Prime Minister must find consensus on health and social care The Chairs of three House of Commons Select Committees are urging the Prime Minister to reach a cross-party agreement on the future of health and social care funding in a letter published onĀ 6th January:Ā Letter to Prime Minister regarding health and social care, 6 January 2017 … Continue reading Prime Minister urged to find consensus on health and social care
Send Views to Committee Any person withĀ relevant expertise and experience or a special interest in the Children and Social Work Bill [Lords]Ā can submit theirĀ views in writing to the House of Commons Public Bill Committee which is considering this Bill. The Committee will stop receiving written evidence at the end of the Committee stage on Tuesday … Continue reading Children and Social Work Bill #CSWB
Thanks @BoormanAmanda - this perfectly sums up how I feel about the Daily Fail article. https://t.co/XRaHCzHHXM Not in my name. ā Mum (@mummywriter) 30 December 2016 'The Daily Mail article (link here) on adoption support, or lack of it, really woke us from the Christmas bubble with a start says . A very rude awakening … Continue reading Not In Our Name – Daily Fail piece
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 ... āWe have listened very closely to the issues that have been raised and we want to continue to consult with those working in childrenās social care … Continue reading Government to bar councils from opting out of child protection duties
By Edward Timpson. First published inĀ Community Care on December 5th 206. Edward Timpson sets out the government's plans for its children and social work reforms: [...]Ā I have heard the concerns raised over the clauses on the power to innovate and today, in response to these concerns, I will tell the House that we plan to … Continue reading Childrenās minister: We will amend the Children and Social Work Bill
Children and Social Work Bill [HL] 99: analysis for Commons 2nd Reading Source: Commons Briefing papers CBP-7800 Authors: Tim Jarrett; Hannah Cromarty; Nerys Roberts; Douglas Pyper; Rachael Harker; Paul Bolton This paper analyses the Children and Social Work [HL] ahead of Commons Second Reading due on 5 December 2016. The Bill concerns children in care … Continue reading Children and Social Work Bill: Commons 2nd Reading #CSWB
Children entering the care system will be given mental health checks on a trial basis Speaking in parliament education minister Lord NashĀ announced last month thatĀ the Department for Education will test new approaches to mental health assessments for looked-after children. TheĀ trial will run in as many as 10 pilot areas in parallel to the considerations of … Continue reading Mental health checks for children entering care
Definitely worth a read you work with #young parents who are #careleavershttps://t.co/m1Q8rb5teg ā nlcbf (@nlcbf) 23 June 2016 Research from the Young Parents Project Source:Ā Family Rights GroupĀ andĀ theĀ Young Parents Project This project focuses upon young parents whose children are/have been subject of Children's Services intervention ā whether as children in need, children deemed at risk or … Continue reading Enabling more young parents to keep their children safely with them
The Charter has been developed by parents and practitioners, as part of the work of Your Family, Your Voice Alliance: An Alliance of families and professionals working together to transform the system. Follow on Twitter:Ā @yrfamilyyrvoiceĀ This Charter aims to promote effective, mutually respectful partnership working between practitioners and families when children are subject to statutory … Continue reading ‘Mutual Expectations – a charter for parents and local authority services’ – @yrfamilyyrvoice
Published on 5 Oct 2016 byĀ Child Welfare Inequalities Project (CWIP) in association with Centre for Technology Enabled Health Research and the Nuffield Foundation, talks child inequality and protection. Please watch, discuss and share: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0IEYnrt0KY Further Information For a brief overview of the project see:Ā project summary document. Community Care blog: Do childrenās services reflect, reinforce or … Continue reading Identifying & understanding inequalities in child welfare and intervention rates
