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Labour Party Conference: MPs would oppose any smacking ban

24 September 2008, Children & Young People Now

Children's Secretary Ed Balls has voiced his opposition to a ban on smacking children and said the majority of MPs would not support a ban if there was ever a...

Labour Party Conference: Care and custody link requires action

24 September 2008, Children & Young People Now

The government has failed to end the seepage of looked-after children into the justice system and needs to radically rethink its youth crime policies, a report by The Adolescent and...

Labour Conference: Brown makes it a legal requirement to end child poverty

23 September 2008, Children & Young People Now

Labour's goal of ending child poverty by 2020 is to be made a legal requirement of government, Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced today.

Cross-party duo urge for early intervention commitment

23 September 2008, Children & Young People Now

Former Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith and Labour MP Graham Allen are to urge the three party leaders in person to commit to early intervention schemes for children and families...

Rival football mascots unite to support fostering service

22 September 2008, Children & Young People Now

Mascots from Dundee's rival football clubs have teamed up to support a new full-time fostering placement service launched by the city council and Barnardos Scotland for children with additional support...

Labour Conference: Tory family policy "unchanged and unfair"

22 September 2008, Children & Young People Now

The Labour Party has accused the Conservatives of changing their image but continuing to pursue "policies that are unchanged and unfair".

Government won't pay parents or carers

22 September 2008, Children & Young People Now

The Government has reiterated that it will not pay parents and carers of disabled children for attending important meetings regarding inclusion, amid complaints from Local Authorities that they cannot afford...

Early intervention can cut child poverty, says Duncan Smith

22 September 2008, Children & Young People Now

Intervention in the early years is the key to cutting child poverty, according to Iain Duncan Smith, former Conservative party leader and founder of the Centre for Social Justice.

Government backs UN on the Rights of the Child

19 September 2008, Children & Young People Now

The UK government today endorsed the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in full after deciding to end its opt-outs on juvenile justice and immigration policy.

Welsh website guides councils on child poverty

18 September 2008, Children & Young People Now

Welsh councils will now be able to seek online guidance on tackling child poverty, thanks to a new website called "Child Poverty Solutions Wales".