Category: Policy, Guidance & Law

Research in Practice | Deprivation of liberty in relation to children and young people

by National IRO Managers Partnership (NIROMP), posted in News, Policy, Guidance & Law, Safeguarding

Originating source:Ā @researchIPĀ  First published by Research in Practice:Ā 08 JANUARY 2018 Ā Author:Ā Caroline Bennett,Ā Assistant Director for Social Care at the Council for Disabled Children(CDC), part of the National Childrenā€™s Bureau (NCB).Ā  ā€˜A fundamental finding of both the Law Commissionā€™s report and the consultation paper on Mental Capacity and Deprivation of Liberty was that a personā€™s age or … Continue reading Research in Practice | Deprivation of liberty in relation to children and young people

Paļ»æCA – No Children in Police Stations

by National IRO Managers Partnership (NIROMP), posted in News, Policy, Guidance & Law

Source: Michael Brown 'MentalHealthCop' Extract: One specific amendment to the Mental Health Act 1983 which will be with us shortly: it will no longer be lawful to hold children in police stations as a Place of Safety under the Act ā€“ ever!Ā The legal amendment in s81 PaCA on this is a simple one: the MHA … Continue reading Paļ»æCA – No Children in Police Stations

Promoting the voice of young people in the care system #VOC

by National IRO Managers Partnership (NIROMP), posted in News, Rights, responsibilities & entitlements

NIROMP are working with Coram Voice to promote the voice of young people in the care system and their entitlement to advocacy. Coram Voice are very keen to work alongside IRO's in ensuring that children in care are able to access advocacy support, and are able to resolve the concerns they have sought out advocacy … Continue reading Promoting the voice of young people in the care system #VOC

Safeguarding – some policy updates

by National IRO Managers Partnership (NIROMP), posted in News, Policy, Guidance & Law, Safeguarding

Safeguarding unaccompanied asylum seeking and refugee children The Department for Education (DfE) has published a policy paper setting out the governmentā€™s commitments to safeguard and promote the welfare of unaccompanied asylum seeking refugee children in England. The new strategy includes: updated guidance for councils on caring for unaccompanied migrant children and child victims of modern … Continue reading Safeguarding – some policy updates

The Case for a Children Act Funding Formula – Children England

by National IRO Managers Partnership (NIROMP), posted in Policy, Guidance & Law

Children England has put forward the case for a fair, sustainable funding mechanism for essential childrenā€™s services stating that it is too urgent and too acute to ignore: We propose the establishment of a Children Act Funding Formula, which would distribute national taxation to all authorities with duties under the Children Act 1989 according to … Continue reading The Case for a Children Act Funding Formula – Children England

Covert recordings in family proceedings (Re B (A Child)) – a subjective determination for judges

by National IRO Managers Partnership (NIROMP), posted in Good practice / Performance / Improvement, Policy, Guidance & Law

The Court of Appeal delivered a judgment in Re B (A Child) [2017] EWCA Civ 1579 last month. In it they consider (but do not resolve) the question of how the Family Court should deal with evidence obtained by covert recording. Implication is that covert recordings of both children and adults are admissible in the … Continue reading Covert recordings in family proceedings (Re B (A Child)) – a subjective determination for judges

Care Crisis Review – Family Rights Group

by National IRO Managers Partnership (NIROMP), posted in Policy, Guidance & Law, Publication / Research / Resource

A sector-led review of the rise in applications for care orders and the number of children in care Applications for care proceedings in England and Wales are at record levels. This is one factor contributing to the rise in the number of children looked after in the care system, now at the highest level since … Continue reading Care Crisis Review – Family Rights Group

Children’s mental health green paper ‘to feature joint-working duty’ | Children & Young People Now

by National IRO Managers Partnership (NIROMP), posted in Education, News, Policy, Guidance & Law

By Sophie Eminson and Neil Puffett | 24 October 2017 | Children & Young People Now Expectations could be placed on education and health services to work together in both schools and health settings as part of efforts to boost support for young people facing mental health difficulties, it has emerged. Read full piece at … Continue reading Children’s mental health green paper ‘to feature joint-working duty’ | Children & Young People Now

Children and Social Work Act 2017 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2017

by National IRO Managers Partnership (NIROMP), posted in News, Policy, Guidance & Law

Provisions coming into force on 31 October 2017 The Children and Social Work Act 2017 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2017 bring specified provisions of the Children and Social Work Act 2017 (c.16) (ā€œthe Actā€) into force on 31 October 2017. The following provisions of the Children and Social Work Act 2017 come into force on … Continue reading Children and Social Work Act 2017 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2017

Call for Greening to overhaul ‘deeply flawed’ Ofsted system | Children & Young People Now

by National IRO Managers Partnership (NIROMP), posted in Featured, News, Policy, Guidance & Law

By Neil Puffett | Originally published 30 August 2017 | Children & Young People Now A senior director of children's services (DCS) has called for Education Secretary Justine Greening to take urgent action to improve the way children's services are inspected, claiming the current system fails to aid improvement and is "phenomenally wasteful". Andrew Webb, … Continue reading Call for Greening to overhaul ‘deeply flawed’ Ofsted system | Children & Young People Now