Source: The Centre for Youth & Criminal Justice (CYCJ), Scotland The Centre For Youth & Criminal Justice (CYCJ) supports improvement in youth justice, contributing to better lives for individuals and communities. Following the publication of CYCJ’s latest secure care report, Ellen Maloney reflects on her experiences of secure care, what’s changed and why giving young people … Continue reading Reflections on secure care – CYCJ
The NSPCC has published a report analysing data from their Turn the Page service, which supports children and young people aged 5-18 who display harmful sexual behaviour (HSB), looking at the characteristics of children and young people who display HSB using online and mobile channels. Findings from analysis of 275 cases and case file data … Continue reading Technology-assisted harmful sexual behaviour – NSPCC
The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) has announced that the YJB will lose some of its responsibilities with the creation of a new Youth Custody Service. Charlie Taylor, who last year conducted a review into UK youth justice (2016), will replace Lord Tom McNally as chair of the board in charge of preventing young people re-offending … Continue reading Over-criminalisation of looked after children – youth justice update
A compilation of case studies and commentaries on good practice in tackling Child Sexual Exploitation is now available on the Local Government Association (LGA) website. NIROMP want to use these commentaries to help share and promote the good practice seen during Ofsted inspections. Some of the approaches are innovative and all are based on good practice. An … Continue reading Child Sexual Exploitation: Case Studies & Commentaries – LGA
Source: Family Law Week Author: Cris McCurley, Partner in Ben Hoare Bell LLP and advisory board member of Rights of Women and Women’s Aid. In this article Cris McCurley considers recent developments concerning contact where there has been evidence of domestic violence, and the events which have led to them. In 2004 Women's Aid published … Continue reading Domestic Violence and the Impact on Contact Re-examined
This post is intended to draw attention to the learning from a Serious Case Review (SCR) published by Croydon Safeguarding Children Board about a child who for the purpose of the review was named 'Claire'. Claire was taken into care and placed with foster carers. She was then sexually abused by her foster carer. The report was … Continue reading Looked After Reviews & Child Protection Conferences – Learning from SCR ‘Claire’
Working with fathers of at-risk children: Insights from a qualitative process evaluation of an intensive group-based intervention By Jonathan Scourfield a,⁎, Clare Allely b, Amanda Coffey a, Peter Yates c Working with fathers of at-risk children: qualitative process evaluation of an intensive group-based intervention https://t.co/ckMm9dFN1J — Jonathan Scourfield (@ProfJScourfield) 22 January 2017 a Cardiff University, … Continue reading Working with fathers of at-risk children – Children and Youth Services Review
Safeguarding Pressures Phase 5 ADCS Safeguarding Pressures research has provided evidence of trends in safeguarding activity and the provision of services to children and their families based on information from local authorities in five phases spanning 2007/8 to 2015/16. Through each phase, significant increases in safeguarding activity have been reported together with the range of … Continue reading The Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) Safeguarding Pressures research
Published on 25 Nov 2016. By: Spirited Pictures Music by: Rasha. Track 'Hadada' from the album Sudaniyat. To mark the start of #16DaysOfActivism we launch our new short film 'Raising Our Voices on FGM' please share. https://t.co/3yPUSuOwZg — FORWARD UK (@FORWARDUK) November 25, 2016 To mark the start of #16DaysOfActivism FORWARD has launched this new short film … Continue reading ‘Raising Our Voices on FGM’ #16DaysOfActivism
We have tools and guidance on how to approach safeguarding in faith communities https://t.co/Z9FtL6Hule #IFWeek pic.twitter.com/rEEVLwg2l7 — CASPAR NEWS (@NSPCCpro) 14 November 2016 How to protect children and young people within religious or faith settings: Sharing experiences within faiths or looking to other faiths can help everyone to develop and improve safeguarding practices. Please check … Continue reading Multi-faith safeguarding hub – NSPCC
