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Mr Pugnacious - Barry Sheerman MP, chairman, Children, Schools and Families Select Committee

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

| CYP Now

Barry Sheerman bridles at recent suggestions that the Children, Schools and Families Select Committee carries little influence. "Some irritating journalist said that select committees make no difference but I don't believe it," he says.

Damning report blasts government's children's rights record

News

Thursday, November 19, 2009

| CYP Now

MPs and Lords have slammed the government for failing to safeguard children's rights, in a damning report to mark the 20th anniversary of UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).

Speculation grows over who will replace Ed Balls and Beverley Hughes

News

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

| CYP Now

Betting on who will be the next Chancellor was suspended at 9am yesterday after bookies' favourite Children's Secretary Ed Balls was backed heavily over the weekend.

News Insight: This is the age of the super-director

Other

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

| CYP Now

Directors of children's services have never been under more pressure, but help is on the way. Joe Lepper investigates.

Councils urged to maintain grants

Other

Monday, June 14, 2010

| CYP Now

Investment in early intervention and prevention services must be maintained despite the government lifting the ringfence on programmes supporting vulnerable families, children sector leaders have warned.

Labour Conference 2010: Miliband seeks policies that enhance family life

News

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

| CYP Now

"Family-friendly employment" must be at the centre of attempts to rebuild the economy because "there is more to life than the bottom line", the new leader of the Labour party has announced.

Spending Review Insight: Guide to how the spending plans affect children and families

Other

Monday, October 25, 2010

| CYP Now

The spending review set out public expenditure plans for the next four financial years. Here, Janaki Mahadevan, Lauren Higgs, Gabriella Jozwiak and Neil Puffett bring you the definitive guide to its impact on children, young people and families.

News Insight: Art of compromise, Lib Dem-style

Other

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

Cumbria children's services jobs at risk

News

Monday, November 29, 2010

| CYP Now

Around 300 children's services posts are at risk in Cumbria as the county council braces itself for a raft of cuts to government grants.

CYP Now ready for relaunch

Other

Monday, December 6, 2010

| CYP Now

Children & Young People Now is to relaunch in the new year with a fresh look and more in-depth coverage of developments across the sector.

Early intervention schemes 'must prove their worth'

News

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

| CYP Now

A US expert on youth crime prevention and early intervention believes the UK must embrace evidence-based practice if it wants to improve the lives of disadvantaged children and young people.

Autumn Statement: Key measures and reaction

News

Wednesday, November 23, 2016

| CYP Now

Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond has delivered the Autumn Statement in parliament today. CYP Now looks at what it means for children and families.

Analysis: Children's trusts get a reality check

Other

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

| CYP Now

The Audit Commission last week attacked the current state of children's trusts, prompting serious questions about what the future holds. Lauren Higgs investigates.