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- IRO Conference – Not to stop questioning …
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- The Jewish New Year and Social Work — Reflection, Repentance and Coming Back. | by Ermintrude | Sep, 2020 | MediumSource and a thank you to: @Ermintrude2 Our year starts in the Autumn. The first ‘day’ of the Jewish New Year of 5781 … Continue reading The Jewish New Year and Social Work — Reflection, Repentance and Coming Back. | by Ermintrude | Sep, 2020 | Medium
- Research from the Nuffield Family Justice ObservatoryWe know that decisions about contact are crucially important for children and families when children are placed for adoption, removed from home through … Continue reading Research from the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory
- Life Coaching Support for care experienced parents (or parents to be!)The Family Rights Group and Become Children’s Charity’s are continuing their offer of support and advice for parents (or parents to be!). Details … Continue reading Life Coaching Support for care experienced parents (or parents to be!)
- National Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel @CSPR_Panel opportunities for IROsThe Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel (@CSPR_Panel) Tweeted: Would you like to assist the Panel in undertaking research, reviews and analysis to improve … Continue reading National Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel @CSPR_Panel opportunities for IROs
- National Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel @CSPR_Panel opportunities for IROsThe Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel (@CSPR_Panel) Tweeted: Would you like to assist the Panel in undertaking research, reviews and analysis to improve … Continue reading National Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel @CSPR_Panel opportunities for IROs
- Children’s social care visits: what to expectPosted by: Yvette Stanley, On 20 August 2020 Source: Ofsted: developments in children’s social care Yvette Stanley, National Director for Regulation and Social … Continue reading Children’s social care visits: what to expect
- ‘How social work and child protection are being creative and helping children and families during COVID-19 and can do so beyond it’ ByProfessor Harry Ferguson, Professor Sarah Pink and Dr Laura KellySource: Research in Practice As shown in an earlier briefing, our emerging findings suggest that COVID-19, the lockdown that began on 23 March … Continue reading ‘How social work and child protection are being creative and helping children and families during COVID-19 and can do so beyond it’ ByProfessor Harry Ferguson, Professor Sarah Pink and Dr Laura Kelly
- Bid to scrap removal of children in care duties goes to Court of AppealA legal bid to scrap the government’s removal of several duties in relation to children in care goes to the Court of Appeal … Continue reading Bid to scrap removal of children in care duties goes to Court of Appeal
- Guest post: How independent reviewing officers can support ‘My Right Friend’ | @IV_NetworkGuest post by the National Independent Visitor Network (NIVN) Volunteers’ Week took place online at the beginning of June and marked the online … Continue reading Guest post: How independent reviewing officers can support ‘My Right Friend’ | @IV_Network
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- Audit tool to support early and effective permanency planning for looked after children.
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- THE ADOPTION AND CHILDREN (CORONAVIRUS) (AMENDED) REGULATIONS 2020
- Ofsted’s Annual Report: highlighting some of the big issues for social care
- THE PRESSURE TO CHOOSE AN EXCLUSIVE IDENTITY
- Research in Practice | Transitional safeguarding – bridging the gap between Children’s and Adults’ Services
- Final call: UEA evaluation of the DfE 2015 Regulations and Guidance for long-term foster care #IROs #Research
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- Call to Action: ‘Planning and Supporting Permanence in Long-Term Foster Care’ – a survey for managers of Independent Reviewing Officers
LATEST POSTS: pUBLICATIONS / RESEARCH
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- “The First Day of Forever”: film launched to improve journey for special guardians | via @ChildFamJustice
- CHILD WELFARE INEQUALITIES PROJECT (2015-2019) NUFFIELD FOUNDATION
- The impact of Covid-19
- Learning from Serious Case Reviews
- Audit tool to support early and effective permanency planning for looked after children.
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LATEST POSTS: POLICY, GUIDANCE & LAW
- CHILD WELFARE INEQUALITIES PROJECT (2015-2019) NUFFIELD FOUNDATION
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- NIROMP: Nominations for National IRO Advisory Group
- Public Law Working Group Recommendations to achieve best practice in the child protection and family justice systems:Special guardianship orders | June 2020
- RACISM, RACIAL DISCRIMINATION – EDUCATION & ACTIVISM
- BREAKING: @article_39 have issued judicial review proceedings against the Secretary of State for Education
- S (Child in care: Unregistered Placement) [2020] EWHC 1012 (Fam)
- Re AV (A Child) (Expert Report) [2020] EWCA Civ 346
- Ethical standards in a time of crisis
latest comments
I am a Social Worker – Child in Need Team and have been included and have had full access to…
Thank you Hilary – well spotted! Now amended.
The heading to paragraph 95 calls the CPR a Child Protection Report. I think this should be a Child Permanence…
Reblogged this on | truthaholics and commented: “Children in care have the universal needs all children share in order to…
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