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
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Gang violence & exploitation
The Minister for Preventing Abuse and Exploitation Karen Bradley has more recently announced a new policy to tackle gang violence and exploitation. New policyĀ sets out a refreshed cross-government approach to tackling gang related violence and exploitation, and governmentĀ priorities for the future. ItĀ sets out priorities for Government to deal with reducing violence including knife crime, tackling … Continue reading Gang violence & exploitation
Social Work Reform: Call for Written Evidence – England
The House of Commons Education Committee has launched an inquiry on social work reform based on a memorandum from the Department for Education outlining the governmentās approach. The Committee invites written submissions on the governmentās approach to childrenās social work reform. The deadline for receipt of written submissions is midday onĀ Friday 4 March 2016. It … Continue reading Social Work Reform: Call for Written Evidence – England
Library updates
The LibraryĀ section of the National IRO Manager website All information contained on this site has been prepared with all due care and every effort is made to provide updated information regularly. However the partnership does not warrant or represent that the information is free from errors or omission. Whilst the information is considered to be … Continue reading Library updates
Human Trafficking and Slavery
Modern Slavery Act 2015 Since November 2015 allĀ public authorities including the police, local authorities and the National Crime Agency, have beenĀ required to notify the government where they have reasonable grounds to believe that a person may be a victim of slavery or human trafficking. The duties of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 apply to the … Continue reading Human Trafficking and Slavery
New in the Library
NewĀ articles have been added to ourĀ Library. Check out the following sections and thank you so much to all the Authors for sharing their publications. Care We are grateful toĀ Jameel HadiĀ Lecturer in Social Work, University of Salford for this article.Ā Jameel is a member of The National Association of Youth Justice and The Howard League. In February … Continue reading New in the Library
Library updates #domesticviolence
NewĀ articles have been added to theĀ 'Child Protection and Safeguarding' section of our library. Link to library page: here About our Library All information contained in the libraryĀ has been prepared with all due care and every effort is made to provide updated information regularly. However the partnership does not warrant or represent that the information is … Continue reading Library updates #domesticviolence
“I cannot even begin to describe how misleading, and therefore how irresponsible, this headline is” #familylaw
I cannot even begin to describe how misleading, and therefore how irresponsible, this headline is #familylaw https://t.co/jPELqP5yrS ā Alison Burge (@AlisonJBurge) January 19, 2016 The headline 'Four-year-old boy will be taken away from parents with learning difficulties because social workers say heās ānot getting the cuddles he needsā Ruling by Sir James Munby, President of … Continue reading “I cannot even begin to describe how misleading, and therefore how irresponsible, this headline is” #familylaw
Children’s social work reform
The governmentĀ has set out its strategy for social work reform.Ā Read more here: Childrenās social care reform: a vision for change:Ā Department for Education -Ā Policy Paper Children's social work reform inquiry launched: Commons Select Committee Nicky Morgan unveils plans to transform children's social work: Press release Some wider comments and discussion ADCS Response to Government Announcements: Statement … Continue reading Children’s social work reform
Restorative practice in Leeds – The IRO service and the improvement journey
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