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Wed 18 May 2022 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM BST Online, MS Teams Presented by care leavers with Criminal Justice Sector (CJS) experience and partners. Online discussion and information sharing event to improve practice. Participants will learn about the work of The Care Leavers Association in the Yorkshire and Humber region to develop a system of supporting care leavers from entry to and … Continue reading Supporting Care Leavers at local and regional level – a joined up approach

Source: The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust We will examine connections between those who profit from racism and those who profit from the destruction of the world's natural resources. About this event The International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) theme for World Social Work Day 2022 is Co-building a New Eco-Social World - Leaving No One … Continue reading Unequal Impact – The links between Environment Racism and Climate Change 

Source: Coram Voice If you are in care (also called ‘looked after’) you have certain rights. Children’s Services have a duty to provide you with certain things and make sure you are safe. Coram Voice have lots of helpful information about 'My rights while I am in care'. https://youtu.be/raL--kBVRcw Information and resources available from the Coram … Continue reading My rights while I am in care

Source: Ofsted Published 10 February 2022 This scoping study was commissioned by Ofsted and carried out by Susannah Bowyer from Research in Practice. It looks at early help and local multi-agency responsiveness to meeting the needs of children, young people and their families. ‘Even the best of services cannot neutralise the harm of poverty. It … Continue reading Early help: concepts, policy directions and multi-agency perspectives 

Barnardo's initiative Care Journeys works with care experienced young people to develop projects that they feel they need as care experienced people. Their latest project is Life Labs: an online hub for young people in or leaving care to connect, share and learn together.  Life Labs has been created in collaboration with care experienced young people from Care Journeys, … Continue reading Life Labs launched for care experienced young people

The Commission on Young Lives has published a new report looking at the relationship between family resilience and support and the risks of exploitation. For most teenagers, including those taken into care, their family and extended family is going to be an important ongoing aspect of their lives. It is something that could, with better help, … Continue reading COMMISSION ON YOUNG LIVES – THEMATIC REPORT

The youth custody system is “setting children up to fail”, according to a report based on the experiences of young people. Tackling racism within the police, court system and  youth custody estate is also key to increasing life chances for young people at risk of becoming involved in crime, the report adds. Source: Youth custody … Continue reading Youth custody system ‘setting children up to fail’

Lisa McCrindle, Police advisor has got in touch to make sure NIROMP members are aware of this latest resource from the Centre of expertise on child sexual abuse. I am delighted to inform you that this morning we have published our latest resource Communicating with Children: A guide for those working with children who have … Continue reading Communicating with Children: A guide for those working with children who have or may have been sexually abused

Source: Ofsted Published 19 January 2022 For many children in care, approaching adulthood and leaving the care system is a time of extra challenges, anxiety and fear. This research looks at the planning and preparation that happens before leaving care. KEY FINDINGS More than a third of care leavers felt that they left care too … Continue reading ‘Ready or not’: care leavers’ views of preparing to leave care

Introduction 1. The National IRO Managers Partnership (NIROMP) represents independent reviewing officers (IROs) and those who manage them across the nine government area regions of England.   2. This submission sets out both our broad concerns in relation to the changes proposed and the implications for people seeking asylum in Britain and for British citizens, and in … Continue reading NIROMP Position Statement: Nationality and Borders Bill