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News Insight: Child benefit controversy dominates Tory conference
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- Friday, October 8, 2010 | CYP Now
After seizing power following 13 years in opposition, this year's Conservative conference offered the party the chance to set out its stall for the next five years. Neil Puffet reports.
Former DCS to manage quango cuts
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- Monday, October 4, 2010 | CYP Now
An influential former director of children's services (DCS) has been tasked with overseeing the abolition of quangos within the Department for Education (DfE).
News Insight: A new leader but few policies at the Labour conference
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- Monday, October 4, 2010 | CYP Now
After defeat at the general election, this year's Labour conference was a chance for members to reflect on the party's time in power and focus on the challenges ahead. Lauren Higgs reports.
News Insight: Rebellion rife over education at Lib Dem party conference
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- Monday, September 27, 2010 | CYP Now
The 2010 Liberal Democrat conference was the first in 65 years in which the party has been in government, but tensions surfaced about the coalition's policy. Lauren Higgs reports.
News Insight: Liverpool braced for impact of severe cuts
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- Monday, September 20, 2010 | CYP Now
In the first of a series of regional reports in the run up to next month's Comprehensive Spending Review, Neil Puffett assesses the potential impact of cuts to children's services in Liverpool.
News Insight: Equality Act 2010 -- Are you prepared?
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- Monday, September 20, 2010 | CYP Now
The Equality Act comes into force on 1 October. Kat Baldwyn finds out on whether children's professionals are ready for the change.
News Insight: The children's policy reviews at a glance
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- Monday, September 13, 2010 | CYP Now
The coalition has launched a flurry of reviews on children and young people's policy. Janaki Mahadevan looks at their scope, timing and the figureheads behind each of them.
Think Big Society
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- Monday, September 13, 2010 | CYP Now
David Cameron has pledged to scale back state-run public services and give citizens the power to "build the Britain they want". Here, six leading figures from the sector explore what the Prime Minister's vision will mean.
News Insight: Art of compromise, Lib Dem-style
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- Monday, September 6, 2010 | CYP Now
As parliament reconvenes this week, Neil Puffett picks out some of the compromises the Liberal Democrats have made in their policies for children, young people and families since forming a coalition government with the Conservatives in May
News Insight: Labour leadership contenders set out their plans for children
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- Tuesday, August 31, 2010 | CYP Now
On 25 September, one of these people will become leader of the opposition in the midst of a horrendous economic climate. CYP Now asked each of them to set out their policies for children and young people and for all those who work to improve young lives.
CYP Now Awards 2010: Countdown begins to big night of the year
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- Monday, August 23, 2010 | CYP Now
This year marks the fifth Children & Young People Now Awards, and our judging panel has shortlisted the entries that represent the best work with children, young people and families. Join us for the biggest night of the year as we announce the winners.
Government clarifies ban on Every Child Matters
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- Monday, August 9, 2010 | CYP Now
The Department for Education (DfE) has moved to allay fears that a ban on the use of the phrase Every Child Matters in the new government signals a shift in policy for children and young people.
Independent Review of the Office of the Children's Commissioner: Call for Evidence
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- Friday, August 6, 2010 | CYP Now
What's it all about? The Department for Education has commissioned an independent review of the role of the Office of the Children's Commissioner for England.
News Insight: The plan to make every penny of children's interventions count
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- Monday, July 19, 2010 | CYP Now
The Department for Education is examining which interventions with children get the best value for money. Lauren Higgs reports.
Atkinson speaks out on her role
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- Monday, July 5, 2010 | CYP Now
England's children's commissioner Maggie Atkinson does not want her powers to be extended, remaining satisfied that her office's sole remit is to influence policy.
News Insight: Welfare overhaul transforms the fight against poverty
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- Monday, July 5, 2010 | CYP Now
The coalition government has started work on overhauling the welfare system and wants to encourage people to work their way out of poverty and dependence on benefits. Ross Watson investigates whether the reforms will help those in greatest need.
Payment-by-results could drive out smaller charities, say leaders
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- Monday, July 5, 2010 | CYP Now
Government plans to introduce payment-by-results for providers of children and young people's services could jeopardise early intervention work and drive small charities out of business, sector leaders have warned.
News Insight: Maggie eyes the rocky road ahead
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- Monday, July 5, 2010 | CYP Now
Ravi Chandiramani talks to children's commissioner Maggie Atkinson about her role under the new coalition government.
News Insight: Emergency Budget -- the impact on children's services
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- Monday, June 28, 2010 | CYP Now
Chancellor George Osborne's emergency Budget announced a raft of measures to cut the public deficit. Neil Puffett assesses the fallout for children, families and the sector.
News Insight: How will local authorities decide where to drop the axe?
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- Monday, June 21, 2010 | CYP Now
Local authorities are grappling with the dilemma of where to cut back on services for children and young people as they try to accommodate the 311m of cuts to the area-based grant. Janaki Mahadevan and Ross Watson investigate.
Joint Working: Lessons from total place
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- Friday, June 18, 2010 | CYP Now
The Total Place initiative aims to combine efficiency with effectiveness through a "whole-area approach" to public services. Tom de Castella looks at the focus of Total Place in five areas, and the scale of the savings anticipated.
Esther Rantzen: Charities will merge to survive
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- Friday, June 18, 2010 | CYP Now
These are tough times for everyone. Those of us working with vulnerable children are of course concerned that the cuts may impact upon children's lives with tragic consequences.
The Coalition Agenda Insight: Children's policy in the coalition
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- Monday, June 7, 2010 | CYP Now
Government departments have settled on their ministers' remits, but where do responsibilities reside in the Lib-Con coalition for the full range of policies relating to children, young people and families? CYP Now brings you the definitive guide.
Frontline services at risk as new ministers seek to identify cuts
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- Monday, May 17, 2010 | CYP Now
Impending cuts are certain to damage frontline children's services and lead to job losses, sector leaders have warned.
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