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Professionals feel ‘powerless' when faced with neglect

    News
  • Wednesday, February 6, 2013
  • | CYP Now
Nine out of ten teachers, police officers and social workers are regularly coming into contact with children they suspect to be suffering from neglect, but up to 40 per cent feel powerless to intervene, a report has warned.

Volunteers absent among first family champions

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  • Monday, October 31, 2011
  • | CYP Now
One of the first areas to trial the government's flagship scheme to get families into work has revealed it has no plans to recruit volunteers to boost provision, despite the founder of the programme wanting to "see thousands" of volunteers supporting the initiative.

Government's child poverty strategy unveiled

    News
  • Tuesday, April 5, 2011
  • | CYP Now
The government's child poverty strategy will centre on planned reforms to the welfare system, a shift towards early intervention and the introduction of the pupil premium, it has been announced.

Somerset DCS sacking: Peter Lewis speaks out

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  • Friday, October 24, 2014
  • | CYP Now
A lack of authority-wide support for change and an "arcane" IT system were key reasons for slow progress in improving children's services in Somerset, the council's former director of children's services (DCS) has claimed.