Ofsted has awarded a local authority children's services department an outstanding judgment in recognition of its unrelenting "pursuit of excellence for children". Essex children's services are now "outstanding" Inspectors upped Essex County Council'soverall judgment following an inspection in November 2018, after it found the department to be "good" in 2014. It was rated "inadequate" … Continue reading ‘Inspirational’ DCS secures top Ofsted rating | Children & Young People Now
Teens in care are being housed alone in B&Bs Observer investigation finds increased use of āindependent living arrangementsā.Ā An increasing number of under-18- year-olds in care are being housed in 'independent living accommodation' by local authorities, according to an investigation by The Observer and BBC 5 Live. The report, based partly on answers to Freedom of … Continue reading Teens in Care Placed in B&Bs
Here at NIROMP we would like to thank you all for your continued support.Ā On this first day of 2019, we are taking a moment to share our top ten most-read posts of 2018.Ā Happy New Year! "BT & GT (Children : twins ā adoption) [2018] EWFC 76 (29 November 2018)" Ā "Multiple failings, IRO and whistleblowing | … Continue reading 2018 most-read posts
Children's services in Leeds has been praised by Ofsted for delivering on its commitment to become a 'child-friendly city'. The inspectorate judgedĀ children's services run by Leeds City Council to be "outstanding" for overall effectiveness and in the key areas of leadership and services for children that need help and protection. It was judged "good" for … Continue reading Children’s services at ‘child-friendly city’ receives ‘outstanding’ rating | Children & Young People Now
It only takes a few minutes in Sir Alan Woodās company before his reputation for plain speaking shows itself to be accurate. The chair of the childrenās social care What Works Centre, who has been in post since early summer, begins advancing an argument that his new organisationās role shouldnāt extend to driving reform. āItās … Continue reading āSocial work isnāt falling to bits āĀ it has some deep challenges to which we can provide remediesā | Community Care
Thank you to Sueesspiciousminds for his post of 10th December 2018 regards the matter of: A & B (care orders and placement orders ā failures) [2018] EWFC 72 (30 November 2018) http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWFC/HCJ/2018/72.html The following extract is from Mr Justice Keehan's judgement: 50.I am appalled at the manner in which and the serial occasions on which the … Continue reading Multiple failings, IRO and whistleblowing | Suesspiciousminds
Cuts by local authority funding are already impacting on childrenās services, Ofsted has said. Ofstedās national director for social care, Yvette Stanley, told Community Care that while most local areas are managing to make savings without compromising frontline services, āwe are seeing resources reduced in terms of the whole continuum of early help and prevention … Continue reading Ofsted warns against āfalse economyā of cuts to preventive services loading pressures onto social care | Community Care
In the matter of BT & GT (Children : twins - adoption) [2018] EWFC 76 (29 November 2018), Mr Justice Keehan has awarded costs against a local authority for the "serious and serial basis" of failures towards two children. Keehan said the IROs in this matter had 'failed to take any steps to oversee and/or … Continue reading BT & GT (Children : twins ā adoption) [2018] EWFC 76 (29 November 2018)
The Women and Equalities Committee has held a session examining violence against women and girls from Gypsy Roma and Traveller (GRT) communities. In particular, the Committee examined: The context in which abusive relationships may arise in GRT communities The barriers that GRT women face when trying to leave abusive situations The relationship between GRT communities … Continue reading #EqualityMatters: Tackling inequalities faced by Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities
The Care Leavers Christmas 2018 by Aine Kelly in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England: Megan and I are care leavers and we are trying to create a Christmas for other care leavers who will be spending Christmas alone. Nobody deserves to feel alone at Christmas! In 2016 we both attended the Oxfordshire Care Leavers Christmas ā which some of you may remember. … Continue reading The Care Leavers ChristmasĀ 2018 | Aine Kelly #cep
