Date: September 22nd, 12 - 1pmOnlineFreeThe Child Welfare Inequalities Network comprises researchers from a range of countries who are engaged in understanding how child welfare systems and practices operate to reproduce, mitigate, or transform intersecting inequalities in the lives of children and families. Members’ areas of research include: the relationship between deprivation and a child’s chances … Continue reading Child Welfare Inequalities Network – inaugural seminar
Author: National IRO Managers Partnership (NIROMP)
We are a national leadership group for Independent Reviewing Officers (IROs) and IRO Managers. We are made up of an elected Chair and elected Regional Leads who represent their region at a national level (two from each of the nine government regions within England).
Part 1: Children’s Commissioner’s Family Review
The Children's Commissioner for England, Rachel de Souza, has published the first half of her review into family life, describing strong family support as a 'protective power' for children to shield them against adversity. Full recommendations will come in the second half of the review, the first half aims to produce an up to date … Continue reading Part 1: Children’s Commissioner’s Family Review
Unaccompanied children must be protected by the care system, not placed in hotels
Date: August 14, 2022 Over 70 organisation’s (one being NIROMP), have responded to @ECPATUK's chilling report, showing 1,606 children seeking safety in England in the past year were placed in hotels - from which 45 went missing. This is not the care they are entitled to. Read the joint letter: Unaccompanied children must be protected … Continue reading Unaccompanied children must be protected by the care system, not placed in hotels
A Day in the life of an Independent Reviewing Officer
Posted August 3rd, 2022 My Background: Before becoming an Independent Reviewing Officer five years ago, I was a qualified Social Worker and had progressed to Senior Practitioner, working across a range of social work teams to gain experience including ‘front end’ duty work, child protection and care proceedings, and work with children in care. I … Continue reading A Day in the life of an Independent Reviewing Officer
Addressing systemic barriers to colleagues from racialised communities
Source: H.O.P.E Training and Consultancy & The Drive Partnership Posted: July 15th, 2022 NIROMP are proud to promote H.O.P.E Training and Consultancy & The Drive Partnership. Working together to address systemic barriers to colleagues from racialised communities in relation to entering the sector, remaining part of the workforce and progressing to leadership opportunities, they are … Continue reading Addressing systemic barriers to colleagues from racialised communities
Remove IROs from councils, urge half of Community Care readers
Source: Alex Turner on July 15, 2022 in Community Care Social workers overwhelmingly reject care review recommendation to scrap IROs, but most say role should be reformed, with greatest support for making it independent of local authorities. However, the National IRO Managers Partnership, which represents both IROs and their managers, voiced opposition to removing the role from councils. Role ‘should … Continue reading Remove IROs from councils, urge half of Community Care readers
Outside the Frame: Unaccompanied children denied care and protection
Date July 13th, 2022 ECPAT UK has published a report focussed on concerns about children arriving in the UK alone who are being unlawfully excluded from the duties and protections afforded to all children in England, placing them at significant risk of harm including exploitation and going missing, whilst outside of the well-established local safeguarding … Continue reading Outside the Frame: Unaccompanied children denied care and protection
Human Rights Committee launches public inquiry on the Bill of Rights
Date: July 13th, 2022 The Bill of Rights Bill would make wide-reaching changes to the human rights framework in the UK, including by:  Changing how courts can interpret and apply human rights; Limiting the duty on public authorities to act compatibly with human rights and, Making various changes to the enforcement of human rights through the courts.  … Continue reading Human Rights Committee launches public inquiry on the Bill of Rights
Many children placed in homes far away from their families amid national sufficiency challengeÂ
Source: Ofsted Originally published July 8th, 2022 Children in the care system are often placed in homes far away from their families because of a lack of suitable places near to where they live, Ofsted research suggests. This is because homes are not evenly distributed across the regions of England, meaning supply does not match demand. … Continue reading Many children placed in homes far away from their families amid national sufficiency challengeÂ
NIROMP responds to results of Community Care poll ‘What should happen to the IRO role?’
Over 80% of Community Care readers vote to keep the IRO role with 49% voting for IROs to be employed outside local authorities. The National Independent Reviewing Officer Managers Partnership is committed to improving the practice that impacts on the lives of children and families. Critical analyses provided by the independent children’s social care review, … Continue reading NIROMP responds to results of Community Care poll ‘What should happen to the IRO role?’
