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Children and Adult Services Parliamentary Monitor Bulletin 305 - 09 Jul 2010

Children :

  • Review of EYFS

    • A review of the Government's Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) strategy was announced by the Education Department on 6 Jul.

  • New pupil-search powers for teachers

    • Teachers will get new powers to search pupils for mobile phones, MP3 players, pornography, fireworks, cigarettes and "legal highs" Education Minister Nick Gibb said in a Ministerial statement on 7 Jul.

  • Costs of care proceedings

    • The legal costs of child care proceedings in England were detailed by Justice Under Secretary Jonathan Djanogly in a parliamentary answer on 6 Jul. 

Crime :

  • Cost of prosecuting children

    • The Crown Prosecution Service spent £22.5 million last year on prosecuting children Solicitor General Edward Garnier said in a parliamentary answer on 6 Jul.

  • Adult reoffending on probation

    • A third of adult offenders serving a court order under probation supervision reoffend within a year according to figures given by Justice Under Secretary Crispin Blunt in  a parliamentary answer on 8 Jul.

Disability :

  • SEN and disability issues Green Paper

    • The Government will hold a consultation this autumn on development of services for children with Special Educational Needs and disabilities, Education Minister Sarah Teather announced on 7 Jul.

Epilepsy :

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Palliative care :

  • Palliative care review announced

    • A review of the funding of palliative care was announced by Health Secretary Andrew Lansley in a speech to the International Carers Conference in Leeds on 9 Jul.

Social work :

  • Staff numbers

    • There are currently 79,000 social workers empoloyed in England Health Minister Paul Burstow said in a parliamentary answer on 7 Jul.