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Issue 123

Mon Mar 13 2006

STORIES & ARTICLES

Poverty

The WIPA team in the Treasury have produced a summary of the Annual Child Poverty statistics, which were released on 9 March. For more information, please see link below (HMT staff only).

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Ministers miss target to cut child poverty (Guardian news story)The figures will place more pressure on the chancellor, Gordon Brown, to come up with extra cash in the budget.

Source: Guardian Mon Mar 13 2006

Risk

Boy, 2, died after taking parents' methadone (Guardian news story)The ish Sunday Mail reported that the child died after mistaking the sweet-tasting heroin substitute for a soft drink.

Source: Guardian Mon Mar 13 2006

Social care/childcare/families & parenting

Tough fostering regime hailed as a success (Guardian news story)A radical programme of intensive fostering has been completed for the first time by a British young offender.

Source: Guardian Mon Mar 13 2006

Education

School power over term-time break (BBC news story)Two senior judges said defying the school's wishes and taking unauthorised breaks could lead to court convictions.

Source: BBC Mon Mar 13 2006

Education funding "set to slow" (BBC news story)Ministers should admit to schools and universities that government cash is prioritised for the NHS.

Source: BBC Mon Mar 13 2006

New maths GCSE for the brightest (BBC news story)Gifted pupils will be able to sit a new GCSE in further mathematics, education secretary Ruth has announced.

Source: BBC Mon Mar 13 2006

A-Level boost in big sixth-forms (BBC news story)A-level students in big sixth-forms get better exam results than those in small ones, government figures suggest.

Source: BBC Mon Mar 13 2006

Crime & legal

Woman loses frozen embryos fight (BBC news story)An infertile woman cannot use her frozen embryos to have a baby, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled.

Source: BBC Mon Mar 13 2006

High court asked to decide fate of baby on ventilator (Guardian news story)The boy, who the court has ordered must not be identified, is not in a persistent vegetative state.

Source: Guardian Mon Mar 13 2006

Child porn addict "posed as counsellor to groom girl, 13" (Guardian news story)He said he was "online to protect people from perverts and monsters".

Source: Guardian Mon Mar 13 2006

Brown launches youth voucher scheme (Guardian news story)Under the plans, law-abiding kids would get up to £25 a month of vouchers to be spent on sports and leisure facilities.

Source: Guardian Mon Mar 13 2006

Culture, media & sport

Youth services plan slammed by Lib Dems (ePolitix news story)An initiative to give young people vouchers to spend on sports and leisure for good behaviour has been slammed.Source: ePolitix Mon Mar 13 2006

General

Head teacher attacks drink policy (BBC news story)A head teachers' leader has criticised the government's approach to alcohol, warning drink can "ruin" young people.

Source: BBC Mon Mar 13 2006

Brain scans explain maths problem (BBC news story)Scientists say they have isolated the area of the brain linked to the maths learning disability dyscalculia.

Source: BBC Mon Mar 13 2006

Three rebels "back school plans" (BBC news story)MPs Eagle and Salter will back the Education Bill when it goes to a Commons vote next Wednesday.

Source: BBC Mon Mar 13 2006

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