Government to bar councils from opting out of child protection duties

9th December 20162nd March 2017 by National IRO Managers Partnership (NIROMP), posted in News, Policy, Guidance & Law

Amendment to Children and Social Work Bill will remove list of ‘core legal duties’, including child protection and child in need provisions, from scope of controversial exemption clauses …

“We have listened very closely to the issues that have been raised and we want to continue to consult with those working in children’s social care as the clauses progress, including on the guidance that will accompany the power.”

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Paul Smart says:

10th December 2016 at 10:04 am

Hi,

I was trying to access the comments and was directed to register. But it seems a WordPress account is necessary to register. Is that the case? Or is there another way to register.

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Paul Smart

On 9 Dec 2016 8:10 p.m., “National IRO Managers Partnership” wrote:

> National IROs’ Managers Partnership posted: “Amendment to Children and > Social Work Bill will remove list of ‘core legal duties’, including child > protection and child in need provisions, from scope of controversial > exemption clauses … “We have listened very closely to the issues that > have been rai” >

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  11th December 2016 at 2:36 pm
  
  Hi Paul, sorry about that – will have a look at the settings. Meantime, please feel free to leave a comment.
  
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