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Children & Young People Now Daily Bulletin
Children & Young People Now’s daily breaking news bulletin delivers the top stories affecting the sector every working day. Breaking news – 15 December 2009

Child performance regulations to be brought up to date
The Children’s Secretary Ed Balls has commissioned the former chair of the Royal Television Society Sarah Thane to review the 40-year-old rules that regulate child performance.
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Education Maintenance Allowance bonuses to be abolished
The government is to scrap Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) bonuses to fund the weekly version of the payment for an extra 80,000 16 to 19 year olds, the Children’s Secretary…
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Oxfordshire youth workers to strike after cuts revealed
Youth workers in Oxfordshire are striking after the council revealed plans for major cuts to local youth services.
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Guernsey to reform youth justice with tribunals
New legislation has been passed in Guernsey to allow young people committing minor criminal offences to have their case heard outside of a court environment.
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Call to strengthen library and early years setting links
Libraries should be integrated into national and local early years literacy and communication strategies, according to an evaluation of a successful £5m early years scheme.
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