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World Book Day

To mark World Book Day on 4 March the NSPCC Library has compiled a reading list highlighting a selection of children’s books from the library collection on subjects ranging from keeping safe to bereavement and...

March 1, 2021

General News

Funding cuts hitting UK youth services as demand grows, report says

UK youth services are failing to meet increasing demand during the pandemic while facing a rapid decrease in funding, a report has revealed. The research from UK Youth, a leading charity for the sector, into...

February 25, 2021

Marginalised & Excluded News

BAME Britons more likely to face higher living costs, study finds

Britons from black and ethnic minority backgrounds are among several groups facing disproportionately high living costs because of the likelihood of being hit by the “poverty premium”, academics have said...

February 23, 2021

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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

World Book Day

Funding cuts hitting UK youth services as demand grows, report says

BAME Britons more likely to face higher living costs, study finds

Category - News

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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