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Anti-social behaviour: Fears rise over use of dispersal zones

14 June 2005, Children Now

Campaigners have warned that authorities risk further alienating young people following fears of a resurgence of the use of dispersal zones over the summer.

Policy: Charities unite in 'respect' debate

14 June 2005, Children Now

Chief executives from leading children's charities have written to the Prime Minister to try and influence the 'respect' debate.

Early years: Uproar over plans to spot 'criminals'

14 June 2005, Children Now

Nursery leaders have reacted with concern over plans to encourage staff to single out children as young as three as potential future criminals.

Extended schools: Government prospectus gives schools more scope on charging

14 June 2005, Children Now

Extended schools will be able to charge families for a much wider range of activities than was previously envisaged, under new plans published by the Government this week.

News brief: Number of children in B&B rises

14 June 2005, Children Now

The number of homeless households with children accommodated in bed and breakfasts in England rose by more than a third in the first quarter of 2005, new figures show. www.odpm.gov.uk/pns/displaypn.cgi?pn_id=2005_0110.

News brief: Malcolm Chisholm admits legislation applies to asylum-seeking children

14 June 2005, Children Now

Malcolm Chisholm, Scotland's communities minister, has admitted Scottish child legislation does apply to asylum-seeking children held in the Dungavel detention centre. His comments were in a letter to Scottish National...

News brief: Review findings

14 June 2005, Children Now

Services for children who experience bereavement are often "highly variable in quantity and content", a review for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation has found.

News brief: Four people bring harming cases to Court of Appeal

14 June 2005, Children Now

Four people are bringing cases this week to the Court of Appeal asking it to quash convictions for harming their children by shaking them.

News brief: B&B for young offenders should be phased out says report

14 June 2005, Children Now

The use of bed and breakfast accommodation for 16- and 17-year-old young offenders released from custody should be phased out within five years, a report on the Planned Resettlement into...

News brief: Schools in Lothian to test framework

14 June 2005, Children Now

Schools in Lothian will test a framework outlining the sex and relationships education that pupils should receive from pre-school to upper secondary school, as part of the second phase of...