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Child Poverty: Government told to highlight successes

1 March 2005, Children Now

The Government has been told to make more of its achievements in tackling child poverty after a Unicef report showed the UK is one of only four industrialised countries to...

Family Courts: Dawson votes no to committee report

1 March 2005, Children Now

Hilton Dawson, the campaigning Labour MP, has voted against a report into the operation of the family courts produced by the Commons constitutional affairs committee.

Childcare: Under-threes are left out of strategy

1 March 2005, Children Now

Plans to boost childcare for under-threes have been left out of the Government's 10-year strategy, the Daycare Trust has warned.

Sure Start: Birmingham leads the way with biggest mainstreaming shift

1 March 2005, Children Now

Birmingham City Council will take over 11 Sure Start local programmes from a primary care trust in what is believed to be the biggest mainstreaming shift of its kind.

News in brief: Senior Metropolitan Police officers consider challenging decision

1 March 2005, Children Now

Senior Metropolitan Police officers are considering challenging a decision by a judge, His Honour Judge Medawar, to reject a child abuse case because allegations were "trivial".

News in brief: Local authorities spend on services is up

1 March 2005, Children Now

Local authorities in England spent £4bn, or 24 per cent, of their personal social services' budget in 2003/04 on services for children and families. The figure was up 14 per...

News in brief: End the use of penal custody for children

1 March 2005, Children Now

Labour MP Hilton Dawson has tabled an early day motion reminding MPs that they have a clear duty to end the use of penal custody for children. Secure accommodation that...

News in brief: Services for disabled children in Newport to improve

1 March 2005, Children Now

Services for disabled children in Newport, Wales, need to improve, according to an inspection report by the Commission for Health Improvement and Estyn.

News in brief: Abused man to stand for election

1 March 2005, Children Now

A man who was abused in Islington children's homes in the 1970s will stand against children's minister Margaret Hodge for her seat in Barking in the next election. In 2003,...

News in brief: Findings from the 2003 Home Office citizenship survey

1 March 2005, Children Now

Black Caribbean and mixed race young people were more likely than other ethnic groups to have participated in civic activities, according to findings from the 2003 Home Office citizenship survey....