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Inspectors criticise YOI over violence and extortion

Thursday, March 6, 2014

| CYP Now

A young offender institution has been rebuked for high levels of violence despite making progress since a previous critical inspection.

Daily roundup: Early years, domestic violence and child protection

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Wednesday, February 26, 2014

| CYP Now

Childcare groups disappointed by worker entry requirements decision; health watchdog calls for better training on domestic violence; and schools reminded about female genital mutilation risk, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Paternity leave, child sexual exploitation, and youth zone talks

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Friday, February 21, 2014

| CYP Now

Study finds 20 per cent of dads want more time off work to look after their children, Peterborough grooming gang sentenced to a total of 54 years in jail, and youth charity planning £6m centre for Chester, all in the news today.

YJB outlines plans to make youth custody safer

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Thursday, February 20, 2014

| CYP Now

The Youth Justice Board has vowed to improve the safety of young people in custody by boosting support to looked-after children and clamping down on bullying and violence.

Big rise in number of child trafficking victims

News

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

| CYP Now

The number of British children believed to be victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation has more than doubled in the space of a year.

Cut in specialist custody provision to save £6m

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Thursday, February 13, 2014

| CYP Now

The number of custodial places in secure children's homes (SCHs) are to be reduced by nearly a fifth.

Critics attack ‘illegal' plan to use force in secure colleges

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Thursday, February 6, 2014

| CYP Now

Campaigners have hit out at plans to allow staff at secure colleges the power to use force on children and young people to "ensure good order and discipline".

Inspectors praise 'model' youth custody unit

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Tuesday, February 4, 2014

| CYP Now

A specialist youth custody unit designed to support some of the most troubled and vulnerable young people in the country has been praised by inspectors for the level of care it provides.

Daily roundup: Careers guidance, council cuts, and smoking

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Thursday, January 30, 2014

| CYP Now

Call for government to extend National Careers Service; research shows cuts affecting deprived areas more; and Lords back bid to ban smoking in cars, all in the news today.

Ryan Clark verdict highlights youth custody failings

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Wednesday, January 29, 2014

| CYP Now

A verdict of accidental death has been delivered in the case of a 17-year-old who took his own life following threats and bullying at a young offender institution.

Daily roundup: Child health, inspection reform, and mental health

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Monday, January 27, 2014

| CYP Now

Labour pushes for ban on smoking in cars carrying children; Gove gives Wilshaw vote of confidence over think tank reports; and children with mental health problems still detained in police cells, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Children's bill, child protection, and youth offending

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Wednesday, January 22, 2014

| CYP Now

Timpson extends Children and Families Bill debate; serious case review highlights failings in protection of three drowned children; and youth offending work in Wrexham makes good progress, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Mental health, Hamzah Khan, and jobseeker training

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Monday, January 20, 2014

| CYP Now

Clegg makes mental health therapy pledge; investigation launched into police handling of Hamzah Khan case; and Labour to fund skills courses for jobseekers, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Police detention, adoption leadership, and self-harm

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Tuesday, January 14, 2014

| CYP Now

Police detain children in cells unlawfully; new ceo of voluntary adoption agencies consortium announced; and self-harm rates higher among students with poor GCSE results, all in the news today.

Media portrayal of out-of-area care placements ‘unhelpful'

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Thursday, January 9, 2014

| CYP Now

There is an "unhelpful" misperception among the media and public about the nature of out-of-authority placements for looked-after children, council care managers have said.

Alison O'Sullivan to be ADCS president in 2015

News

Thursday, January 2, 2014

| CYP Now

The head of children's services for Kirklees has been announced as the vice president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services for 2014/15.

Daily roundup: Sexual grooming, palliative care and youth offending

News

Friday, December 20, 2013

| CYP Now

Report blames sexual grooming of young girls on police failings; MPs call for fairer children's palliative care funding; and a youth offending service in Teeside wins praise, all in the news today.

School safeguarding failures prompt intervention threat

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Monday, December 16, 2013

| CYP Now

Children's minister Edward Timpson has warned that the government could intervene in the running of a school where a teacher abducted and had sex with a 15-year-old pupil.

Daily roundup: Trafficking, child benefit and children's homes

News

Monday, December 16, 2013

| CYP Now

Proposed anti-slavery legislation to be published; Cameron rejects child benefit cap; and consultation launched on children's homes inspection framework, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Gang crime, adoption powers and state boarding school

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Friday, December 13, 2013

| CYP Now

Fall in youth violence since riots; BAAF welcomes changes to proposed adoption powers; and planners hinder state boarding school bid, all in the news today.

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Inspectors criticise YOI over violence and extortion

Daily roundup: Early years, domestic violence and child protection

Daily roundup: Paternity leave, child sexual exploitation, and youth zone talks

YJB outlines plans to make youth custody safer

Big rise in number of child trafficking victims

Cut in specialist custody provision to save £6m

Critics attack ‘illegal' plan to use force in secure colleges

Inspectors praise 'model' youth custody unit

Daily roundup: Careers guidance, council cuts, and smoking

Ryan Clark verdict highlights youth custody failings

Daily roundup: Child health, inspection reform, and mental health

Daily roundup: Children's bill, child protection, and youth offending

Daily roundup: Mental health, Hamzah Khan, and jobseeker training

Daily roundup: Police detention, adoption leadership, and self-harm

Media portrayal of out-of-area care placements ‘unhelpful'

Alison O'Sullivan to be ADCS president in 2015

Daily roundup: Sexual grooming, palliative care and youth offending

School safeguarding failures prompt intervention threat

Daily roundup: Trafficking, child benefit and children's homes

Daily roundup: Gang crime, adoption powers and state boarding school

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