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Children’s charities on issues the next government must prioritise

Monday, July 1, 2024

| CYP Now

Improved special educational needs support, expansion of social prescribing to boost youth mental health and investment in health visiting services are key policy asks sought by children’s charities, finds Amrit Virdi.

Editorial: Discs blunder ups pressure on ContactPoint

Opinion

Tuesday, November 27, 2007

| CYP Now

Fear can be very contagious. The "missing discs" debacle at HM Revenue & Customs has intensified security concerns about ContactPoint, the 224m database that will hold details of every child in England.

Child database delayed after security fears

News

Tuesday, November 27, 2007

| CYP Now

The government today confirmed it has delayed plans to create a database containing details of every child and young person in England.

Joint working - Lib Dems lay out their vision for children and youth

Other

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

| CYP Now

Last week, the Liberal Democrats kicked off the annual party conference season. Lauren Higgs explains how children and young people figured prominently in their policy proposals.

New commissioner needs more clout, argues critic

Other

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

| CYP Now

The new children's commissioner for England needs to strengthen the role to make a real difference to the lives of children, according to a leading children's rights campaigner.

Special report: Conservative Conference 2009 - Conservatives make a case to govern for the young

Other

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

| CYP Now

The Conservatives spelled out their plans for children and young people at last week's party conference. Lauren Higgs and Neil Puffett outline the implications of their proposals.

Better joint working could save councils millions

News

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

| CYP Now

Spending on antisocial behaviour, health and social services could be cut by up to 15 per cent if agencies worked more closely together, a study has found.

Joint working - Field forces loosen grip on councils

Other

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

| CYP Now

A programme to join up the support local authorities receive has been broadly welcomed. Janaki Mahadevan investigates.

The Children & Young People Now Awards 2009 - Take your chance to shine

Other

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

| CYP Now

So much wonderful work goes on with children, young people and their families day in, day out - much of it unnoticed. The Children & Young People Now Awards exist to put this right.

Irate councils plead for guidelines on Ofsted's safeguarding checks

Other

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

| CYP Now

The Local Government Association (LGA) has waded into the row over Ofsted's unannounced safeguarding inspections.

Online funding finder tool updated

News

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

| CYP Now

CYPNow has updated its online funding finder tool, which now holds details of more than 150 grants and funding streams.

ID card criminal record checks slammed despite trial success

Other

Tuesday, October 9, 2007

| CYP Now

A trial using ID cards to help make criminal record checks on people who want to work with children and young people has been hailed a success by the government.

Date revealed for start of new vetting scheme

Other

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

| CYP Now

The government is to hand control of vetting and barring of children's workers over to the newly created Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) from 20 January.

News Insight: Liverpool braced for impact of severe cuts

Other

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.

Children's sector quangos face axe

News

Friday, September 24, 2010

| CYP Now

An advisory group on teenage pregnancy and the national negotiating body for school support staff are among 177 taxpayer-funded quangos to be abolished, according to a leaked Cabinet Office list.

Lack of training blights the workforce

Other

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

| CYP Now

Local authorities must work harder to unify the children and young people's sector, according to children's services leaders.

Can good services remain standing?

Opinion

Monday, June 21, 2010

| CYP Now

Like the suffocating drone of vuvuzelas, cuts continue to dominate the atmosphere in the children's services arena and in public services more generally.

Joint Working: New Labour's families

Other

Monday, April 12, 2010

| CYP Now

Numerous policies have affected the lives of children and families since Labour came to power in 1997. Joe Lepper asks three families if they have made a difference.

Election 2010: Candidates to watch

Other

Friday, April 16, 2010

| CYP Now

Ross Watson asks four familiar faces from the children and youth sectors why they are standing as MPs and what their priorities will be if elected on 6 May.

Children's Rights Bill

Other

Thursday, February 17, 2011

| CYP Now

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Children’s charities on issues the next government must prioritise

Editorial: Discs blunder ups pressure on ContactPoint

Child database delayed after security fears

Joint working - Lib Dems lay out their vision for children and youth

New commissioner needs more clout, argues critic

Special report: Conservative Conference 2009 - Conservatives make a case to govern for the young

Better joint working could save councils millions

Joint working - Field forces loosen grip on councils

The Children & Young People Now Awards 2009 - Take your chance to shine

Irate councils plead for guidelines on Ofsted's safeguarding checks

Online funding finder tool updated

ID card criminal record checks slammed despite trial success

Date revealed for start of new vetting scheme

News Insight: Liverpool braced for impact of severe cuts

Children's sector quangos face axe

Lack of training blights the workforce

Can good services remain standing?

Joint Working: New Labour's families

Election 2010: Candidates to watch

Children's Rights Bill

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