Children and Adult Services Parliamentary Monitor Bulletin 305 - 09 Jul 2010
Children :
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Review of EYFS
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A review of the Government's Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) strategy was announced by the Education Department on 6 Jul.
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New pupil-search powers for teachers
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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.
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Costs of care proceedings
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The legal costs of child care proceedings in England were detailed by Justice Under Secretary Jonathan Djanogly in a parliamentary answer on 6 Jul.
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Crime :
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Cost of prosecuting children
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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.
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Adult reoffending on probation
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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.
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Disability :
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SEN and disability issues Green Paper
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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.
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Epilepsy :
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Nearly a quarter of cases are misdiagnosed
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Nearly a quarter of Epilepsy cases in England and Wales are misdiagnosed Health Minister Paul Burstow said in a parliamentary answer on 8 Jul.
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Official publications :
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Latest listings
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Latest listings of governmental, parliamentary and associated publications. These are available from The Stationery Office at: http://www.tsoshop.co.uk/bookstore.asp?FO=38793 .
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Palliative care :
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Palliative care review announced
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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.
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Social work :
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Staff numbers
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There are currently 79,000 social workers empoloyed in England Health Minister Paul Burstow said in a parliamentary answer on 7 Jul.
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