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8 Oct 18
The NHS and councils need to collaborate to develop a system to support children with mental health problems, the Local Government Association has said.
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20 Sep 18
A reduction in child arrests is obviously good for the young people themselves - but also for public services, says the Howard League for Penal Reform’s Andrew Neilson.
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20 Sep 18
A commission, using its own unique measurement, has concluded 14.2 million people in the UK were living in poverty last year.
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20 Sep 18
The UK government will return all powers to Rotherham Council after a three-year intervention, the communities secretary has announced.
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23 Aug 18
Government figures out today revealed the pressures on children’s services as English councils overspend by £800m in this area last financial year.
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20 Aug 18
The government must reverse spending cuts to public health funding to tackle rising levels of childhood obesity in England and Wales, council leaders have urged.
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17 Aug 18
Local authorities spent £2.1m last year on injury claims made by pedestrians, according to research by an insurance company.
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30 Jul 18
Children of parents with mental health problems are more likely to use health services, Health Foundation research has found.
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18 Jul 18
If children are our future then we need to put the money into protecting them, argues Liverpool Mayor Joe Anderson
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7 Jun 18
Partnerships and innovation are coming to the fore in challenging financial times, says CIPFA’s Rob Whiteman.
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30 May 18
MPs and a local government umbrella-body have called for greater funding and powers for councils to tackle childhood obesity.
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23 Apr 18
Councils will be able to bid for a slice of £4.5m funding to support children living with alcoholic parents, the government has announced.
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12 Apr 18
An independent council-led inquiry into child sex abuse in Telford will begin, despite calls on central government to lead a probe.
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5 Apr 18
The government has underestimated the number of Sure Start centre closures in England by half, the Sutton Trust has claimed in research released today.
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26 Mar 18
Children in the North of England face being “left behind” because they are more likely to come from a poor community and attend a weak school, the Children’s Commissioner for England has said...
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21 Mar 18
Schools in disadvantaged areas are to receive a £26m funding boost to provide children with a free school breakfast, the government has announced.
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9 Mar 18
Demand for children’s services is rising and need is getting sharper. How can councils meet this? Neil Merrick finds out.
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22 Mar 17
NHS commissioning bodies are failing to improve mental health services for young people, says an Education Policy Institute report out today.
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2 Nov 15
Council adoption services are to be merged into regional bodies so children can be matched with potential adopters more quickly, David Cameron has announced today.
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27 Oct 15
Children born into the poorest families in the North lag behind those in London in terms of their development, IPPR North has said.
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11 Sep 15
David Cameron today set out a wide-ranging package of reforms to create a “smarter state”, with widespread devolution, a focus on early intervention, and integration of blue light services among the...
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26 Aug 15
Councils and other providers are being asked to come forward with “innovative and flexible” ideas on how they can deliver 30 hours of free childcare a week, which will take effect in September 2016.
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16 Jul 15
Almost two-thirds of children living in poverty are in households where someone works, analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies has found.
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23 Jun 15
Lord Laming is to chair an independent review considering why looked-after children are over-represented in the criminal justice system in England and Wales.
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26 Feb 15
Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles has appointed Sir Derek Myers, former chief executive of Hammersmith and Fulham and the Kensington and Chelsea London boroughs, to lead the government’s...
8 Oct 18The NHS and councils need to collaborate to develop a system to support children with mental health problems, the Local Government Association has said.
20 Sep 18A reduction in child arrests is obviously good for the young people themselves - but also for public services, says the Howard League for Penal Reform’s Andrew Neilson.
20 Sep 18A commission, using its own unique measurement, has concluded 14.2 million people in the UK were living in poverty last year.
20 Sep 18The UK government will return all powers to Rotherham Council after a three-year intervention, the communities secretary has announced.
23 Aug 18Government figures out today revealed the pressures on children’s services as English councils overspend by £800m in this area last financial year.
20 Aug 18The government must reverse spending cuts to public health funding to tackle rising levels of childhood obesity in England and Wales, council leaders have urged.
17 Aug 18Local authorities spent £2.1m last year on injury claims made by pedestrians, according to research by an insurance company.
30 Jul 18Children of parents with mental health problems are more likely to use health services, Health Foundation research has found.
7 Jun 18Partnerships and innovation are coming to the fore in challenging financial times, says CIPFA’s Rob Whiteman.
12 Apr 18An independent council-led inquiry into child sex abuse in Telford will begin, despite calls on central government to lead a probe.
26 Mar 18Children in the North of England face being “left behind” because they are more likely to come from a poor community and attend a weak school, the Children’s Commissioner for England has said...
21 Mar 18Schools in disadvantaged areas are to receive a £26m funding boost to provide children with a free school breakfast, the government has announced.
9 Mar 18Demand for children’s services is rising and need is getting sharper. How can councils meet this? Neil Merrick finds out.
22 Mar 17NHS commissioning bodies are failing to improve mental health services for young people, says an Education Policy Institute report out today.
2 Nov 15Council adoption services are to be merged into regional bodies so children can be matched with potential adopters more quickly, David Cameron has announced today.
27 Oct 15Children born into the poorest families in the North lag behind those in London in terms of their development, IPPR North has said.
11 Sep 15David Cameron today set out a wide-ranging package of reforms to create a “smarter state”, with widespread devolution, a focus on early intervention, and integration of blue light services among the...
26 Aug 15Councils and other providers are being asked to come forward with “innovative and flexible” ideas on how they can deliver 30 hours of free childcare a week, which will take effect in September 2016.
16 Jul 15Almost two-thirds of children living in poverty are in households where someone works, analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies has found.
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