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Released On: 04 Oct 2020Available for over a year Samantha Morton is an actor and director. She has appeared in films directed by Woody Allen and Steven Spielberg, and is also known for her work on independent productions, often with serious themes such as prostitution and bereavement. She has been nominated for two Academy Awards … Continue reading Desert Island Discs – Samantha Morton, actor – BBC Sounds

NIROMP supports calls for digital access to be seen as a right not a privilege for people with care-experience. Problems of loneliness, lack of opportunity, and debt from being unemployed can be avoided  when people are supported with digital devices and internet access. The government’s decision to withdraw  internet access and digital devices for ‘care … Continue reading Digital access must be seen as a right, not a privilege

Dear Colleagues, I am very pleased to share with you our report ‘Responding to child sexual abuse: learning from local authorities in Wales’.  This study, commissioned by the Centre of expertise on child sexual abuse (CSA Centre) and the Welsh Government, aimed to build a better understanding of the scale of child sexual abuse (CSA) … Continue reading ‘Responding to child sexual abuse: learning from local authorities in Wales’ | CSA Centre

National Director for Regulation and Social Care, Yvette Stanley, discusses children’s social care regulatory work during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) restrictions: For most people, day-to-day life has changed immeasurably since March this year. Despite the increased freedoms of summer, once again, our worlds are starting to feel a great deal smaller – particularly so for those … Continue reading Ofsted: developments in children’s social care & regulatory work during lockdown

Dear Colleagues, NIROMP have been contacted by Dr Claire Fitzpatrick Senior Lecturer in Criminology Youth Justice Lead – Centre for Child & Family Justice Research. Dr Fitzpatrick is asking for our help to promote possible participants for a Nuffield Foundation-funded project on 'Disrupting the Routes between Care and Custody'. An overview of the project can … Continue reading New project: ‘Disrupting the Routes between Care and Custody’

a message fOR independent reviewing officers Dear Colleagues, I hope you are well and had a lovely, if not the usual, summer.  I am very pleased to inform you that today the CSA Centre has published: ‘Piloting the CSA Practice Leads Programme in adult substance misuse services: Evaluation report’. The report is now live on … Continue reading New Report from the Centre of expertise on child sexual abuse

A damning report by the Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) has raised questions about government decisions to protect vulnerable children in response to the coronavirus pandemic. — Read on http://www.cypnow.co.uk/news/article/human-rights-committee-criticises-government-actions-to-protect-children-during-pandemic