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National Plan to Stop Grooming
A national action plan needs to be drawn up to fight child sexual exploitation, says children's charity Barnardo's.
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Serious Problems May Arise in Lives of Young People at Any Age
The fixation on early years intervention is naive - serious problems may arise in the lives of children at any age, not just during the early years, says Mike Stein
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Neglected children singled out by peers
Research by Action for Children has found that almost half of children have spotted signs of neglect in their peers, prompting calls for earlier intervention.
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Children 'need more education about risks of gambling'
A new report from the charity GamCare has warned that schools and parents should be doing more to inform young people about the risks of gambling after a recent study claimed 60,000 12 to 15-year-olds were gambling at least once a week.
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Child protection services becoming 'overwhelmed'
A survey by the Association of Directors of Children's Services finds 52% increase in number of children referred to social workers.
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New driver restrictions 'would save lives'
Researchers at Cardiff University have called for 'graduated driver licensing' for young drivers aged 17-24.
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Report shows almost 50% of girls under 18 feel unsafe in UK cities
A report by Plan UK has found that almost half of girls aged up to 18 feel unsafe in the UK's biggest cities and are often scared to go out in their own neighbourhoods.
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Poorer children more likely to be road accident victims, says survey
Research by Road Safety Analysis into road traffic accidents among children and young people has found a 'worrying discrepancy' between different parts of the country which seems to suggest children living in poor areas are more likely to be road accident victims than those living in richer neighbourhoods.
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Local authorities and schools losing track of children, claims Ofsted
A survey of 15 Local Education Authorities by Ofsted has revealed that none of them are confident they know about all children living in their area.
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Hundreds of children call helpline over parents' drink and drugs abuse
ChildLine has revealed that more than 100 children call the helplne each week to talk about their parents drinking or taking drugs.
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Facebook child protection application prompts 211 reports of suspicious online activity
The UK's Child Exploitation and Online Protection centre today claimed its new Facebook application has prompted 211 new reports of suspicious online behaviour.
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Children left in danger by court delays
Barnardo's has warned that vulnerable children are waiting for more than a year in unstable family environments or emergency foster placements due to unprecedented delays in the family courts in England and Wales.
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Child protection database to be switched off
ContactPoint, a £235m government database containing the records of England's 11 million children, is being switched off.
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Sarah's law roll-out begins after test run 'saves 60 from abuse
Sarah's law, which allows parents to check if someone has a history of child sex offences, was rolled out to police forces across England and Wales yesterday.
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Many 'fearful of helping children in need'
A survey carried out by Play England has revealed that many adults fear helping a child in need in case witnesses think an attempt is being made to abduct the child.
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Loughton gives his response to National Audit Office's Cafcass report
Children's Minister, Tim Loughton, gave his response to the NAO report on Cafcass not efficiently dealing with the surge of cases since the death of Baby Peter in 2007.
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National Audit Office report finds 'endemic problems with CAFCASS
The NAO finds in a report that CAFCASS, who looks after children's interests in court, has not dealt efficiently with an increase in cases since the death of Baby Peter in 2007.
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Government to switch off ContactPoint in August
The ContactPoint database is to be shut down on 6 August, children's minister Tim Loughton has confirmed.
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Third of adults condone smacking, poll shows
New research published by the Chidlren's Society has found that a third of adults think slapping children and young people is an acceptable form of punishment.
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Join the dots to identify the most vulnerable children says Barnardo's
Children's charity Barnardo's has claimed that vulnerable children are going unnoticed by professionals, as they fail to identify the tell-tale signs of those being groomed for child sexual exploitation.
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Munro Review of child protection call for evidence
Professor Munro's safeguarding review is now open to receive evidence.
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23 per cent of young people involved in road races
A survey has found that 23 per cent of young people have either been a driver or a passenger in a car 'race' on a public road.
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Social networking sites a risk for adopted children, says British Association for Adoption & Fostering chief
The chief executive of British Association for Adoption & Fostering, David Holmes, says that social networking websites such as Facebook can pose a serious risk to adopted children who can be easily tracked down by birth relatives they may not be ready to meet.
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ContactPoint to remain in use until a new system is found
The Department for Education has announced that the child protection database, ContactPoint, will remain in use until an alternative system has been decided.
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More information and understanding about home education needed
An Ofsted report concludes that the lack of any registration requirement for elective home education is preventing local authorities from carrying out their statutory roles to identify children who are not receiving a suitable full-time education, and also to safeguard young people.
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Health and safety review to address curbs on play
The government has launched a review into the so-called 'compensation culture' following a series of high-profile health and safety decisions such as banning conkers from school playgrounds.
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Child worker Vetting and Barring Scheme to be halted
The Home Secretary, Theresa May, will announce today that the Vetting and Barring scheme is being stopped, and will be redesigned along 'common sense' lines.
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Half of children who take their own lives have been bullied
Research by Beatbullying has found that almost half of suicides among 10-to-14-year-olds are due to bullying.
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Child abuse reports are to be published
The government has confirmed that full reports of serious case reviews into recent cases of crimes against children are to be published.
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Parents 'more worried about murder than obesity' threat
A survey for charities Parentline Plus and Living Streets has found that parents worry more about their children being murdered than much more widespread health problems such as obesity.
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Advice service for young people in Wales launched
An advice service for young people offering help to access or complain about a range of issues from bullying to social services is being launched.
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Young carers reveal school bullying ordeal
A survey for the Princess Royal Trust for Carers and the Children's Society has revealed that two-thirds of young carers face taunts at school.
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Today's kids have less freedom than previous generations
A study by insurance firm LV has revealed that children today have less freedom than previous generations, as risk-averse parents make them wait two years longer than they did to go outside on their own.
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