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Scotland: Protest over asylum child detentions

17 August 2004, Children Now

Scotland's children's commissioner plans to meet up with Des Browne, the Home Office minister responsible for immigration, to voice her disapproval about the detention of children of asylum seekers at...

Paediatrics: Doctors steer clear of child protection

17 August 2004, Children Now

Plans for every cot death to be investigated by a paediatrician are being threatened by growing attacks on the profession, a child protection expert has warned.

Childcare: Lighter touch will lead to greater risk

17 August 2004, Children Now

Childcare experts have urged caution on Government plans for new "light touch" approval for childcarers as consultation came to a close this week.

Funding: Budgeting uncertainty hampers planning for children's services

17 August 2004, Children Now

Government delays in finalising funding settlements for children's social services are causing huge problems for councils, which are finding it impossible to plan their budgets.

News in brief: Correction - The Frank Buttle Trust

17 August 2004, Children Now

Correction: The Frank Buttle Trust received over £110,000 from the KPMG Foundation, not the Lloyds TSB Foundation, to fund the dissemination of findings from the By Degrees project (Social Care...

News in brief: Young carers project

17 August 2004, Children Now

In our article on young carers in the 23-29 June issue, we said Norfolk County Council's social services department runs a young carers project with the county's six PCTs. These...

News in brief: East Sussex County Council denies claims

17 August 2004, Children Now

East Sussex County Council has denied claims that it plans to take two parents who send their children to a new autistic school to court. A spokesman said the parents...

News in brief: New asylum rules

17 August 2004, Children Now

New asylum rules, which came into force last week, mean young people studying for their GCSEs and A-Levels can finish them without moving schools. However, the Government will still be...

News in brief: Judges looking for YoungMinds' second book award

17 August 2004, Children Now

Judges will be looking for the book that best captures a child's experience of making sense of the world when they consider six titles that are vying for YoungMinds' second...

News in brief: Father direct has resource packs available

17 August 2004, Children Now

Fathers Direct has a limited number of special-offer resource packs available for professionals who work with dads and their children. Visit www.fathersdirect.com.