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Council cuts funding for joint police early help initiative

Friday, July 13, 2018

| CYP Now

A joint police and council early help initiative that supports children, young people and families at risk of getting involved in crime looks set to be scaled back due to funding cuts.

MPs slam Hinds' 'unwise' role in social mobility chief appointment

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Friday, July 13, 2018

| CYP Now

A group of MPs have criticised Education Secretary Damian Hinds' "unwise" decision to become personally involved in the appointment of the new chair of the Social Mobility Commission.

Older children suffering neglect 'slipping through the cracks'

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Thursday, July 5, 2018

| CYP Now

Older children who are suffering neglect are going "unseen" by services that should be supporting them, inspectors have warned.

Inspectors praise youth work and education provision at improving YOI

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Tuesday, June 5, 2018

| CYP Now

Inspectors have identified strong youth work and education provision combined with a culture of incentives rather than punishment as the reason for improving standards at a young offender institution (YOI).

Third of councils yet to consider future multi-agency arrangements

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Thursday, May 17, 2018

| CYP Now

One in three councils are yet to consider how they will replace local safeguarding children boards (LSCBs) with new arrangements for multi-agency working, a study has found.

Sadiq Khan announces funding for youth projects to tackle knife crime

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Friday, May 11, 2018

| CYP Now

London Mayor Sadiq Khan will provide an additional £1.15m for community projects to help tackle the issue of knife crime in the capital.

Youth leaders appointed to government's Serious Violence Taskforce

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Wednesday, April 25, 2018

| CYP Now

A number of leaders from the youth sector have been appointed to sit on a government taskforce designed to address serious violence, it has been announced.

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.

Violence strategy 'provides little' to help council efforts, children's leaders warn

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Wednesday, April 11, 2018

| CYP Now

Government plans to tackle serious violence do not do enough to help councils develop local responses to the issue, the Association of Directors of Children's Services has warned.

Serious violence strategy: Youth projects to get £11m

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Monday, April 9, 2018

| CYP Now

A new £11m Early Intervention Youth Fund will be established to support community projects that help steer young people away from violence, as part of the government's serious violence strategy, it has been announced.

Tell us about your achievements: enter the 2018 Children & Young People Now Awards

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Wednesday, March 28, 2018

| CYP Now

The 2018 Children & Young People Now Awards are open for entries to organisations, individuals and teams from across the UK.

Primary staff 'frustrated and angry' at lack of help to steer children from gangs

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Tuesday, March 13, 2018

| CYP Now

Staff in primary schools often feel powerless to support young people at risk of getting involved with gangs, because they are not getting the help they need from within the school or from other local agencies, a report has warned.

London mayor announces £45m investment for youth services

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Tuesday, February 13, 2018

| CYP Now

The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has announced plans to invest £45m in youth services over the next three years in a bid to divert young people in London away from crime.

Youth offending team to be based in £6.9m youth zone

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Thursday, February 1, 2018

| CYP Now

A youth offending team will be permanently based inside a proposed state-of-the-art £6.9m youth zone in what is believed to be the first arrangement of its kind in England.

Revised police custody code 'could undermine children's rights'

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Tuesday, December 12, 2017

| CYP Now

The welfare and rights of vulnerable young people being questioned or detained by police could be threatened by proposed changes to Home Office codes of practice, a coalition of youth justice organisations has warned.

Labour urges action on youth knife crime

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Monday, December 4, 2017

| CYP Now

Labour has called on the government to deploy youth workers in hospitals to counter the growing number of young people dying from knife crime.

Hospital-based youth work initiative to extend to Birmingham and Nottingham

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Monday, November 6, 2017

| CYP Now

An initiative that sees youth workers placed in hospital emergency departments to engage victims of gang violence is set to expand to Birmingham and Nottingham.

MPs to probe rise in knife crime in wake of spate of deaths

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Friday, September 15, 2017

| CYP Now

A new cross-party group of MPs and peers has been launched to investigate the rise in knife crime across the UK.

Children & Young People Now Awards 2017: The shortlist

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Tuesday, August 29, 2017

| CYP Now

The judges have examined all the entries, and we can unveil the shortlist for the CYP Now Awards 2017.

Children's Workforce Guide to Qualifications and Training

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Tuesday, August 29, 2017

| CYP Now

Amid constant reforms and challenges, Charlotte Goddard identifies entry-level requirements and ongoing professional development for key roles across the children and young people's workforce.

Inspectors praise impact of youth work in custody

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Monday, July 17, 2017

| CYP Now

Youth work programmes helped to address problems with violence among boys at a young offender institution (YOI), inspectors have found.

Your guide to children's policy briefs in the new government

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Tuesday, July 11, 2017

| CYP Now

Following last month's government reshuffle, ministerial responsibilities relating to the children and young people's sector have been finalised.

Charity Commission launches probe into youth justice charity

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Wednesday, May 17, 2017

| CYP Now

An investigation has been launched into a charity that works with young people at risk of falling into crime.

Barnardo's bids to address surge in girls' gang offences

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Monday, April 3, 2017

| CYP Now

Children's charity Barnardo's has launched a project designed to address a sharp increase in crimes committed by girls.

MPs call for counter-terrorism overhaul to better engage young people

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Monday, February 6, 2017

| CYP Now

MPs have called on the government to overhaul its flagship counter-terrorism strategy to ensure it better engages with young people and avoids stigmatising them.

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Council cuts funding for joint police early help initiative

MPs slam Hinds' 'unwise' role in social mobility chief appointment

Older children suffering neglect 'slipping through the cracks'

Inspectors praise youth work and education provision at improving YOI

Third of councils yet to consider future multi-agency arrangements

Sadiq Khan announces funding for youth projects to tackle knife crime

Youth leaders appointed to government's Serious Violence Taskforce

ADCS calls for wider children's workforce development

Violence strategy 'provides little' to help council efforts, children's leaders warn

Serious violence strategy: Youth projects to get £11m

Tell us about your achievements: enter the 2018 Children & Young People Now Awards

Primary staff 'frustrated and angry' at lack of help to steer children from gangs

London mayor announces £45m investment for youth services

Youth offending team to be based in £6.9m youth zone

Revised police custody code 'could undermine children's rights'

Labour urges action on youth knife crime

Hospital-based youth work initiative to extend to Birmingham and Nottingham

MPs to probe rise in knife crime in wake of spate of deaths

Children & Young People Now Awards 2017: The shortlist

Children's Workforce Guide to Qualifications and Training

Inspectors praise impact of youth work in custody

Your guide to children's policy briefs in the new government

Charity Commission launches probe into youth justice charity

Barnardo's bids to address surge in girls' gang offences

MPs call for counter-terrorism overhaul to better engage young people

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