By Ben Ashcroft | Source: Community Care | August 8, 2017 in Children | Twitter: @AshcroftBen Great piece - here Ben Ashcroft looks at the criminalisation of children in care, and what common-sense approaches could be used to help avoid it: Periodically, the issue of āthe criminalisation of children in careā arises. In Sir Martin Nareyās review of … Continue reading We need a common-sense approach to keeping children in care out of custody
Here is a nice read Empathy, anxiety and resilience: Lady Hale in the Supreme Court yesterdayĀ by Allan Norman atĀ Celtic Knotā. First published 06.13.13 on Lady Brenda Hale's feminist judgements. A longstanding champion of diversity in the judiciary, Lady Hale has previously said the court should be ashamed if it does not improve its record on … Continue reading Feminist judgements – how the story is told … #BeBoldforChange
An essay by Alex Fox for NPCās series on the future of not for profits: Flipping the narrative: Essays on transformation from the sector's boldest voices This interesting read starts like this: For years, charities and social enterprises that deliver support services have been told to emulate the private sector: to become more efficient and … Continue reading Flipping the narrative ā Alex Fox
A local authority has been criticised after an āunbalancedā social work assessment led to the illegal removal of a child from their motherās care and conflicting accounts amongst the professional network about of what happened in professional discussions. This case raises a number of important points - not least in relation to IRO scrutiny and … Continue reading IRO scrutinyĀ in a case which saw a child unlawfully removed from their mother’s care
A flavour of a really important judgement by Sir James Mumby that needs to be read in full please. Read at source: [2017] EWHC 2036 (Fam) Extract: What this case demonstrates, as if further demonstration is still required of what is a well-known scandal, is the disgraceful and utterly shaming lack of proper provision … Continue reading āOne of the measures of a civilised society is how well it looks after the most vulnerable members of its society.ā
Children and Social Work Act 2017 The Children and Social Work Act 2017 (the Act) is intended to improve support for looked after children and care leavers, promote the welfare and safeguarding of children, and make provisions about the regulation of social workers. The Act sets out corporate parenting principles for the council as a … Continue reading Get in on the Act …
This new report, commissioned by the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP).Ā Originally published by University of Manchester: 13 July 2017. Researchers examined the findings from a range of investigations into the deaths by suicide of people aged under 25 between January 2014 and December 2015 in England and Wales. Researchers wanted to find the common themes … Continue reading National suicide study calls for better support for children and young people
The overall effectiveness of Nottingham City Council children's services have been rated "good' following a trial of the new Ofsted inspection framework being introduced next year. However, some services for children are not yet good: 'independent reviewing officers do not have the capacity to sufficiently monitor the progress of childrenās plans between review meetings'. Inspectors … Continue reading Ofsted finds independent reviewing officers need sufficient capacity …
Everyone would agree that local authorities have statutory care planning and review obligations and that includes consideration of the adverse impact on a child of delay. With this in mind, here's an interesting read ... 132.I appreciate that the Agency Decision Makers are very busy and the potential advantages both in saving time and resources, … Continue reading Responsibilities of the Agency Decision Maker for adoption @suesspiciousmin
A recent briefing by the Signis Group reports that that the new agreement launched by ADCS and Cafcass in February 2017 (made with regard to Public Law Outline Pre-proceedings and care proceedings and with implications for IROs), 'is not being taken forward at this time'. In March 2017 the Association of Lawyers for Children expressed … Continue reading ADCS and Cafcass Agreement
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