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<img alt="In the September edition of CYP Now: Civil Society Strategy; training guide; and focus on exploitation" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/0c45309f-6731-4423-8799-07e3bfc2a420/3/InThisIssueCYPNowSeptember-320x198.jpg" />
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Sector leaders analyse what the strategy means for how youth services will be delivered in the future, including what they want to see from the review of youth work statutory guidance.
CYP Now's Qualifications...
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cypn
Published: 30 August 2018
<img alt="DfE announces national unit to tackle child exploitation" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/4f94a3b7-b731-4785-b1db-76fd19dea59b/5/NadhimZahawi-320x198.jpg" />
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The new organisation is being funded with £2m of government money to run from 2019 to 2022. It will provide local safeguarding agencies with expertise, advice and practical support to help stop child...
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cypn
Published: 30 August 2018
<img alt="Government to ban sale of energy drinks to children" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/6b3d7854-c642-43ab-9448-34b82641e558/1/picturemorguefile-320x198.png" />
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The Department of Health & Social Care is consulting on whether to prohibit the sale of high-caffeine energy drinks such as Red Bull and Monster to under-18s. An alternative option is to ban them to under-16s....
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cypn
Published: 30 August 2018
<img alt="Sharp drop in child asylum applications" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/64453f38-9e34-40a7-bc62-b62d89d1ffe8/1/asylumseekingchildwithanofficer-320x198.jpg" />
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Latest government figures for the year ending June 2018 show that there were 2,424 asylum applications, a 20 per cent decrease compared with the previous year.
Half of all applications come from just...
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cypn
Published: 29 August 2018
<img alt="Children & Young People Now Awards 2018: the shortlist" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/ba22f846-5927-47bf-8930-25542d5ec0b5/1/CYPNAwards2017071copy-320x198.jpg" />
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The winners will be revealed at a gala ceremony on the evening of 21 November at the Hurlingham Club in London. We hope you will join us for what will be an event of great inspiration and pride, and quite...
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cypn
Published: 28 August 2018
<img alt="Merger blamed for council's failure to improve children's services " src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/4f05e7b4-b7c8-4c6d-b4fd-2a0bee71b3fe/1/shoppingindependentliving-320x198.JPG" />
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The leadership at Bournemouth Council has been rated as "inadequate" following the inspectorate's visit in July.
Inspectors found that the council had made little progress in areas requiring improvement...
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cypn
Published: 27 August 2018
<img alt="Children's services spending rises by £368m" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/a128b7f4-fe63-48dc-ab7d-eb768a08f199/0/f498a57cd69e36fbbfbc953702f15aeegif-320x198.gif" />
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Provisional local authority "outturn" data for 2017/18, shows that councils spent £368m more on children's services than the year before.
In 2017/18, councils spent £8.844 billion on children's services...
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cypn
Published: 24 August 2018
<img alt="Government to honour Erasmus+ payments in event of 'no deal' Brexit" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/6552fe92-278a-4ab7-82e0-ca13b0d78a27/1/europeanunion2016europeanparliament-320x198.jpg" />
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DfE guidance published this week states that the UK government is committed to being involved with the current programme, which runs from 2014 to 2020.
The guidance says that youth groups and other...
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cypn
Published: 24 August 2018
<img alt="Council gets 'good' Ofsted rating after ending agency worker use" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/14144de4-ad41-4ef3-ba52-6fd8a755e3bf/1/brightonthumbjpg-320x198.jpg" />
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Brighton & Hove City Council ceased using agency social workers in September 2017 with the help of additional investment that allowed it to over-recruit to its workforce.
In its latest full inspection...
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cypn
Published: 24 August 2018