What Works for Children’s Social Care (WWCSC) has announced the launch of a project with the University of Birmingham, which aims to better understand and improve LGBTQ+ young people’s experiences of social care. The project is made up of two linked...
Vulnerable children and young people
The Department for Education (DfE) has published data from the vulnerable children and young people survey of local authorities in England looking at the impact of the coronavirus on children’s social care. Wave 22, from 22-24 March 2021...
Homeless young people
Centrepoint has published a report looking at young people’s homelessness during the coronavirus pandemic. Figures show that: the total number of calls to the Centrepoint helpline in 2020/21 was 33% higher than the year before – up from 9,770 in...
Trussell Trust hands out record number of food parcels during pandemic
Overall, since the first Covid-19 lockdown was introduced in March last year, 2.5 million emergency food parcels have been given to people across the UK. This is an increase of 33 per cent on the previous year and 128 per cent compared with levels...
How does social work regulation perpetuate institutional racism?
The lack of reference to anti-racism in social work standards and the over-representation of practitioners of colour in fitness to practise require urgent action. But so far Social Work England has fallen short, argues Wayne Reid. Read the full...
Tackle poverty and inequality to reduce crime, says police chief
Retiring head of Merseyside force says if he had £5bn he would spend 20% on policing and 80% on cutting poverty. Cutting poverty and inequality is the best way to reduce crime, a police chief has said, calling for more money for deprived areas to...
