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- “The family safeguarding model gives families the platform to tell us who they are – not what they are”Hertfordshire County Council applied to the Department for Education for the innovation fund in 2015, and was awarded a grant to create the … Continue reading “The family safeguarding model gives families the platform to tell us who they are – not what they are”
- Podcast: Neglect, poverty and affluenceThis article comprises excerpts taken from a podcast on Community Care Inform about neglect, poverty and affluence. The full podcast includes discussion of … Continue reading Podcast: Neglect, poverty and affluence
- ‘Unsustainable pressures’ lead Cafcass to leave ‘less urgent’ cases unallocated across regionCafcass will defer allocating “less urgent” private law cases to family court advisers (FCAs) in six areas of the West Midlands for up … Continue reading ‘Unsustainable pressures’ lead Cafcass to leave ‘less urgent’ cases unallocated across region
- Care Review urged to press for significant investment to reverse the loss of early help capacitySources: BBC News and ADCS North East Region Submission to IRCSC Children’s social care in England is failing, particularly in the North East, … Continue reading Care Review urged to press for significant investment to reverse the loss of early help capacity
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