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News in brief: Services for young people are fragmented says report

31 August 2004, Children Now

Services for young people who run away are fragmented and unevenly spread across the country, claims a report from a steering group that includes ChildLine, Get Connected and the Runaway...

News in brief: Government's tax credit system riddled with problems says report

31 August 2004, Children Now

The Government's tax credit system is riddled with problems and confuses users, claims a new report from the Child Poverty Action Group. See debate, p16. Visit www.cpag.org.uk.

News in brief: Inquest opens

31 August 2004, Children Now

The family of a 13-year-old boy claims he killed himself so he didn't have to return to a local authority care home. Jack Windsor Monson committed suicide after running away...

News in brief: Children's National Service Framework set to be unveiled

31 August 2004, Children Now

The Children's National Service Framework is set to be unveiled on 15 September, Children Now has learned.

News in brief: Only 12 young carers received payment last year

31 August 2004, Children Now

Only 12 young carers in England received direct payments for social services last year, according to a report from the Commission for Social Care Inspection. Nearly 900 carers of children...

Ideas factory: Children's play will help to shape the future of Islington

31 August 2004, Children Now

Eight-year-old Matthew Fennell lets his imagination run wild outside a newly decorated teepee in Islington, north London. The teepee, at Hayward's adventure playground, will now be used for story-telling and...

Information sharing: Databases set to adopt NI number

31 August 2004, Children Now

The Government is moving towards adopting the National Insurance number as the unique identifier for all children on new information-sharing databases.

Children's fund: DfES gives £411m to partnerships

31 August 2004, Children Now

Children's Fund partnerships will learn later this month how the Government expects them to use the £411.5m allocated to them for 2005/6 to 2007/8.

Lottery funding to help one-stop shop

31 August 2004, Children Now

Lottery funding will help a one-stop shop for young people in Northumberland to continue its work. The Blyth Young People's Centre in Blyth Valley runs a cafe and creche, and...

Government cash to be used to fund childcare places in Leicestershire

31 August 2004, Children Now

More than £800,000 in cash from the Government will be used to fund 400 childcare places in Leicestershire in a bid to tackle rural poverty by helping single parents back...