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10/03/2025: Howard League responds to the independent review into the placement and care of girls in youth custody
The Howard League has today (Tuesday 4 March) welcomed the government’s announcement to end the practice of placing girls in young offender institutions (YOIs).
(Source: The Howard League for Penal Reform)
10/03/2025: Identification of child sexual abuse reaches record low
Practitioners are failing children at significant risk of sexual abuse, warn analysts who have revealed a record 8% drop in identification of the harm compared with last year.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
09/03/2025: Children in UK as young as 11 targeted by sextortion criminals, data reveals
Internet Watch Foundation says ‘worrying’ trend shows criminals are casting their nets wider to trap victims.
09/03/2025: Our teenage son was targeted by a sextortionist online – here’s what we did
Help is available for children tricked into sending intimate images, but regular conversations about internet safety are ‘part of parenting now’.
09/03/2025: English councils seeking more help to pay for rise in Send transport costs
Costs particularly acute in more rural areas, where many children with special needs have to use taxis.
09/03/2025: Our teenage son was targeted by a sextortionist online – here’s what we did
Help is available for children tricked into sending intimate images, but regular conversations about internet safety are ‘part of parenting now’
08/03/2025: Concern over use of school funding for disadvantaged children
There is a risk that disadvantaged children may not be benefitting from billions of pounds of Department for Education funding given to schools to narrow the attainment gap, an influential group of MPs have said.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
07/03/2025: Plan to make phone use safer for teens watered down
A bill that had suggested banning smartphones in schools and addictive algorithms aimed at young teenagers has been watered down to gain government support.
07/03/2025: ‘Substantial work’ needed to improve family group conference data, study finds
National data collection launched to address gaps revealed by study, ahead of implementation of duty on councils to offer FGC-style services to families facing care proceedings.
06/03/2025: Doctors back total ban on smacking children in England
Leading child doctors have joined calls for a complete ban on smacking children in England, saying there is no evidence it has any positive effect on their wellbeing.
06/03/2025: MP in criminal background check change call
An MP has called for an overhaul of the criminal background check system after it was revealed a murderer spent two years working with children.
06/03/2025: Care-experienced young people four times less likely to go to university
Top academics are calling for universities to do more to support the entry and retention of care-experienced students, after research revealed this group is four times less likely to enter higher education than their peers.