In a Community Care article byĀ Judy CooperĀ postedĀ onĀ October 14, 2015Ā Directors haveĀ warned against a two-tier social work education system. The Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has also expressed fears that "accreditation of children's social workers could become additional burden." Read more at source: Directors warn against two-tier social work education system Also worth reading Extract … Continue reading Social work reform
Guidance issued by Sir James Munby President of the Family Division on 8 October 2015: Guidance issued by Sir James Munby President of the Family Division on 8 October 2015
Cathy Ashley, Chief Executive of Family Rights Group, has said: āThe two studies released today, combine to provide authoritative new data on the challenges facing kinship children and their carers. The number of children living in kinship care are increasing, and these children are overwhelmingly affected by poverty. āBy safely keeping the vast majority of … Continue reading Family Rights Group Press Release: challenges facing kinship children & their carers
Another great blog byĀ suesspiciousmindsĀ of interest to all IROs. Extract HerĀ Honour Rowe QC considered this case, where a Local Authority removed a child and placed the child in foster care when at the time, the mother knew nothing about it.Ā It is a decision by a Circuit Judge and thus not any new binding law, but … Continue reading Unlawful removal of a child, compensation paid
ADCS has updated it's websiteĀ withĀ lots of useful resource links. See links to ADCS website and some pages of particular interest to IROs below. Go to source:Ā Home page And there's lots more including: Independent Reviewing Officers (IRO)Ā Ā The ADCS policy committee with lead responsibility for independent reviewing officers is theĀ Health, Care and Additional Needs Policy … Continue reading ADCS has updated its website
Another great blog Natasha Phillips, editor atĀ Researching Reform.Ā There have been a number of cases ofĀ innocent parents losing their children to the care and adoption system. As a result a number ofĀ campaigners are trying to change the law. Extract AsĀ Michael Turner QC notes, cases where parents have been wrongly accused of harming their children are … Continue reading Couple Cleared Of Child Abuse Campaign For Change In The Law
This is a reblog from the ‘UK Human Rights Blog’ site. The blog’s editorial team is
General Editor: Adam Wagner
Commissioning Editor: Jim Duffy
Editorial team: Rosalind English, Angus McCullough QC, David Hart QC, Martin Downs.It raises interesting issues re ‘best interests’ decisions. Worth a read.
JM (a child), Re[2015] EWHC 2832 (Fam),Ā 7 October 2015 ā read judgment
Mostyn J, ruling in the Family Division that a child should receive surgical treatment for bone cancer against the wishes of his parents, has referred to Ian McEwanās āexcellentā novel The Children ActĀ (Jonathan Cape 2014), which is about a 17 year old Jehovahās Witness refusing a blood transfusion. The judge noted however that the book was in fact āincorrectly titledā:
a question of whether a medical procedure should be forced on a 16 or 17 year old should be sought solely under the High Courtās inherent jurisdiction, and not under the Children Act.
This case on the other hand concerned a ten year old child, J. The NHS Trust sought permission to perform urgent surgery of a serious nature on his right jawbone, where he hasĀ a very rare aggressive cancer. Its medical name is a craniofacialā¦
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RecommendĀ viewing Youtube of various keynote addresses held as part of theĀ AnnualĀ Safeguarding Conference providedĀ byĀ Bucks New UniversityĀ in June 2015. The presentations explore the challenges of inter-professional working and communication in safeguarding practiceĀ acrossĀ both adults and children's safeguarding and includes a presentation by Sharon Shoesmith. Website/source: Bucks New UniversityĀ Twitter:Ā @bucksnewuni Other relevant publications Sharon Shoesmith (2015)Ā Shoesmith: culture of blame has … Continue reading Child & Adult Safeguarding: challenges of inter-professional working & communication
Much to discuss and learn from this thought provoking article byĀ Jameel Hadi (University of Salford). Posted in Discover Society. Posted here courtesy of Jameel. Twitter:Ā @jameel_hadiĀ Jameel HadiĀ is a lecturer in social work at the University of Salford. He has over 20 years experience as a social worker within youth justice, looked after children and leaving … Continue reading Care leavers – hitting the targets and missing the point
Somerset Safeguarding Children Board and Safeguarding Adult Board have published their review into Deaths of Vulnerable Young Adults.Ā It concludes with questions aboutĀ whetherĀ we need to develop systems in the UK that would enable the corporate parent to continue to provideĀ supportĀ beyond the scope of the leaving care service? Extract: "In recent years there has been a growing … Continue reading Somerset Learning Review into Deaths of Vulnerable Young Adults
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