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The article reports on the importance of warnings in the cigarette papers used to make cannabis joints in Great Britain. It is stated that the charity Rethink claimed that providing information is the best way to stop young people using drugs. According to Katie Leason, project coordinator for its cannabis campaign, young people need to be educated on the risks of using cannabis. It was recommended that cigarette paper packets should carry warnings about mental health effects.

The article offers information on proposals for marketing children's services in the education system for the government's schools white paper in Great Britain. The proposals would involve city councils as marketers for school improvement services. Draft proposals would also be examined by a ministerial advisory group that include officials from the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS), the Local Government Association (LGA) and the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives.

The article focuses on a report entitled "Children in the News: What the Papers Said 2007/8" which is annual summary of media coverage of National Children's Bureau (NCB) in Great Britain. It offers information about public priorities, political trends, and research on children and young people. It highlights the key themes including the increase in obesity, concern about the environments in which children grow up and the rise in gun and knife crime.

The article offers information on the opinions share by renowned personalities on the "Every Child Matters" green paper in Great Britain. John Coughlan, director of children's services in Hampshire County Council said that the local government and its partners immediately picked up the gaunlet of the green paper. Vijay Patel, policy adviser said that eventhough the paper started the process from the top down, it is time to push change from the grassroots up.

The article focuses on the changes concerning the right for children of special educational needs (SEN) in Great Britain. It notes that the Department of Education has published the green paper "Support and Aspiration: A New Approach to Special Educational Needs and Disability" which proposes changes for children and parents of children with SEN and disabilities. It mentions that the proposal will affect number of school-aged children.

The article focuses on the significance of the Children and Young Person's Bill on the outcome for children in care in Great Britain. The white paper "Care Matters" is designed to improve the life chances of children in care. The developments related to the Bill are presented, including the treatment foster care, regional commissioning and asylum-seeking children. The assessments on whether children will improve their outcomes in care are also discussed.

In this article the author hopes that the green paper on special educational needs (SEN) in Great Britain will lead to a proper debate about how to best meet the additional needs of children in the country.

The article comments on Great Britain government's white paper released which talks about incentives to encourage schools not to exclude students when they have misbehaviours.

The article highlights the major policies introduced by Beverley Hughes, children's minister in Great Britain. They include the £420 million fund to provide positive activities for young people, the launch of green paper Youth Matters, the launch of youth opportunity and capital funds with a combined budget of £115 million over two years, and the extension of free-childcare to 20,000 two-year olds.

The article offers information on the briefing paper on weekend work of youth facilities initiated by the National Youth Agency in Great Britain. The move is aimed at identifying issues and challenges related to securing efficient weekend provision and provide examples on how problems can be addressed. To realize the goal, all heads of youth services and youth support services re invited to complete a survey and participate in discussion groups.

The article reports on the caution that delays in setting councils aims for disabled children's services are to hinder British local authorities defining them as a priority. A paper published by the Department for Education and Skills promised to introduce an indicator on the provision of services for disabled children. However, it is claimed that the information on which councils judge their progress is unavailable.

The article reflects on the proposal of the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) to place vulnerable children in state boarding schools in Great Britain. The author believes that the scheme should not be viewed as a comprehensive solution in addressing the needs of young people. The initiative differs from residential ideas found in the policy papers of Care Matters or Couldn't Care Less.

The article presents the paper for the 2008 Budget entitled "Stability and Opportunity: Building a Strong, Sustainable Future" prepared by the National Children's Bureau's (NCB's) Policy Unit in Great Britain. It summarises and outlines various measures that will affect children and young people in the budget. Its main announcements focus on the strategy of the government for halving child poverty by 2010 and eliminating it by 2020.