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Joint working - Arise, the next children's commissioner

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  • Tuesday, June 16, 2009
  • | CYP Now
England's first children's commissioner is preparing to step down as recruitment for his successor gets under way. Joe Lepper considers Sir Al Aynsley-Green's achievements, the remit of the role and some of the potential candidates to take his place.

Balls should recognise 'grown-up Baby Ps'

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  • Monday, January 4, 2010
  • | CYP Now
The director of the Howard League for Penal Reform has called on Children's Secretary Ed Balls to recognise that children in the criminal justice system are "grown-up Baby Ps" and treat them accordingly, as the sector gives its views on resolutions Balls should make this New Year.

Think Big Society

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  • Monday, September 13, 2010
  • | CYP Now
David Cameron has pledged to scale back state-run public services and give citizens the power to "build the Britain they want". Here, six leading figures from the sector explore what the Prime Minister's vision will mean.

Former DCS to manage quango cuts

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  • Monday, October 4, 2010
  • | CYP Now
An influential former director of children's services (DCS) has been tasked with overseeing the abolition of quangos within the Department for Education (DfE).

Interview: Baroness Beverley Hughes, Labour peer

Beverley Hughes, the former children's minister who was awarded a peerage in May, is preparing to get stuck into her new role in the House of Lords, in which she says her old brief will be her top priority.

Election 2010: Party Policy Guide

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  • Friday, April 23, 2010
  • | CYP Now
The general election will have a huge influence on how we improve young lives. CYP Now has scrutinised the manifestos and other policy commitments to bring you the definitive guide to what the main parties pledge on the key issues for children, young people and their families.

Under-21 alcohol ban would be unfair

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  • Monday, November 10, 2008
  • | CYP Now
Plans to ban under-21s from buying alcohol in supermarkets and off licenses unfairly penalise responsible young drinkers, MPs have said.

Huge rise in stab wound admissions

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  • Friday, November 14, 2008
  • | CYP Now
The number of under 16s admitted to hospital with serious stab wounds has shot up by 89 per cent over the past five years, according to thinktank the Centre for Social Justice.

Youth justice roundup

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  • Thursday, August 15, 2013
  • | CYP Now
Justice Secretary wants more cases heard in magistrates' courts; drop in youth offending in Hartlepool, and rise in ADHD drug prescriptions, all in the news in the past seven days.

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