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News in brief: Teachers have to wait over reversal of smacking ban

7 December 2004, Children Now

Teachers at a Christian school wanting to reverse a smacking ban will have to wait at least six weeks for a House of Lords' judgment. Law lords have reserved judgment...

News in brief: Labour backbencher Hilton Dawson honoured

7 December 2004, Children Now

Labour backbencher Hilton Dawson has been honoured as the parliamentarian who has done the most for children in 2004. He was successful in the 2004 Charity Champion Awards.

News in brief: Government on course to reducing child poverty

7 December 2004, Children Now

The Government is on course to meet its short-term target of reducing child poverty by a quarter by the end of this year, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation has said.

News in brief: Police and family courts in London begin testing

7 December 2004, Children Now

Police and family courts in London have begun testing a new way to reduce delays in child protection cases. The nine-month pilot scheme introduces a common protocol for the disclosure...

News in brief: Southwark Council's Bob Skelly resigns

7 December 2004, Children Now

Southwark Council's executive member for education, Bob Skelly, has resigned amid allegations he said that Caribbean children needed "booster lessons in English".

News in brief: Lord Laming expresses frustration

7 December 2004, Children Now

Lord Laming has expressed frustration that Ealing Council's social services department has grown worse since his report into Victoria Climbie's death. He told a parliamentary committee it was "pretty drastic"...

On the ball in Birmingham: First Personal Best Challenge Park opens

7 December 2004, Children Now

Pupils at Golden Hillock School and Sports College in Birmingham are pictured with Olympic canoeist Helen Reeves at the launch of the school's Personal Best Challenge Park, one of the...

Children's services: Guide shows role of voluntary sector

7 December 2004, Children Now

A comprehensive guide to commissioning children's services from voluntary and community organisations has been launched, a week after the Government reinforced the sector's vital role in delivering change.

Family courts: Mediation needed to ease pressure

7 December 2004, Children Now

A predicted explosion in the number of child contact and residence orders made by the family law system highlights the need for more early intervention and mediation when parents separate,...

Funding Brief: Sir Clive Booth to host live web chat

7 December 2004, Children Now

Big Lottery Fund chair Sir Clive Booth will host a live web chat about the future of the fund between 3pm and 4pm today (8 December). Log on to www.biglotteryfund.org.uk...