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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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The Seeds of Exclusion 2009, 02/07/09 [W/E/NI/S]

The Salvation Army has published a report looking at trends amongst homeless 18-25 year olds.

Impact of family breakdown on children's well-being: evidence review, 25/06/09 [W/E/NI/S]

The review, by the Thomas Coram Research Unit/Institute of Education, addressed the process of family breakdown and its impact on children’s well-being and how different factors operate to increase or limit the risk of adverse outcomes.

Reports on the Proposed Education (Wales) Measure published, 25/06/09 [W]

Reports by the National Assembly for Wales’ Finance Committee and Subordinate Legislation Committee on the Proposed Education (Wales) Measure have been published.

What is needed to end child poverty in Wales?, 25/06/09 [W]

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation has published a report on child poverty in Wales and what the Welsh Assembly Government needs to do in order to reach the 2020 target.

The Poor Relation? Grandparental care: where older people's poverty and child poverty meet, 22/06/09 [W/E/NI/S]

Grandparents should have access to flexible working and childcare payments to stop them getting caught up in a "cycle of deprivation", according to a report from charity Grandparents Plus.

Proposed Children and Families (Wales) Measure – Stage 1 Committee Report, 19/06/09 [W]

The National Assembly for Wales’ Legislation Committee No. 2 has published its Stage 1 Committee report on the Proposed Children and Families (Wales) Measure.

Wales Audit Office report on Maternity Services, 19/06/09 [W]

A report by the Wales Audit Office has found that maternity care is generally meeting an appropriate standard but there are unacceptable differences across Wales.

Monitoring the impact of the recession on various demographic groups, 17/06/09 [W/E/S]

A report, published jointly by the Equality and Human Rights Commission, the Department for Work and Pensions and the Government Equalities Office, says that young people, those living in deprived areas and men have suffered the biggest rises in unemployment in the recession so far.

Children: Innocent until proven guilty?, 17/07/09 [W/E]

The Prison Reform Trust has published a briefing on the use of remand for children in England and Wales.

The relationship between child maltreatment, sexual abuse and subsequent suicide attempts, 17/06/09 [W/E/NI/S]

The NSPCC has published research which evaluates the link between child abuse and suicide in childhood or later life and looks at other risk factors present during childhood and early adolescence that are likely to compound the effects of such abuse.

Human Rights Inquiry, 16/06/09 [W/E]

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has published the report of its inquiry into human rights.

Fine art or science? Sentencers deciding between community penalties and custody for young people, 15/06/09 [W/E]

The Youth Justice Board (YJB) has published the findings from a study of sentencing decisions made by courts. It looks at the reasons why some young people are sentenced to custody and others to community sentences.

Children’s Charities Coalition on Internet Safety: Digital Manifesto, 15/06/09 [W/E/NI/S]

The Children’s Charities Coalition on Internet Safety (CHIS) is calling for a clampdown on individuals who view and share indecent images of children in a new internet safety campaign.

Take up the challenge: the role of local services in increasing take-up of benefits and tax credits to reduce child poverty, 12/06/09 [W/E/NI/S]

This report from the UK Child Poverty Unit considers how local services can reduce child poverty through helping poor families to access the benefits and tax credits to which they are entitled.

Management information in local authority youth services, 11/06/09 [W]

Estyn has published a report which highlights the need for better use of management information systems at all levels of local authority youth services.

Full of Care – Young Carers in Wales 2009, 10/06/09 [W]

Keith Towler, the Children’s Commissioner for Wales, has launched a report about, and written by, young carers from Wales.

Families with children in Britain: findings from the 2007 Families and Children Study (FACS), 09/06/09 [W/E/NI/S]

The Department for Work and Pensions has published a report entitled ‘Families with Children in Britain: Findings from the 2007 Families and Children Study’.

Enterprise and Learning Committee Report on EMA, 09/06/09 [W]

The National Assembly for Wales’ Enterprise and Learning Committee has published a report in response to a petition which called for the Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) to be based on individual student, rather than parental household incomes.

Monitoring poverty and social exclusion in Wales 2009, 03/06/09 [W]

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation has published the 2009 edition of indicators of poverty and social exclusion in Wales, providing a comprehensive analysis of trends.

Best practice in mathematics for pupils aged 3 to 7 years, 02/06/09 [W]

Estyn has published a report that says that standards of teaching maths in Welsh primary schools are improving overall, but many schools do not provide enough challenge for pupils to work to their full potential.

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