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Call to extend free school meals to all children in poverty
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- Friday, December 14, 2012 | CYP Now
Nearly three quarters of teachers say children they teach have arrived at school without lunch or any money to buy food, a study by The Children's Society has found.
Daily round up: Care for abuse victims, the two-year-old offer, and Mumsnet on miscarriages
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- Wednesday, December 19, 2012 | CYP Now
Plan to offer 24-hour support to child abuse victims over Christmas, Daycare Trust to support local authorities on delivering the two-year-old entitlement, and Mumsnet concerns over NICE guidelines on miscarriages, all in the news today.
Pledge to retain visibility of early intervention spending is 'tiny concession'
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- Friday, January 4, 2013 | CYP Now
The government's decision to compel local authorities to reveal their early intervention expenditure by publishing a funding profile has been attacked as a "meaningless exercise".
Benefits cap ‘will undo work to tackle child poverty'
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- Monday, January 7, 2013 | CYP Now
Government plans to cap benefit payments until 2015 will reverse efforts to reduce child poverty and plunder the income of low- to middle-earning families, charities have warned.
ADCS president Alan Wood backs councils to drive social care improvement
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- Thursday, April 10, 2014 | CYP Now
The new president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has said local authorities need to be at the centre of driving improvement in children's services.
Legal Update: Care of unaccompanied children
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- Monday, April 14, 2014 | CYP Now
Draft proposals on the care of unaccompanied asylum-seeking and trafficked children are a welcome step but could go further, argues Rachel Hutchings, researcher at Coram Children's Legal Centre.
Early intervention must be bold, joined-up and long-term
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- Monday, April 28, 2014 | CYP Now
According to a Riots Communities and Victims Panel report in the wake of the 2011 summer riots, 500,000 families were "just coping" - dropping in and out of crisis with little hope of escape from the vicious circle in which they are caught.
Children's leaders left 'puzzled' by calls to remove DCS duty on councils
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- Monday, May 26, 2014 | CYP Now
Local authority chief executives' group says the requirement for a director of children's services is stifling innovation in children's services and isolating it from the rest of local government - arguments that don't stack up, say leaders.
Research Report: Which Behavioural and Emotional Problems Predict Early Sexual Behaviour?
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- Monday, May 26, 2014 | CYP Now
Researchers examine the associations between problems children experience in middle childhood and early sexual behaviour.
Daily roundup: Missing babies, nurture groups, and play
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- Monday, June 9, 2014 | CYP Now
Nearly 20 babies reported missing from council care; research backs value of nurture groups; and £1.9m boost for play in Scotland, all in the news today.
Legal Update: Legal Q&A - School exclusion
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- Monday, June 9, 2014 | CYP Now
Q: What are the obligations of parents, schools and local authorities to provide for a pupil during a school exclusion?
Timpson moves to calm outsourcing fears
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- Wednesday, June 11, 2014 | CYP Now
Concerns about controversial plans to allow councils to outsource child protection services will get serious consideration, children's minister Edward Timpson has pledged.
Good Idea: Eden camp offers access for vulnerable children
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- Monday, June 23, 2014 | CYP Now
The Cornwall-based Eden Project has teamed up with the YHA to provide a campsite that they hope vulnerable children will be able to use as a base to attend their educational activities.
Legal Update: Call for action plan on FGM
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- Monday, July 21, 2014 | CYP Now
The home affairs committee has published a report calling for a national action plan on female genital mutilation. Catrin Gosby, researcher at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines the report's proposals.
Mutual appreciation
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- Monday, August 4, 2014 | CYP Now
Laura McCardle meets Sandra Richardson, chief executive of Knowsley Youth Mutual.
Decline in school police presence raises concerns over pupil safety
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- Monday, September 1, 2014 | CYP Now
CYP Now investigation reveals more than a third of police forces have cut the number of dedicated officers attached to schools so that half of force areas no longer have a single officer based on a school campus.
European human rights body calls for urgent action on youth custody safety
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- Thursday, April 20, 2017 | CYP Now
The Council of Europe has called on the British government to take urgent action to improve the safety of young people held in custody.
Government adviser calls for changes to child poverty measures
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- Monday, April 30, 2012 | CYP Now
Measures to track levels of child poverty should be based on life chances rather than finances, Labour MP Frank Field has said.
Charities warn against reduction in maternity leave
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- Friday, May 4, 2012 | CYP Now
A coalition of charities is calling on government not to reduce basic maternity leave from six months to 18 weeks, ahead of proposed legislation expected in the Queen's Speech next week.
Schools to compete for £10,000 pupil premium award
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- Monday, May 14, 2012 | CYP Now
Schools will be asked to compete to find the best ways of spending the pupil premium, with those using the money most effectively winning £10,000, Deputy Prime minister Nick Clegg has said.
Immigration rules leave thousands of children destitute, Oxford University finds
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- Tuesday, May 15, 2012 | CYP Now
Thousands of children living in the UK without legal immigration status are at risk of destitution and exploitation because of contradictory rules and regulations, a report by the University of Oxford has claimed.
Inspectors praise domestic abuse response in Hounslow
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- Wednesday, June 14, 2017 | CYP Now
Agencies across the London borough of Hounslow have been praised for their work to support children who have experienced domestic abuse.
Young campaigners lobby Welsh government on living wage manifesto pledge
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- Thursday, June 21, 2012 | CYP Now
Young campaigners are lobbying the Welsh government to introduce a "living wage" for Wales, highlighting the plight of children whose parents are working but remain below the poverty line.
Young people with terminal illnesses deprived of support, report warns
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- Tuesday, June 26, 2012 | CYP Now
Teenagers with terminal illnesses are missing out on support because of a lack of coordination between children's and adult services, a report into palliative care for young people has warned.
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