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This section provides details of research and wide range of other reports that impact on children and young people.

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Custody for Children: The Impact, 10/03/10 [W/E]

The Standing Committee for Youth Justice (SCYJ) has published a position paper, Custody for Children: The Impact, which looks at the impact of the overuse of custody for children in England and Wales.

Love Fostering – Need Pay: A UK-wide survey of foster carers about fees, 05/03/10 [W/E]

The Fostering Network has published a report which sets out the current situation with regard to foster carers’ income,

‘My Life, My Way’ - New guide for disabled young people launched by Deputy Minister, 04/03/10 [W]

Deputy Minister for Children Huw Lewis has launched a new guidance leaflet which gives young disabled people information and advice on making choices about their future.

Protect, Support, Provide: Examining the role played by grandparents in families at risk of poverty, 02/03/10 [W/E/NI/S]

Grandparents in low-income families risk financial hardship to provide free childcare, according to a new report from Grandparents Plus and the Equality and Human Rights Commission.

Deprivation and Risk: the case for early intervention, 02/03/10 [W/E/NI/S]

Intervening early can save children from a lifetime of deprivation and neglect, according to a report published by Action for Children.

Sexualisation of Young People Review, 26/02/10 [W/E/NI/S]

An independent review into the sexualisation of young people, commissioned by the Home Office, has been published.

Youth Justice: The experience of Welsh children in the Secure Estate, 25/02/10 [W]

The National Assembly for Wales’ Communities and Culture Committee has published the report of its inquiry into Youth Justice in Wales.

Families first: building a blueprint for supporting British families, 22/02/10 [W/E/S]

The Family Commission a national inquiry into the extended family and the support it needs in the 21st century, has released its interim findings.

Convention on the Rights of the Child - From Moral Imperatives to Legal Obligations, 18/02/10 [W/E/NI/S]

This report from the International Save the Children Alliance highlight key observations, conclusions and conversations resulting from the international conference ‘Convention on the Rights of the Child: From Moral Imperatives to Legal Obligations – In search of effective remedies for child rights violations’ which took place in Geneva, 12-13 November 2009.

Children of the 21st century (Volume 2): the first five years (Millennium Cohort Study), 17/02/10 [W/E/NI/S]

This book documents the first five years of life of the children of the Millennium Cohort Study, looking at the their lives and development as they begin formal education and the implications for family policy, and service planning in health and social services.

Childcare Costs Survey 2010, 10/02/10 [W/E/NI/S]

The Daycare Trust has published its ninth annual childcare costs survey.

Britain's lost talent?, 09/02/10 [W/E/NI/S]

This report from the Prince’s Trust focuses on the undiscovered talents of young people who are not in employment, education or training (NEETs), as well as the barriers they face in trying to find work.

How can parents escape from recurrent poverty?, 09/02/2010 [W/E/NI/S]

This Joseph Rowntree Foundation study explores why disadvantaged parents move into poverty and identifies the specific barriers to them escaping the cycle of low pay/no pay or recurrent poverty.

Strength Against Shocks: Low-income families and debt, 07/02/10 [W/E/NI/S]

This research from the ippr illustrates that reliance on debt – far from creating opportunity – has created vulnerability during this recession.

Lone Parent Obligations A review of recent evidence on the work-related requirements within the benefit systems of different countries, 02/02/10 [W/E]

This review of literature, published by the Department for Work and Pensions, is the first phase of the Lone Parent Obligations evaluation.

National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Transport) Order 2010 Committee Report, 02/02/10 [W]

The National Assembly for Wales’ Legislation Committee No 3 has published its report on the National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Transport) Order 2010.

Children in Alternative Care – National Surveys, 02/02/10 [W/E/NI/S]

Eurochild has launched its trans-European survey on children in alternative care which covers 26 EU Member States, including a section on Wales.

Measuring Severe Child Poverty in the UK, 01/02/10 [W/E/NI/S]

Save the Children has released a report which reveals that 1.7 million children across the UK live in severe poverty – around 13% of all UK children.

Tackling Child Poverty and Disadvantage in Schools, Estyn, January 2010 [W]

Estyn has published this report looking at how schools are tackling child poverty and disadvantage.

Education today: The OECD perspective, 20/01/10 [W/E/NI/S]

This report brings together work undertaken by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development on various aspects of education.

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