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£4 million funding package for Welsh language training, 16/08/10 [W]

Education Minister Leighton Andrews has announced a £4 million funding package to train early years Welsh medium practitioners.

School-based counselling – latest figures, 11/08/10 [W]

Education Minister Leighton Andrews has said that School-based Counselling services in Wales are helping thousands of children and young people become more confident in school and improve their attendance.

Family court delays, 09/08/10 [W/E]

Barnardo’s has published data showing long delays in the family courts of England and Wales.

U-News Competition, 05/08/10 [W]

The Welsh Assembly Government, in collaboration with CLIC, are running a competition for children and young people to report their own news.

Consumer Focus Wales Campaign on Food Safety, 04/08/10 [W]

Consumer Focus Wales is campaigning to get the Food Standards Agency to issue guidance to food businesses to make it clear that the same equipment should never be used for raw and ready-to-eat foods.

More than a thousand young people contact meic, 02/08/10 [W]

More than 1,200 children and young people have contacted ‘meic’ - Wales’ new nationwide advocacy and advice helpline during its first eight weeks.

Increase in child abductions by parents, 02/08/10 [W/E]

Foreign Office figures for April 2009-March 2010 show an increase in the number of children abducted by a parent, with a 39% increase of abductions to countries not signed up to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.

National Roll-out of Child Sex Offender Disclosure Scheme, 02/08/10 [W/E]

The Home Secretary has announced the national roll-out of a scheme that allows parents to ask police whether people with access to their family are sex offenders.

Commit to Prevent! campaign launched, 26/07/10 [W]

Stop it Now! Wales has launched Commit to Prevent! ahead of the 2011 Assembly election.

Minister announces Families First Pioneers, 20/07/10 [W]

Deputy Minister for Children Huw Lewis has announced Wales’ first “Families First Pioneer areas”.

First Minister sets out Legislative Programme, 14/07/10 [W]

The First Minister has presented the new Legislative Programme to Assembly Members.

‘Many Voices, One Wales’ DVD for Schools, 06/07/10 [W]

A new DVD providing best practice guidance in meeting the needs of pupils from minority ethnic backgrounds has been sent to every school in Wales.

June Budget 2010, 22/06/10 [W/E/NI/S]

The Chancellor George Osborne published the 2010 Budget Report on 22 June 2010. It contains a number of measures that will have an impact on families with children.

Childhood and Families Task Force announced, 17/06/10 [W/E/NI/S]

In a speech hosted by Barnardo’s, the Deputy Prime Minister announced the establishment of a Ministerial Task Force to identify policies which will make a big difference to children and families.

Vetting and Barring Scheme halted, 15/06/10 [W/E]

The Home Secretary has announced that the vetting and barring scheme has been halted to allow the government to review and remodel it.

Proposed Rights of Children and Young Persons (Wales) Measure introduced, 14/06/10 [W]

The Proposed Rights of Children and Young Persons (Wales) Measure has been laid before the National Assembly for Wales.

Changes to free swimming scheme, 08/06/10 [W]

Minister for Heritage, Alun Ffred Jones has announced changes to the Welsh Assembly Government’s free swimming scheme.

Review on poverty and life chances, 05/06/10 [W/E/NI/S]

The Prime Minister has announced that Frank Field MP will lead an independent review on poverty in the UK.

Welsh Safeguarding Children Forum chairman announced, 26/05/10 [W]

Phil Hodgson MBE has been announced as the Independent Chairman of the Welsh Safeguarding Children Forum.

The Queen’s Speech, 25/05/10 [W/E/NI/S]

The Queen's Speech outlining the bills for the new session of Parliament was made on 25th May 2010.

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