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Councils call for one national inspectorate

Monday, February 1, 2010

| CYP Now

The Local Government Association (LGA) has suggested that all public services be scrutinised by one national inspectorate, as part of plans to introduce a radical new system for accountability.

Outstanding challenge for Ofsted

Opinion

Monday, February 1, 2010

| CYP Now

Ofsted-bashing has been on the rise for several months. Cries of exasperation over the way the children's services inspectorate goes about its business have come in fits and starts from all quarters.

The Children & Young People Now Awards 2010: A celebration of the best

Other

Friday, March 19, 2010

| CYP Now

The Children & Young People Now Awards are the most important awards around -- pure and simple. Whether it is work with children in their early years or adolescence, to keep them safe or to help them to achieve, these awards are about the future of our society.

Young people drink to relieve boredom

News

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

| CYP Now

Young people are turning to alcohol to relieve boredom, a survey of 16- and 17-year-olds has revealed.

Youth activity funding allocations unveiled

News

Thursday, December 6, 2007

| CYP Now

Further details of how funding for activities and facilities for young people is to be divided up have been announced by the government.

Preston prisoner scheme to help combat gang crime in the capital

Other

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

| CYP Now

A project in Lancashire that gets prisoners to talk to young people at risk of becoming involved in gun crime or gangs is poised to come to London.

Joint working - ContactPoint hangs in electoral limbo

Other

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

| CYP Now

With a general election looming, the future of ContactPoint is under threat. Neil Puffett investigates what could replace it.

Early intervention could save 486bn

News

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

| CYP Now

Failure to tackle social problems like family breakdown, drug abuse and mental illness, could cost the UK 4 trillion over two decades, a major report has concluded.

Conservatives commit to scrapping ContactPoint database

News

Thursday, September 17, 2009

| CYP Now

The Conservatives have cemented their commitment to scrapping the controversial ContactPoint database after featuring the pledge in a policy paper designed to protect personal liberty.

New commissioner sets out goals for the position

News

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

| CYP Now

New children's commissioner Maggie Atkinson has told CYP Now that she hopes to give young people more of a voice on issues such as the current economic downturn and climate change.

Feature - How we said no to gangs

Other

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

| CYP Now

As fear of gang violence grows, Lauren Higgs visits Manchester to find out how one group of youth workers is helping young people leave gangs behind.

Stop and search powers will 'alienate' young black men

Other

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

| CYP Now

Increasing the use of police stop and search powers will alienate young black men, a leading youth worker warned this week.

Cost of Criminal Records Bureau checks reduced

News

Thursday, July 16, 2009

| CYP Now

The cost of standard Criminal Records Bureau checks are to be cut by 5 from October, the Home Office has announced.

Joint working: Your guide to surviving a media crisis

Other

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

| CYP Now

Tragedies such as the Baby P case rarely occur, but when they do they place a huge strain on children's services. Jenny Cornish finds out what steps local authorities should take if they find themselves in the midst of a media storm.

Young people call for ban on Mosquito devices

News

Monday, February 11, 2008

| CYP Now

A group of young people backed by leading youth agencies are calling on businesses to end the use of ultra-sonic dispersal devices.

Materialism fuels youth crime levels

Other

Tuesday, October 9, 2007

| CYP Now

There must be a culture change around materialism if youth crime is to fall, the chief executive of the Damilola Taylor Trust has said.

Editorial: Time to welcome policing to the big picture

Opinion

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

| CYP Now

The values of Every Child Matters are about to tread fresh ground and penetrate the vocation of policing.

Music project seeking to cut reoffending wins Lottery cash

News

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

| CYP Now

A scheme to see whether music can reduce youth reoffending rates is among 13 research projects involving young people to scoop 5.5m worth of Big Lottery Fund grants.

Government 'to miss eCAF target'

News

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

| CYP Now

Early adopter council raises concerns over implementing electronic Common Assessment Framework.

Strategy gives workforce boost

Other

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

| CYP Now

The government will today (Thursday 11 December) unveil a new partnership body designed to represent the entire children and young people's sector as part of the 2020 workforce strategy.