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IMB calls on the UKBA to improve conditions for detained children

Tue, 15 May 2012 11:18:37 GMT

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Headline Detail: A new report from the Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) has revealed that the UK Border Agency (UKBA) is detaining children in "degrading and disgra... more details

Single parents 'do not get the support they need'

Tue, 15 May 2012 11:17:11 GMT

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Headline Detail: New research, conducted by the Single Parent Action Network, has suggested that single parents reliant on Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) are not getting... more details

Childcare group calls for increase in voucher allowance

Mon, 14 May 2012 15:12:35 GMT

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Headline Detail: A new campaign has called on the coalition to raise the weekly childcare voucher allowance from £55 to £75. The Raise the Cap campaign, devised by... more details

NSPCC poll reveals struggles of new mothers

Mon, 14 May 2012 15:11:33 GMT

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Headline Detail: A new poll, conducted by the NSPCC, has revealed that around 40 per cent of new mothers are struggling to cope with the demands of looking after thei... more details

Children's minister hails adoption reforms

Fri, 11 May 2012 15:04:41 GMT

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Headline Detail: Tim Loughton, the children's minister, has backed calls to improve the adoption process in the UK, saying that red tape needs to be reduced to bring ... more details

Council leaders lash out at adoption process

Fri, 11 May 2012 15:03:09 GMT

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Headline Detail: Council leaders have hit out that the concept of adoption scorecards, which have been devised to help speed up the process. Education secretary Mi... more details

IDENTITY CHECKING GUIDANCE IS CHANGING

Thu, 10 May 2012 14:33:00 GMT

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Headline Detail: As a Countersignatory for your organisation and a customer of the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB), it is important that you read and understand the c... more details

Queen's Speech confirms adoption reforms

Thu, 10 May 2012 11:20:34 GMT

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Headline Detail: The Queen has announced plans for more flexible parental leave and quicker adoptions. In her annual address, she confirmed that the government wil... more details

Teather: Govt must take the lead on child protection measures

Wed, 09 May 2012 11:02:25 GMT

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Headline Detail: The government ought to do even more to protect children from accessing inappropriate material. That is according to Sarah Teather, the children's... more details

Govt considers age ratings on music DVDs

Wed, 09 May 2012 11:01:09 GMT

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Headline Detail: The coalition is currently considering plans to impose cinema-style age ratings on music DVDs. Of course, the overarching aim of the proposal is t... more details

Charities urge govt to rethink maternity leave plans

Tue, 08 May 2012 14:59:16 GMT

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Headline Detail: A number of respected charities have urged the government not to reduce the standard maternity leave from six months to 18 weeks. Under new propos... more details

YJB cuts funding for youth offending

Tue, 08 May 2012 12:57:18 GMT

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Headline Detail: New figures have revealed that funding for youth offending from the Youth Justice Board (YJB) has fallen by almost seven per cent in 2012, cypnow.co.... more details

Stats reveal racial imbalance at younger offenders' institute

Fri, 04 May 2012 15:39:53 GMT

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Headline Detail: Over the last two years, more than 1,800 days of additional punishment have been dished out at Ashfield young offenders' institute in Bristol. And... more details

NCMA lobbies govt over childminding regulations

Thu, 03 May 2012 11:18:15 GMT

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Headline Detail: The coalition should retain the current process that is used to inspect the performance of childminders in the UK. That is according to the Nation... more details

ADCS hits out at new govt plans

Thu, 03 May 2012 11:17:25 GMT

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Headline Detail: The Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has suggested that new plans to class under-18s remanded in custody as 'looked-after' coul... more details

Govt urged to publish guidance on returning looked-after children home

Wed, 02 May 2012 11:23:29 GMT

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Headline Detail: The coalition ought to publish new guidance on returning children in care back to their homes. That is the view of the NSPCC, which has warned tha... more details

MP suggests new approach to tackle child poverty

Wed, 02 May 2012 11:21:39 GMT

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Headline Detail: Frank Field, the Labour MP, has argued that measures used to asses levels of child poverty should be based on life chances, not financial figures. ... more details

Judge issues marriage breakdown warning

Wed, 02 May 2012 11:16:22 GMT

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Headline Detail: A High Court Judge has warned that the breakdown of marriage is one of the biggest problems in modern Britain. Consequently, Sir Paul Coleridge ha... more details

Study calls on schools to help tackle smoking problem

Tue, 01 May 2012 11:08:33 GMT

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Headline Detail: A new study, conducted at the Institute of Education, University of London, has concluded that breaking up illicit playground trading in cigarettes i... more details

Eating together creates good social skills, claims expert

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:12:02 GMT

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Headline Detail: The decline of old-fashioned dining arrangements has led to children growing up without the ability to make conversation with adults and use good man... more details

Expert warns against expelling pupils

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:08:57 GMT

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Headline Detail: Although removing a child from the classroom can help to reduce disruption, it can also be counterproductive for the young people involved. That i... more details

Prison chief suggests radical solution to tackle youth crime

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:07:59 GMT

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Headline Detail: Brigadier Hugh Munro, the chief inspector of Scottish prisons, has argued that schools could play a major role in turning young people away from a li... more details

MP warns of 'sexting' dangers

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:59:48 GMT

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Headline Detail: A Labour MP has called on the coalition and mobile phone firms to do more to tackle 'sexting'. Ann Coffey, the MP for Stockport, warned that young... more details

Govt minister issues child protection warning

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:59:01 GMT

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Headline Detail: Children's minister Tim Loughton has warned that parents are helping their children to set up under-age profiles on Facebook, the popular social netw... more details

NDNA members call for childcare reforms

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:48:16 GMT

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Headline Detail: Members of the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) have claimed that a recruitment drive for more staff and additional funding is needed to cop... more details

Critics hit out at child benefit reforms

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:44:12 GMT

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Headline Detail: As a result of recent child benefit reforms, some of the country's highest earning parents will be expected to reveal details of their financial situ... more details

DfH dismisses proposed solution to child obesity crisis

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:23:56 GMT

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Headline Detail: The Department of Health (DfH) has dismissed suggestions that increasing regulations will help to tackle childhood obesity. A spokeswoman conceded... more details

Supermarkets accused of undermining healthy eating campaign

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:21:40 GMT

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Headline Detail: The Children's Food Campaign has accused supermarkets of undermining parents' efforts to get their children to eat more healthily. This is largely... more details

Google executive issues child protection warning

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:56:00 GMT

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Headline Detail: An executive of Google has angered parents worldwide by claiming that they are the ones to blame if their child is able to access pornographic materi... more details

Parents urged to have their children immunised against whooping cough

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:55:29 GMT

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Headline Detail: Healthcare experts have confirmed that three babies have died from whooping-cough complications in England and Wales in 2012. Furthermore, the Hea... more details

Govt minister admits to child protection failings

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 11:02:21 GMT

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Headline Detail: Tim Loughton, the children's minister, has conceded that social services need to act more swiftly to safeguard children. Under the 1933 Children a... more details

New data reveals influence of Sarah's Law

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 11:21:20 GMT

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Headline Detail: New figures from the Home Office have confirmed that more than 200 children have been protected from harm during the first year of the Child Sex Offe... more details

Survey reveals smoking concerns

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 11:09:43 GMT

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Headline Detail: The majority of children would prefer it if their parents stopped smoking in front of them at home, a new survey has revealed. According to the su... more details

Child protection expert issues internet warning

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 11:37:30 GMT

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Headline Detail: A new study, produced at Middlesex University, London, has warned that paedophiles can "groom" children for sex through the internet in as little as ... more details

TV presenter urges child abuse witnesses to come forward

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 11:16:00 GMT

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Headline Detail: Although the majority of Britons intend to report child abuse if they are privy to it, they are often guilty of waiting too long. That is accordin... more details

Plymouth University to host child protection conference

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:16:30 GMT

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Headline Detail: Plymouth University will host an event next month that will consider how children are affected by a parent's imprisonment. A number of industry ex... more details

Govt rolls out new parenting pilot

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 11:06:01 GMT

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Headline Detail: Under a new government pilot, councils are to be handed extra funding if they encourage more mothers to take up breastfeeding. Children's minister... more details

Quarter of children are 'at risk', study finds

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:56:55 GMT

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Headline Detail: A new study, conducted by researchers at the Institute of Education, has revealed that a quarter of children in the UK are living in families which p... more details

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust sees significant returns by switching CRB processes online

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:56:00 GMT

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Headline Detail: The Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust (OUH) is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the UK and is internationally renowned for it’s excell... more details

CRB announce plans to lower volume threshold criteria

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:15:00 GMT

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Headline Detail: The Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) has announced plans to lower the volume threshold of processing 3,000 applications (in any 12 month period spanning... more details

Govt advisor criticises 'culture of fear'

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:07:19 GMT

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Headline Detail: Professor Eileen Munro, the government's child protection adviser, has claimed that a culture of fear has caused some councils to protect themselves ... more details

Ofsted hails child protection in Brighton and Hove

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:14:54 GMT

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Headline Detail: Ofsted, the children's services watchdog, has hailed child protection work in Brighton and Hove, observing that the authority has made significant im... more details

Irish citizens held over child trafficking accusations

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:20:26 GMT

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Headline Detail: A Mexican official has confirmed that 11 Irish couples are being questioned in the Central American country over alleged child trafficking. Acco... more details

Child protection experts calls for reforms

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:07:46 GMT

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Headline Detail: The civil and criminal definitions of neglect both need to be reviewed. That is the view of Philip Noyes, director of strategy and development a... more details