The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has published a report expressing concerns about how the coronavirus pandemic is exacerbating existing inequalities and having a devastating impact on children’s rights, well-being and futures. Key concerns include: more children being pushed into poverty, widening educational inequalities and worsening mental health.Read the news story: Government must do more … Continue reading Coronavirus: Children’s Rights
Author: National IRO Managers Partnership (NIROMP)
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Over 600 vulnerable young people a day referred to councils after lockdown, with an increase in demand for family support during the pandemic – County Councils Network
The County Councils Network have released findings from a survey looking at the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on councils’ children’s social services in England. Figures show that county councils saw a 15% increase in child protection referrals for local authority support in the months of July, August, and September, compared to the previous three … Continue reading Over 600 vulnerable young people a day referred to councils after lockdown, with an increase in demand for family support during the pandemic – County Councils Network
Major report on public services calls for reform and transformation of public services
The Public Services Committee has published its first report into lessons from COVID-19 for public services. In the report − the first comprehensive analysis of how public services responded to COVID-19, the Committee discusses lessons to be learned from the pandemic and recommends a number of principles to ‘reform and transform’ public service delivery. In … Continue reading Major report on public services calls for reform and transformation of public services
RACISM, RACIAL DISCRIMINATION – EDUCATION & ACTIVISM
First posted by NIROMP June 2020 and updated November 2020 in response to the recently published report by The House of Commons House of Lords Joint Committee on Human Rights ‘Black people, racism and human rights’, which points to: The failings of successive governments to act in response to the successive reports and reviews shows … Continue reading RACISM, RACIAL DISCRIMINATION – EDUCATION & ACTIVISM
Free virtual event hosted by @UoB_ASS on Contextual Safeguarding
Dr Carlene Firmin MBE, creator of the Contextual Safeguarding model, will reflect on the thinking which led to its development, and importantly, what's been learnt so far to inform future professional practice. This will be followed by a range of local experts who will share their experience of the application and the challenges of the model … Continue reading Free virtual event hosted by @UoB_ASS on Contextual Safeguarding
The ‘Toxic Trio’: how good is the evidence base? – Summary
Most will have heard (& hopefully critiqued!) the term 'toxic trio’, but how strong is the evidence underpinning the term? Weaker than we might think, apparently. This review shows that the evidence base for the ‘toxic trio’ does not justify its current central position in shaping child protection policy and practice. [...] the ‘toxic trio’ … Continue reading The ‘Toxic Trio’: how good is the evidence base? – Summary
Children’s commissioner moots national care system to deliver same standard of support to all
Children’s Commissioner for England Anne Longfield has said there is a case for a “national care system” to enable children to receive similar standards of support across the country. The suggestion, which would implicitly strip local authorities of at least some of their responsibilities for managing care systems locally, came in a speech in which … Continue reading Children’s commissioner moots national care system to deliver same standard of support to all
‘What makes life good? Care leavers views on their wellbeing’
Full report on the views of care leavers published this week by Coram Voice and The Rees Centre. ‘What makes life good? Care leavers views on their wellbeing’ highlights differences in the experience of care leavers across England, based on analysis of care leaver responses collected 2017 -2019. It recommends 10 top issues to promote … Continue reading ‘What makes life good? Care leavers views on their wellbeing’
The children’s commissioner for England, Anne Longfield sets out the choices facing politicians and calls on them to act.
Today the Children’s Commissioner for England held a live virtual event, presenting her vision for a better care system for children ahead of the upcoming care review. She reflected on what she has learnt from children and young people in the 6 years she has been Commissioner, and how they have felt about the care … Continue reading The children’s commissioner for England, Anne Longfield sets out the choices facing politicians and calls on them to act.
COURT OF APPEAL RULES EDUCATION SECRETARY ACTED UNLAWFULLY IN REMOVING SAFEGUARDS FOR CHILDREN IN CARE
In a judgment given today (24 November), the Court of Appeal has unanimously declared that the Secretary of State for Education, Gavin Williamson, acted unlawfully in failing to consult the Children’s Commissioner for England and other children’s rights organisations before making “substantial and wide-ranging” [79] changes to legal protections for England’s 78,000 children in care. Read full piece at source: … Continue reading COURT OF APPEAL RULES EDUCATION SECRETARY ACTED UNLAWFULLY IN REMOVING SAFEGUARDS FOR CHILDREN IN CARE
