Children & Young People News

Consultation on proposed new national child protection guidance

Click here for consultation document

Any comments must be made on the attached template. Your responses should be specific in terms of referencing pages and paragraphs. Where you do suggest changes to text, please be very clear in your direction as to what you suggest is replaced by what.

To that end, this is an invitation to you to submit your comments to me by 25th August.

Donald MacKenzie
Lead Officer, Dundee Children & Young Persons Protection Committee
Dundee, Scotland, UK
Tel (Mob): +44 (0)7985 873780

e-mail:donald.mackenzie@dundeecity.gov.uk

or

Office of the Dundee Children & Young Persons Protection Committee:-
Dawn Doherty
Senior Clerical Assistant
Floor 1, The Podium Block
Tayside House, 28 Crichton Street
Dundee DD1 3RZ
Tel: +44 (0)1382 433373

e-mail:dundeeprotects@dundeecity.gov.uk

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Dundee's future lies with its children and young people. They deserve the best this city can give them. We will provide the protection they need, when they need it, to keep them safe from harm.

Find out more at www.dundeeprotects.co.uk

Early years Framework mapping update

Please see attached information regarding the mapping exercise undertaken last year. The 0-3 sub group of the Early years Framework committee are trying to update the attached information, and I’m sure there will voluntary sector information to add/amend.It’s important for future planning that thecontribution of the voluntary sector isillustrated. Our project has agreed to try to update the 2009 version.

Click here for information regarding 0-3 projects

If you are involved with children 0-3, or know of any project / group/ meeting etc involved with 0-3 years, then please check that the information on this is correct, or if it’s not on this grid, please call us on 502504, and give us the information/ amendments.

I’d be very grateful for your help.

Thanks

Teresa Donaldson,Manager

Childcare @ Home,101 Whitfield Drive

Dundee,DD4 0DX

Tel: 01382 502504

One Parent Families Scotland
13 Gayfield Square, Edinburgh EH1 3NX
Lone Parent Helpline: 0808 801 0323
Tel: (0131) 556 3899
Fax: (0131) 557 7899
Web: www.opfs.org.uk

One Parent Families Scotland, a charitable company limited by guarantee.
Registered at Edinburgh under no. 094860. Scottish Charity No. SC006403

Click here for Youth Alcohol Consultation Dundee June 2009 Report

Click here for Reps table - Integrated Children Service Sep 2009

Click here for report published this month by Childline, looking at children living with harmful parental drinking.

Parent Connections

Click here for Parent Connections newsletter

Information and news about children and young persons issues from Dundee's Integrated Children's Services Team

Valuing Young People Publication

In partnership with COSLA, the Scottish Government has designed this publication to be a helpful tool to ensure connections between existing services can be made by delivery partners.

Valuing Young People - Principles and connections to support young people to achieve their potential http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2009/04/21153700/0

Click here for copy of the publication

Chris Wright,Youth Justice Co-ordinator

Youth Justice,Social Work Offices

Jack Martin Way,Claverhouse East

DUNDEE,DD4 9FF

Tel: 07985871477 Fax: 01382 438341

e-mail: chris.wright@dundeecity.gov.uk Youth Justice Website: www.dundeecity.gov.uk/yj

Reform of the Children's Hearings System

We are happy to announce the consultation responses and the summary report on strengthening for the Future a Consultation on the Reform of the Children's Hearings System has been published today. These can be viewed on the Scottish Governments Children's Hearings web page and I attach the link for your information.