The Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) has published a special thematic report on unaccompanied asylum seeking and refugee children using data included in the ADCS Safeguarding Pressures Phase 5 research. This thematic report draws together returns from over 100 local authorities in England and supplements this with national data and a literature review … Continue reading ADCS thematic report on unaccompanied asylum seeking and refugee…
Fair warning to be prepared for a very uncomfortable read, a shocking approach to investigation by professionals. In AS, TH, BC, NC and SH (False Allegations of Abuse) [2016] EWHC 532 (Fam) Mr Justice MacDonald has reminded professionals of the guidance they ought to follow when involved in cases in which allegations of abuse are … Continue reading Parental Acrimony & False Allegations of Abuse #safeguarding
Mitigating Harm: Work with Sexually Exploited Young People This a good read: Mitigating Harm: Considering Harm Reduction Principles in Work with Sexually Exploited Young People Hickle 2015 Children & Society Wiley Online Library Consideration is given to how principles of harm reduction and a public health approach to engage adults and young people in help-seeking behaviours, can be considered as part … Continue reading Work with Sexually Exploited Young People
Social workers and local authorities are increasingly being tasked with intervening and working with families in cases of suspected radicalisation and extremism. A free webinar session is being held on 25th April to help raise understanding of good practice in these situations, as well as the duties placed on professionals under the government’s Prevent strategy. … Continue reading Social work and radicalisation – addressing policy and practice dilemmas
Research in Practice has published an article on mothers and children recovering together after domestic abuse. It includes findings from the NSPCC’s Domestic Abuse Recovering Together (DART) programme. ‘You see (domestic abuse) from your point of view, but to hear from a child and to see it from their point of view is totally different; … Continue reading Mothers and children recovering together after domestic abuse
Multi-agency guidelines on FGM for those with statutory duties to safeguard children and vulnerable adults. This multi-agency guidance on female genital mutilation (FGM) should be read and followed by all IROs in England and Wales who are under statutory duties to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. It replaces female genital … Continue reading Multi-agency guidelines on #FGM
'Government plans to remove local authority influence over schools risks damaging child safeguarding, the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) has warned. The government’s white paper also proposes widening the role of virtual school heads to include adopted children in response to figures showing that adopted children underperform in education relative to their peers'. … Continue reading Push for academy schools raises ‘grave concerns’ about impact on safeguarding
Photo credit: ubershibs via Foter.com / CC BY-NC-ND People have a right to make decisions, even unwise ones, if they have the capacity to do so The Mental Capacity Act asserts people’s right to make decisions, even unwise ones, if they have the capacity to do so. The Mental Capacity Act and the code of … Continue reading Call to Action on 15th March 2016 #unwisedecision #mca
Community Care has released another article concerning a Deprivation of Liberty judgement. The case concerned a teenage boy, known as D, with multiple disabilities who was being cared for in a secure hospital setting and was subsequently moved to a residential placement. Read the story here: "Latest deprivation of liberty ruling has ‘huge implications’ for children’s social workers". The … Continue reading Latest deprivation of liberty ruling
International Child Abduction Unit The International Child Abduction and Contact Unit has published a form and guidance notes for local authorities to use in child protection cases to make a request for co-operation to another country. The form is intended to help local authorities check their request is covered by the Regulation or Convention and … Continue reading Care cases with an international element
