News Poverty

Children’s commissioner: Politicians must take child poverty ‘out of the too difficult box’

Children’s commissioner for England Anne Longfield has delivered a stern rebuke to politicians over a lack of action to address child poverty. Read the full article on this link to Children & Young People...

January 21, 2021

Marginalised & Excluded News Poverty

Over-50s who lose jobs much more likely to stay unemployed, study finds

People aged over 50 who lose their jobs are significantly more likely to suffer long-term unemployment than other age groups, analysis has revealed. Older workers who lose their jobs are more than twice as...

January 18, 2021

General News

A brutal Covid legacy awaits our children. We need the will and ambition to tackle it

Only an event such as wartime evacuation can compare to lockdown. Plans for the young need to meet the challenge
Read the full article on this link to The Guardian

January 17, 2021

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Early Years Looked After Children Marginalised & Excluded News

Alexis Jay: ‘If I see poor practice I will nail that’

There can be few people in social work better prepared than Professor Alexis Jay to lead the mammoth Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, which started evidence hearings this week. Recounting the early days of her inquiry into child sexual...

October 12, 2017

Leaving Care Looked After Children News

Care leavers in Scotland to be exempt from council tax

The Scottish government is to legislate to ensure care leavers are exempt from paying council tax. Plans to exempt Scottish care leavers from council tax should reduce debt problems, campaigners say. The landmark decision was announced by first...

October 11, 2017

Marginalised & Excluded News

Longfield calls for action on ‘shockingly poor’ children’s mental health treatment

A generation of children will enter adulthood with mental health problems unless government takes urgent action to address the “shockingly poor” state of children’s mental health services, children’s commissioner for England...

October 10, 2017

Marginalised & Excluded News

UK global performance on children’s rights now one of the worst

The UK has been accused of providing “inadequate” protection of children’s rights after it fell dramatically in global rankings for child rights within a year, from 11th to 156th. Serious concerns have been raised about structural discrimination in...

October 9, 2017

News

Reported child-on-child sex offences ‘tip of the iceberg’

Reports of sexual assaults by children on other children are rising, according to police figures seen by BBC Panorama. But those reported cases are only the “tip of the iceberg”, according to one police child abuse expert. Read the full...

October 9, 2017

Looked After Children News Outcomes/Policy

What the new looked-after children statistics don’t tell us

The latest DfE statistics on looked-after children (LAC) in England, out last week, highlight the continuing rise in the number of LAC – up another 3% this year – accompanied for the first time in five years by a rise in the proportion of children...

October 5, 2017

Leaving Care Looked After Children News

Care leavers missing out on mental health support, study finds

Around two-thirds of care leavers with mental health problems are not receiving specialist support, a study by Barnardo’s has found. A study by the charity of 274 of its care leaver services cases found that 125 young people had mental health...

September 28, 2017

Marginalised & Excluded News

Child protection thresholds rising ‘due to budget pressures’

It is getting harder for vulnerable children to receive the support they need, with the level at which they are deemed to qualify for services rising in recent years as a result of ongoing financial pressures, research has suggested. A survey...

September 28, 2017

Marginalised & Excluded News

Ofsted criticises lack of action to prevent domestic abuse

Not enough is being done to prevent domestic abuse and address the impact it has on children, Ofsted has warned. A report on the way agencies respond to children living with domestic abuse found that social workers, the police, health professionals...

September 28, 2017

Looked After Children News

Children in care numbers rise at fastest rate in five years

The number of children in care has risen at its fastest rate in five years while the number of children being adopted continues to fall, official figures have revealed. Department for Education statistics released today show that for the year ending...

September 28, 2017

Children’s commissioner: Politicians must take child poverty ‘out of the too difficult box’

Over-50s who lose jobs much more likely to stay unemployed, study finds

A brutal Covid legacy awaits our children. We need the will and ambition to tackle it

Category - News

Alexis Jay: ‘If I see poor practice I will nail that’

Care leavers in Scotland to be exempt from council tax

Longfield calls for action on ‘shockingly poor’ children’s mental health treatment

UK global performance on children’s rights now one of the worst

Reported child-on-child sex offences ‘tip of the iceberg’

What the new looked-after children statistics don’t tell us

Care leavers missing out on mental health support, study finds

Child protection thresholds rising ‘due to budget pressures’

Ofsted criticises lack of action to prevent domestic abuse

Children in care numbers rise at fastest rate in five years

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