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Current research and policy news from Government departments, research centres, publishers, and relationships and family organisations, along with links to further information.
24 November 2009
Children's Minister launches action plan to address children's rights
Delyth Morgan announced today to set out the UK's long-term vision for promoting children's right and improving outcomes for young people, making them a clear priority for the Government.
Read more: http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/news/content.cfm?landing=childrens_mi...
19 November 2009
Children, Schools and Families Bill
Ed Balls and Vernon Coaker have published the Children, Schools and Families Bill.
Read more: http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/pns/DisplayPN.cgi?pn_id=2009_0220
19 November 2009
Welfare Reform Act gets Royal Assent
The Welfare Reform Act has received Roayl Assent. The Act sets our the rights and responsibilities of people claiming out-of-work benefits and also adds to the rights of children and parents.
Read more: http://www.dwp.gov.uk/newsroom/press-releases/2009/november-...
13 November 2009
Summit on Grandparenting
The Government has held a summit on exploring the changing role of grandparents in society. Topics for discussion included how families and childcare services can adapt to better meet the needs of grandparents, the impact of combining employment with care of their grandchildren, and ways to provide more information to grandparents more effectively.
Read more: http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/everychildmatters/news-and-communicat...
13 November 2009
New report on children living in poverty in Northern Ireland
A recent report from the University of Ulster and Marina Monteith from Save the Children (Northern Ireland) explores the challenges faced by the Northern Ireland Assembly in meeting its target of eradicating child poverty. It found that persistent poverty in Northern Ireland (21% before housing costs) is more than double that in Great Britain (9% before housing costs).
Read more: http://www.jrf.org.uk/media-centre/persistent-child-poverty-...
09 November 2009
New report from Demos: 'Building Character'
Demos has published a new report entitles Building Character. The report considers the importance of character and parenting: "Parents who combine warmth and consistency - a style described in this report as 'tough love' - are the most successful in developing character capabilities in their children. But this kind of parenting is unevenly distributed across society and parents with low levels of confidence, support or income are less likely to use this approach. Moreover, recent social and economic change has put a premium on character capabilities; they are more important than ever before to success."
Read more: http://www.demos.co.uk/publications/parenting
06 November 2009
Ed Balls: All children to learn about personal finance and healthier lifestyles
Ed Balls confirmed today that Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) education will be made compulsory in schools from September 2011. PSHE gives young people the information they need to make the right choices about their future. It covers a range of issues young people growing up today face such as: Leading healthier lifestyles, body image and health issue, managing personal finance, careers education, avoiding harm from alcohol and drugs, sex and relationships.
Read more: http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/news/content.cfm?landing=ed_balls_all...
06 November 2009
LSC proposes introduction of collaborative law from 2010
The Legal Services Commission (LSC) has recently launched a four-week consultation on the Family Specification for work taking place from 1st October 2010, which includes an option to add collaborative law to the range of work open to family legal aid practitioners. It follows last week's publication by the LSC of the Family Fees from 2010 consultation response, which set out the payment schemes that will apply for solicitors and barristers carrying out family legal aid work from 2010.
Read more: http://www.resolution.org.uk/site_content_files/files/collab...
03 November 2009
New research from NHS Baby LifeCheck: When mums need help most
New research has revealed that after the understandable flurry in the first eight weeks of motherhood, the period when first-time mums have the most questions about their babies' development can be pin-pointed to five months and one week after they have given birth. This crucial period is when visits from friends and family naturally decline, leaving mums to make decisions on their own, and at risk of feeling isolated and anxious. The survey was undertaken to help with the development of NHS Baby LifeCheck by the Department of Health.
Read more: http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/News/Recentstories/DH_107799
03 November 2009
Children learn drinking habits from parents and adverts finds new research
University of Bath recently found that young people tend to copy what their parents do, rather than what they say. Higher levels of family support tend to decrease excessive use of alchol. These higher levels of parental support can offset the impact of advertising on young people.
Read more: http://www.jrf.org.uk/media-centre/children-drinking-habits
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