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Enter the CYP Now Awards and take your chance to shine

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

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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.

YOIs to develop physical activity and wellbeing strategies for young prisoners

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Monday, August 13, 2018

| CYP Now

Young offender institutions (YOI) in England and Wales will be required to develop physical activity and wellbeing strategies, following an independent review of sport in prisons.

Initiative to cut rate of BAME young people in youth custody

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Monday, July 29, 2019

| CYP Now

The Youth Justice Board (YJB) has launched an initiative to reduce disproportionate numbers of black, Asian, and minority ethnic (BAME) people in youth custody.

Number of young heroin and crack cocaine users at all-time low

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Friday, October 7, 2011

| CYP Now

Heroin and crack cocaine use among young people has hit a record low since the drugs became popular in the 1980s and 1990s, according to the National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse (NTA).

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.

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 2014 CYP Now Awards revealed on celebratory night

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Friday, November 21, 2014

| CYP Now

A small charity that helps parents in prison keep in touch with their children, providing a lifeline for thousands of disadvantaged families, has won the CYP Now 2014 Award for Children and Young People's Charity of the Year.

Guide helps children's professionals understand key election pledges

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Tuesday, April 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Children & Young People Now presents the definitive guide to what the main parliamentary parties are pledging on key issues for children, young people and families.

Sector demands early intervention commitment from next government

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Tuesday, May 5, 2015

| CYP Now

More than 50 children's sector organisations have joined forces to call on the next government to significantly boost early intervention spending.

Ofsted joint inspections delayed as councils shun pilots

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Wednesday, October 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Ofsted's plans to launch new joint inspections of health, social care and criminal justice services for children and young people have been delayed amid councils declining approaches to take part in trials, it has emerged.

McNally calls on DfE and DH to help tackle youth offending

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Wednesday, November 25, 2015

| CYP Now

Youth Justice Board (YJB) chair Lord McNally has called on the Department for Education and the Department of Health (DH) to make more of a contribution to tackling youth offending.

Labour Party manifesto: boosting school-based support and votes for 16s among pledges

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Thursday, June 13, 2024

| CYP Now

Reducing child poverty, investing in school-based careers and mental health support for young people and giving 16- and 17-year-olds the right to vote are among the Labour Party’s pledges in their manifesto for the 2024 general election.

UK near bottom of child wellbeing table

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Tuesday, April 21, 2009

| CYP Now

The UK has been ranked near the bottom of a league table of child wellbeing in European countries put together by researchers at the University of York.

Damning report blasts government's children's rights record

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Thursday, November 19, 2009

| CYP Now

MPs and Lords have slammed the government for failing to safeguard children's rights, in a damning report to mark the 20th anniversary of UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).

Wilderness therapy can prevent challenging behaviour

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Tuesday, September 8, 2009

| CYP Now

Wilderness therapy can effectively improve the lives of young people with drug addiction and challenging behaviour, according to research being presented today.

Speculation grows over who will replace Ed Balls and Beverley Hughes

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Tuesday, June 2, 2009

| CYP Now

Betting on who will be the next Chancellor was suspended at 9am yesterday after bookies' favourite Children's Secretary Ed Balls was backed heavily over the weekend.

Underage drinking forum set up in Scotland

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Wednesday, September 3, 2008

| CYP Now

A youth commission on alcohol is to be set up so young people can play a role in tackling Scotland's 2.25 billion pound alcohol misuse problem.

Cumbria children's services jobs at risk

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Monday, November 29, 2010

| CYP Now

Around 300 children's services posts are at risk in Cumbria as the county council braces itself for a raft of cuts to government grants.

UK faces hung parliament after night of drama

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Friday, May 7, 2010

| CYP Now

The UK faces its first hung parliament since 1974, with the Conservatives on course to win the most seats but falling short of an overall majority.

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Enter the CYP Now Awards and take your chance to shine

Council chiefs call for scrapping of DCS role

YOIs to develop physical activity and wellbeing strategies for young prisoners

Initiative to cut rate of BAME young people in youth custody

Number of young heroin and crack cocaine users at all-time low

Inquiry identifies thousands of young victims of sexual exploitation

Timpson praises workforce's achievements at CYP Now Awards

Winners of 2014 CYP Now Awards revealed on celebratory night

Guide helps children's professionals understand key election pledges

Sector demands early intervention commitment from next government

Ofsted joint inspections delayed as councils shun pilots

McNally calls on DfE and DH to help tackle youth offending

Labour Party manifesto: boosting school-based support and votes for 16s among pledges

UK near bottom of child wellbeing table

Damning report blasts government's children's rights record

Wilderness therapy can prevent challenging behaviour

Speculation grows over who will replace Ed Balls and Beverley Hughes

Underage drinking forum set up in Scotland

Cumbria children's services jobs at risk

UK faces hung parliament after night of drama

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