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A unique role to improve outcomes for children

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  • Tuesday, March 1, 2016
  • | CYP Now
As I come to the end of my first year of my four-year term as Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People (NICCY), I have reflected on the challenges and joys of this unique role.

Legal Update: Trafficking victims and families

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  • Tuesday, March 15, 2016
  • | CYP Now
Frances Trevena, head of policy and programmes at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines the gaps in service provision for families and child victims of trafficking and how this group can be better supported.

Legal Update: The costs of immigration

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  • Tuesday, July 5, 2016
  • | CYP Now
Rising costs of making an immigration application or challenging a decision is set against the backdrop of ever-changing, complex rules, says Jessica Evans, outreach solicitor at Coram Children's Legal Centre.

Welfare reforms will make children's lives worse

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  • Tuesday, February 7, 2012
  • | CYP Now
I published a joint statement last week with my fellow children's commissioners across the UK about an issue that has kept many people across the children's sector both busy, and awake at night: the Welfare Reform Bill.

Young mums see rosy future

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  • Monday, April 29, 2013
  • | CYP Now
Family nurse partnerships originated in the US in the 1970s to support first-time teenage parents. Imported to England six years ago, the government is continuing to fund their expansion. Joe Lepper finds out why

Legal Update: The Children and Families Bill

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  • Tuesday, February 19, 2013
  • | CYP Now
The Children and Families Bill includes a number of proposed reforms to existing legislation. Christopher Sykes, legal officer at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines the principal changes

A fresh workforce strategy is vital

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  • Tuesday, February 19, 2013
  • | CYP Now
The ability to make a difference to children's lives is critically affected by the quality and training of the profes­sionals and practitioners who work with them.

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