Local agencies still don’t fully understand the scale of and risks posed by “county lines” drug running and other forms of child criminal exploitation, and must learn lessons from past child sexual exploitation (CSE) cases if they...
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Child criminal exploitation ‘still not properly understood’, Ofsted warns
Local agencies still don’t fully understand the scale of and risks posed by “county lines” drug running and other forms of child criminal exploitation, and must learn lessons from past child sexual exploitation (CSE) cases if they...
Domestic violence protection notices and orders: what social workers need to know
This article comprises of excerpts taken from a new guide on Community Care Inform Adults about preventive and protective measures for victims of domestic violence. The guide is written by Maria Gray, a former Scotland Yard detective with 30 years’...
Charity Nation
Have you noticed the remarkable increase in charity appeals for a whole range of ‘good causes’ – medical, social and environmental? It would be hard to miss them I guess given that the BBC seems to have become the State collection box for a good...
Nurseries ‘£437m out of pocket’ as a result of Budget
The Chancellor’s Budget will cost the nursery sector a total of £437m next year due to increases in the national living wage and lack of action to reduce business rates and offer more money for funded places, according to evidence presented to...
Pace of children being taken into care accelerates
The number of children in care has risen to more than 75,000 for the first time, with the pace of increase accelerating, government figures show. The number of children being taken into care has risen by 2,830 in the space of 12 months. Department...
‘Devastating’ cuts hit special educational needs
A crisis in funding for children with special educational needs is plunging councils across the country deeper into the red and forcing parents into lengthy legal battles to secure support, according to an Observer investigation that reveals a...
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Child criminal exploitation ‘still not properly understood’, Ofsted warns
Local agencies still don’t fully understand the scale of and risks posed by “county lines” drug running and other forms of child criminal exploitation, and must learn lessons from past child sexual exploitation (CSE) cases if they...
Domestic violence protection notices and orders: what social workers need to know
This article comprises of excerpts taken from a new guide on Community Care Inform Adults about preventive and protective measures for victims of domestic violence. The guide is written by Maria Gray, a former Scotland Yard detective with 30 years’...
Charity Nation
Have you noticed the remarkable increase in charity appeals for a whole range of ‘good causes’ – medical, social and environmental? It would be hard to miss them I guess given that the BBC seems to have become the State collection box for a good...
Nurseries ‘£437m out of pocket’ as a result of Budget
The Chancellor’s Budget will cost the nursery sector a total of £437m next year due to increases in the national living wage and lack of action to reduce business rates and offer more money for funded places, according to evidence presented to...
Pace of children being taken into care accelerates
The number of children in care has risen to more than 75,000 for the first time, with the pace of increase accelerating, government figures show. The number of children being taken into care has risen by 2,830 in the space of 12 months. Department...
‘Devastating’ cuts hit special educational needs
A crisis in funding for children with special educational needs is plunging councils across the country deeper into the red and forcing parents into lengthy legal battles to secure support, according to an Observer investigation that reveals a...
Youth homelessness: Councils refuse support in more than half of cases
More than half of young people who present themselves as homeless or at risk of homelessness do not receive any meaningful support from their local authority, a charity has warned. Research carried out by homelessness charity Centrepoint, based on...
Emotional wellbeing: drug use
User Voice has investigated drug use in the children and young people in secure estate, covering young offender institutions, secure training centres and secure children’s homes. The report, commissioned by NHS England, was based on 16 focus...
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