Children and young people in the news
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Commissioner mention: Slavery is real – we must protect its victims (The Guardian)
The recent report, Landing in Dover, by the Children's Commissioner for England, highlights the cases of seven Vietnamese children, trafficked into Britain to work as "gardeners" in cannabis factories in 2010, who were sent back to France when they were discovered. Social services said they were told nothing about it.
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Commissioner mention: Children's commissioners voice concerns over welfare reforms (Children and Young People Now)
Further weight has been added to the campaign against government welfare proposals after the UK's four children's commissioners joined forces to criticise the plans.
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Commissioner mention - Ghosts of Labour system are very much present (Children and Young People Now)
Released last month, Positive for Youth was quite rightly praised in this space by Maggie Atkinson a fortnight ago.
