood in the New Year's honors list, among more than 150 people recognised for their work with children and young people.

Scottish criminal justice system ‘punishes vulnerable'

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Wednesday, December 19, 2012

| CYP Now

Children who have been excluded from school by the age of 12 are four times more likely to spend time in prison in adulthood, according to research by Edinburgh University.

Committee urges stronger powers for children's commissioner

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Monday, December 10, 2012

| CYP Now

England's children's commissioner should be given stronger powers, while the title of the role should be changed to include "young people", an influential group of MPs and peers has said.

Timpson praises workforce's achievements at CYP Now Awards

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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.

Winners of the Children & Young People Now Awards 2012 announced

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Friday, November 30, 2012

| CYP Now

A literature festival for children in the care system, a film and live performance featuring poetry composed by young deaf children, and a scheme to take cricket from the village green to the inner cities, were just some of the inspiring winners of the 2012 Children & Young People Now Awards.

Major inquiry to create 'new social policy blueprint'

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Thursday, November 29, 2012

| CYP Now

The Centre for Social Justice has launched a major inquiry into the root causes of poverty and crime, intended to influence politicians' thinking ahead of the next general election.

Labour to extend youth offending team support to older young people

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Friday, November 23, 2012

| CYP Now

Labour is to explore extending the remit of youth offending teams by making them responsible for young people into their 20s, the shadow justice secretary has said.

Inquiry identifies thousands of young victims of sexual exploitation

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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.

Call to delay youth remand changes

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Tuesday, November 20, 2012

| CYP Now

Proposed changes to youth remand should be delayed by at least a year to allow local authorities to formulate plans to deal with a £7.3m funding shortfall in London alone, council leaders have warned.

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

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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.

Young people demand sound recording cameras in youth custody settings

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Wednesday, November 14, 2012

| CYP Now

Youth custody settings and police stations should contain cameras that record sound to prevent young offenders being subjected to violence, a report 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.

DfE announces £120m grant funding programme

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Monday, October 29, 2012

| CYP Now

A total of £120m will be made available to boost services for early years, safeguarding and the care system as part of a Department for Education grant programme, it has been announced.

Atkinson warns against using international evidence to reform UK care system

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Thursday, October 25, 2012

| CYP Now

Central and local government should be cautious about modelling provision for vulnerable young people on international examples, the children's commissioner for England has warned.

Death in custody report highlights 'systemic failures'

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Wednesday, October 24, 2012

| CYP Now

Children and young people who have died in custody in recent years haven been let down by "systemic failures", a study has found.

Study reveals brain injury link with youth offending

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Friday, October 19, 2012

| CYP Now

Hundreds of children are being drawn into youth custody because of failures to identify or provide support for brain injuries and neurological conditions, a report by the Children's Commissioner for England has found.

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Antisocial behaviour bill ‘could imprison more young people'

Pledge to retain visibility of early intervention spending is 'tiny concession'

Martin Narey receives knighthood as New Year honours recognise sector's work

Scottish criminal justice system ‘punishes vulnerable'

Committee urges stronger powers for children's commissioner

Timpson praises workforce's achievements at CYP Now Awards

Winners of the Children & Young People Now Awards 2012 announced

Major inquiry to create 'new social policy blueprint'

Labour to extend youth offending team support to older young people

Inquiry identifies thousands of young victims of sexual exploitation

Call to delay youth remand changes

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

Young people demand sound recording cameras in youth custody settings

Troubled families scheme 'must extend beyond 2015'

DfE announces £120m grant funding programme

Atkinson warns against using international evidence to reform UK care system

Death in custody report highlights 'systemic failures'

Study reveals brain injury link with youth offending

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