| Family Action has issued a press release on the findings of a survey of support services for women and children at risk. Findings include: one in five women do not have family or friends nearby to help if they are feeling down or isolated, rising to one in three for women in the lowest income group; and three in ten women are not aware of local support services for pregnancy and after birth, rising to just under a third for the lowest income group. |
| Source: Family Action press release 02 July 2012 |
| Further information: Children & Young People Now 02 July 2012 |
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new assessment system, developed by the Youth Justice Board, will be put in place for young offenders
| Children and Young People Now report that a new assessment system, developed by the Youth Justice Board, will be put in place for young offenders. The new framework provides a broader and more needs-based assessment than the existing Asset system. |
| Source: Children & Young People Now 05 July 2012 |
Law to ensure new born babies who are taken into care are fostered
| The Department for Education has announced that the law in England will be changed to encourage councils to ensure new born babies who are taken into care are fostered by people who want to adopt them in an attempt to shorten adoption waiting times. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Source: Department for Education press release 06 July 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Further information: BBC Online 06 July 2012 |
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