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Outsourcing proposals threaten youth services, NCVYS warns

Thursday, June 12, 2014

| CYP Now

Youth services could be damaged if government proposals to outsource the delivery of council children's social care services are approved, the National Council for Voluntary Youth Services (NCVYS) has warned.

More than half of Devon youth service jobs at risk

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Thursday, June 5, 2014

| CYP Now

Devon County Council could axe more than half of its youth service staff if a major shake-up of its youth service is approved next week.

Cabinet Office supports development of eight youth mutuals

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Wednesday, June 4, 2014

| CYP Now

Eight local authorities are in the early stages of developing youth mutuals, the Cabinet Office has confirmed.

Wiltshire jobs to go as council approves youth service plan

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Monday, May 19, 2014

| CYP Now

Up to 144 youth staff will be made redundant or redeployed to other areas of Wiltshire Council after the authority approved plans to hand over the running of its youth services to community groups.

Disjointed youth support 'damages wellbeing in later life'

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Thursday, May 15, 2014

| CYP Now

A lack of integration between services that support children and young people as they move into adulthood is storing up problems for their future, a group of experts has warned.

Youth service jobs set to go under Wiltshire community-led provision proposals

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Friday, May 9, 2014

| CYP Now

Up to 144 youth staff in Wiltshire look set to lose their jobs if council plans to hand the running of youth services to community groups are approved next week.

Charity urges expansion of mental health support for young people

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Tuesday, May 6, 2014

| CYP Now

The NHS and local authorities must do more to ensure the delivery of integrated mental health services for young people, the director of Youth Access has said.

Daily roundup: Inspections, sex education, and child health

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Thursday, April 24, 2014

| CYP Now

Cafcass gets "good" rating from Ofsted; role of PSHE to be assessed by MPs; and government consults on allowing schools to keep spare asthma inhalers, all in the news today.

Gove under fire for ‘neglecting youth responsibility'

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Thursday, April 24, 2014

| CYP Now

Education Secretary Michael Gove is neglecting his responsibility to protect local authority-run youth services from swingeing budget cuts, the head of a children's rights campaign group has said.

Youth service mutual to be governed by young people

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Wednesday, April 16, 2014

| CYP Now

Young people using local services are to be involved in the governance of the Knowsley Youth Mutual in a pioneering move to ensure its services are fit for purpose.

Youth work roundup: Service cuts, Scout badges and protests

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Monday, April 14, 2014

| CYP Now

Councillor defends youth cuts; Scouts launch new badges; and young people protest against service cuts, all in the news this week.

Daily roundup: School places, mental health, and troubled families

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Monday, April 14, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authorities make progress on school places, rise in mental health concerns for education staff, and Reading Council hits troubled families target, all in the news today.

Expert challenges youth workforce's commitment to protecting services

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Friday, April 4, 2014

| CYP Now

Youth workers must do more to promote the value of their work in the face of local government cuts, an academic has said.

Knowsley launches youth service mutual

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Tuesday, April 1, 2014

| CYP Now

Knowsley's youth services have officially launched as an employee-led mutual.

Youth service investment leads to long-term savings, says charity

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Monday, March 31, 2014

| CYP Now

Greater investment in early intervention youth services could significantly reduce government spending in the long-term, the boss of a charity that works with at-risk young people has said.

Union condemns 'catastrophic' Staffordshire youth cuts

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Monday, March 24, 2014

| CYP Now

Staffordshire County Council's decision to approve cuts to its youth services will be "catastrophic" for the region's children and young people, Unite has warned.

Youth Contract extension results in just five long-term placements

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Wednesday, March 19, 2014

| CYP Now

Only five 16- and 17-year-olds have been helped back into education, training or employment for an extended period under the government's £1bn Youth Contract since eligibility criteria was extended last year, it has emerged.

NE Lincolnshire considers youth service overhaul

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Wednesday, March 19, 2014

| CYP Now

An overhaul of North East Lincolnshire's youth services will see the department's budget cut by a quarter.

Shropshire to focus youth services on neediest groups

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Monday, March 17, 2014

| CYP Now

Shropshire is considering cutting its youth work sessions by half and targeting services at groups of young people with the greatest needs.

Youth workers 'scapegoats' for social care failings

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Tuesday, March 11, 2014

| CYP Now

Devon's youth workers are being made "scapegoats" for a critical Ofsted report on the local authority's children's social care service, a trade union has claimed.

Sandwell reveals plans to halve youth services spend

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Monday, March 10, 2014

| CYP Now

Sandwell Council has revealed plans to cut its youth services budget by 53 per cent, putting more than 50 jobs at risk as a result.

Essex youth service boss upbeat despite budget cut

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Thursday, February 27, 2014

| CYP Now

Youth provision in Essex will continue to grow despite "terrible" cuts to the department's budget, the head of the service has said.

Bradford scales back youth cuts

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Tuesday, February 25, 2014

| CYP Now

Bradford Council has scaled back its planned cuts to youth services following an outcry and campaign by local young people.

Essex revises plans to overhaul youth service

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Wednesday, February 19, 2014

| CYP Now

Up to 26 youth service jobs will be lost as Essex seeks to reduce the department's budget from £5m to £2.4m by 2016/17, the authority has confirmed.

NCVYS calls for National Safeguarding Day

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Monday, February 10, 2014

| CYP Now

A new campaign calling on youth organisations to review their safeguarding policies and to listen to the needs of young service users has been launched.

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Outsourcing proposals threaten youth services, NCVYS warns

More than half of Devon youth service jobs at risk

Cabinet Office supports development of eight youth mutuals

Wiltshire jobs to go as council approves youth service plan

Disjointed youth support 'damages wellbeing in later life'

Youth service jobs set to go under Wiltshire community-led provision proposals

Charity urges expansion of mental health support for young people

Daily roundup: Inspections, sex education, and child health

Gove under fire for ‘neglecting youth responsibility'

Youth service mutual to be governed by young people

Youth work roundup: Service cuts, Scout badges and protests

Daily roundup: School places, mental health, and troubled families

Expert challenges youth workforce's commitment to protecting services

Knowsley launches youth service mutual

Youth service investment leads to long-term savings, says charity

Union condemns 'catastrophic' Staffordshire youth cuts

Youth Contract extension results in just five long-term placements

NE Lincolnshire considers youth service overhaul

Shropshire to focus youth services on neediest groups

Youth workers 'scapegoats' for social care failings

Sandwell reveals plans to halve youth services spend

Essex youth service boss upbeat despite budget cut

Bradford scales back youth cuts

Essex revises plans to overhaul youth service

NCVYS calls for National Safeguarding Day

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