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  • NHS information service for parents reaches 100,000 signups

    More than 100,000 people have already signed up to receive online advice about looking after their baby - and a quarter of these are fathers.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Edward Timpson speaks at the Local Government Association's national child sexual exploitation conference

    Edward Timpson, Children's Minister, speaks about the progress made in combating child sexual exploitation.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Whooping cough webchat on Netmums

    Parents are being invited to send in their questions about whooping cough ahead of a webchat scheduled for Tuesday 5 February.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Last chance for local authorities to attract more adopters

    Details on government's plans to tackle the weaknesses in the adoption system.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Consultation on delegation of functions for care leavers

    Details on the proposed changes to the law to allow LAs to delegate some of their work for looked-after children to external organisations.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Adoption ‘hotspots' map unveiled alongside new adoption infoline

    Would-be adopters can now access a new map showing the areas with the highest number of children waiting for new homes.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Children and Young People’s Health Outcomes Forum final event

    Health minister Dr Dan Poulter and Chief Medical Officer Professor Dame Sally Davies attended a reception this week with members of the Children and Young People's Health Outcomes Forum, to thank them formally for  their…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Bumpbook – are mums sharing the right information?

    The Department of Health distributes two million free booklets to support mums and give them the right information during pregnancy

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • ‘Bump book’ to help pregnant mums keep healthy

    Free booklet for all pregnant mums to help them keep healthy throughout pregnancy.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Working smarter to improve child protection

    Information on how Ofsted will be allowed to share the names and addresses of children’s homes with organisations such as the police.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Top providers urged to get ready for two-year-old education offer

    Local authority allocations to deliver 15 hours a week early education for 130,000 two-year-olds have been published.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Useful publications for health visitors

    Resources and tools are aimed at health visitors and people who work with them.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • The failure of child protection and the need for a fresh start

    Education Secretary speech on child protection on 19th November at the Institute of Public Policy Research.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Improvement notice issued to Blackpool Borough Council: November 2012

    Improvement notice issued to Blackpool Borough Council due to poor performance in children's social care services.

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  • Improvement notice issued to London Borough of Sutton: October 2012

    Improvement notice issued to London Borough of Sutton due to poor performance in children's services - now closed.

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  • Edward Timpson speech to the Fostering Network’s annual conference

    Speaking at the Fostering Network’s annual conference, Children’s Minister Edward Timpson calls for a cut in the red tape stopping foster carers getting on with everyday parenting as part of a drive to recruit more carers.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • £25 million to improve maternity wards and more help for mums and babies

    More help for mums and families has been announced by Health Minister Dr Dan Poulter.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Written ministerial statement by Edward Timpson on Voluntary and Community Sector Prospectus

    Children's Minister Edward Timpson said the Department for Education is today publishing a National Prospectus launching our new Grants Programme for 2013-15.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Babies to be protected against common diarrhoea bug

    Thousands of young children will be spared hospital stays and hundreds of thousands of GP visits caused by diarrhoea thanks to a new vaccination programme, announced today by the Department of Health.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Edward Timpson on the catalysation of childhood

    Children's Minister Edward Timpson talks to the Advertising Association about the importance of letting children be children.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government