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

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Young people and territoriality in British cities, 14/10/08 [W/E/NI/S]

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation has published a study investigating territorial behaviour by young people.

Changes in food and drink advertising and promotion to children, 13/10/08 [W/E/NI/S]

The UK Department of Health has published a report outlining the changes in the nature and balance of food and drink advertising and promotion to children, from January 2003 to December 2007.

Committee supports Healthy Eating in Schools Measure, 6/10/2008 [W]

The Committee scruitinising the Proposed Health Eating in Schools Meausre published its report on Monday 6 October. The report states that legislation on healthy eating in schools is needed, and makes clear that the legislation should be progressed without delay.

Sixth annual report on fuel poverty, 02/10/08 [W/E]

This report presents the statistics for the numbers in fuel poverty across the UK for 2006, and provides an update on the actions taken across and outside Government to tackle fuel poverty.

Council Tax Benefit and Housing Benefit, Barriers to Take-Up in Wales, July 08 [W]

This is the report of research considering the barriers to the take up of Council Tax Benefit (CTB) and Housing Benefit in Wales.

Youth Work and Social Networking, 26/09/08 [W/E/NI/S]

The National Youth Agency has published a report on the role of social networking sites in youth work.

This is Child Poverty, 26/09/08 [W/E]

The Citizens Advice Bureau has published a report on financial, emotional and physical impact of poverty on children.

Outcomes of applications to court for contact orders after parental separation or divorce, 25/09/08 [W/E]

A study by the Oxford Centre for Family Law and Policy has shown that the vast majority of disputes between parents over contact with children end with fathers having access.

Locking up or giving up – is custody for children always the right answer?, 22/09/08 [W/E]

Barnardo's has published a report warning that more children aged between 10 and 14 are being locked up in England and Wales - increasingly for more minor offences - than in any western European country.

Young People with Learning Disabilities – What Works?, 19/09/08 [W/E/NI/S]

The Shaw Trust has published a report on the best way to support the transition of young people with learning disabilities into employment.

As long as it takes: a new politics for children, 18/09/08 [W/E/NI/S]

Action for Children has published a report that examines 21 years of policy affecting vulnerable children and young people in the UK.

Youth Mentoring: a good thing?, 15/09/08 [W/E/NI/S]

The Centre for Policy Studies has published a report that questions the efficacy of the provision of youth mentoring.

A false economy: how failing to invest in the care system for children will cost us all, 09/08/08 [W/E/NI/S]

This is the second in a series of research reports from the new economics foundation’s (nef) Measuring What Matters programme. It argues that, while good residential care services can still be found behind the dramatic headlines about ‘failing’ care homes, the best work in this area going unnoticed or has been undermined by a preoccupation with inappropriate performance targets and cost cutting.

Education at a glance: OECD Indicators 2008, 09/09/08 [W/E/NI/S]

This set of indicators, published by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), enables countries to see themselves in the light of other countries’ performance.

How to Halve Child Poverty, 09/09/08 [W/E/NI/S]

Barnardo’s and business advisory firm Deloitte have launched a report highlighting how the UK Government can meet its commitment to halving child poverty by 2010.

Couldn’t Care Less, 09/09/08 [W/E/NI/S]

The Centre for Social Justice has published a report that describes the care system as a ‘source of national shame’.

The next generation: a policy report from the Early Years Commission, 08/09/08 [W/E/S]

This report summarises a consultation process undertaken by the Early Years Commission, instituted by the Centre for Social Justice, which focused on the needs of children under three, their families and other carers.

Science and mathematics education, 14-19, 05/09/08 [W/E/NI/S]

The Royal Society has published a report on the participation and attainment of 14-19 year olds in science and mathematics in the UK, 1996-2007.

Counting the Costs, 01/09/08 [W/E/NI/S]

Contact a Family has published the results of a survey looking at the financial situation of families with a disabled child in the UK.

Valuing and supporting carers, 29/08/08 [W/E/NI/S]

The House of Commons Work and Pensions Committee inquired into the effectiveness of the Department for Work and Pensions’ existing approach to carers. It expresses its disappointment that benefits for carers were not directly addressed in the Carers Strategy and were only identified as a long-term priority from 2011 onwards.

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