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Are children's charities too afraid now to ‘bite the hand that feeds'?
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- Tuesday, January 8, 2013 | CYP Now
Many children's charities rely on public funds, raising fears about their independence in defending the interests of service users in austere times. But plans are afoot for the voluntary sector to speak with a clearer voice
Martin Narey receives knighthood as New Year honours recognise sector's work
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News
- Thursday, January 3, 2013 | CYP Now
The government adoption adviser Martin Narey received a knighthood in the New Year's honors list, among more than 150 people recognised for their work with children and young people.
Daily roundup: Primary league tables, diagnosing cleft palate, and health inequalities in Scotland
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- Thursday, December 13, 2012 | CYP Now
Annual primary school rankings, concerns over late diagnosis of cleft palate in babies, and a report warns the poorest children in Scotland will die 13 years before their peers, all in the news today.
Quiz of the Year 2012
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- Tuesday, December 11, 2012 | CYP Now
How closely have you been following the ups and downs of the children and young people's sector over the past 12 months? Test your knowledge here with the CYP Now quiz of the year
Resilience prevails amid Osborne's bleak choices
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Opinion
- Tuesday, December 11, 2012 | CYP Now
Like a piercing, bitter English winter, Chancellor George Osbourne's "autumn statement" was eye-wateringly harsh. It is, without doubt, children and young people growing up in the most deprived households who are being asked to bear the brunt.
Committee urges stronger powers for children's commissioner
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News
- Monday, December 10, 2012 | CYP Now
England's children's commissioner should be given stronger powers, while the title of the role should be changed to include "young people", an influential group of MPs and peers has said.
Timpson praises workforce's achievements at CYP Now Awards
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News
- Friday, November 30, 2012 | CYP Now
Children and families minister Edward Timpson has praised the efforts of people working to improve children, young people and families' lives, at the 2012 CYP Now Awards.
Winners of the Children & Young People Now Awards 2012 announced
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News
- Friday, November 30, 2012 | CYP Now
A literature festival for children in the care system, a film and live performance featuring poetry composed by young deaf children, and a scheme to take cricket from the village green to the inner cities, were just some of the inspiring winners of the 2012 Children & Young People Now Awards.
Major inquiry to create 'new social policy blueprint'
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News
- Thursday, November 29, 2012 | CYP Now
The Centre for Social Justice has launched a major inquiry into the root causes of poverty and crime, intended to influence politicians' thinking ahead of the next general election.
Inquiry identifies thousands of young victims of sexual exploitation
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News
- Wednesday, November 21, 2012 | CYP Now
More than 2,400 children have been identified as victims of sexual exploitation, while a further 16,500 are at risk of abuse, a report by the Children's Commissioner for England has found.
Edlington torture case review proposes wide-ranging children's services reforms
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News
- Friday, November 16, 2012 | CYP Now
Government should develop national guidance on child protection thresholds, while a family judge should be involved in every serious case review, an independent report into the Edlington torture case has claimed.
Children's policy ‘must not suffer' as a result of DfE job cuts
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News
- Thursday, November 15, 2012 | CYP Now
Plans to cut 1,000 jobs at the Department for Education must not further downgrade the standing of children and young people's policy in government, professionals have warned.
4Children and LGA consortium to run Early Intervention Foundation
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News
- Wednesday, November 14, 2012 | CYP Now
A consortium led by the charity 4Children has been selected as the preferred bidder to run the first Early Intervention Foundation, the Department for Education has confirmed.
Troubled families scheme 'must extend beyond 2015'
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News
- Tuesday, November 6, 2012 | CYP Now
The government should expand the eligibility criteria for the troubled families programme and extend the initiative beyond 2015, according to leaders at Westminster Council.
Care begins at home as Timpson gets to grips with punishing brief
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Other
- Tuesday, October 30, 2012 | CYP Now
In his first interview since taking office, Edward Timpson outlines how he plans to address the challenges ahead
Spending for the future: Can we do more with less?
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- Tuesday, October 30, 2012 | CYP Now
Despite belated signs of economic growth, further cuts loom beyond the end of the spending review period in 2015. CYP Now asks four figureheads to set out the long-term challenges in financing children's services
Children need a long-term plan in this spending abyss
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- Tuesday, October 30, 2012 | CYP Now
The country might be out of recession (again), but with the size of the deficit still enormous, public spending shows no sign of returning to growth. In our special report, we examine the long-term challenges and consequences of children's services spend continuing to fall during this decade.
Daily roundup: Child benefit changes, care proceedings pilot, and how childcare can 'make work pay'
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- Monday, October 29, 2012 | CYP Now
A million letters sent to warn parents of child benefit changes, a pilot project reduces the length of care proceedings, and a call for government investment in childcare, all in the news today.
Daily roundup: Single parents, online safety for autistic children and drugs education
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- Monday, October 15, 2012 | CYP Now
Charity calls on government to support single parents, a guide to help autistic children use internet, and efforts to make drugs, alcohol and relationship lessons compulsory, all in the news today.
Daily roundup: Scottish votes at 16, teachers on EBacc and youth violence in Westminster
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- Wednesday, October 10, 2012 | CYP Now
Plans to allow 16- and 17-year-olds to vote in the referendum on Scottish independence, a survey finds only 23 per cent of teachers support EBacc, and a call for £500,000 to tackle gangs in Westminster, all in the news today.
Daily round up: College of Social Work row, competitive sports and the link between weight gain and psychosis
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Other
- Monday, October 1, 2012 | CYP Now
The row over the future of social work representation re-ignites, a report calls for less emphasis on competitive sports, and tackling obesity among young people with mental illness, all in the news today.
Children's services spend to increase by £106m this year
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News
- Friday, September 28, 2012 | CYP Now
Total local authority spending on children and young people's services will increase by more than £100m this year, Department for Education (DfE) statistics have shown.
Daily roundup: Asylum-seeking children, a mobile youth club and antisocial behaviour
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Other
- Friday, September 21, 2012 | CYP Now
The Children's Society warns that the asylum processes is frightening children, a mobile youth scheme expands, and a study into dealing with antisocial behaviour, all in the news today.
What have the Lib Dems done for us?
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Other
- Monday, September 17, 2012 | CYP Now
As the coalition government approaches the halfway point in its five-year term, Joe Lepper examines what impact the Liberal Democrats have had on the wellbeing of the next generation
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