We have tools and guidance on how to approach safeguarding in faith communities https://t.co/Z9FtL6Hule #IFWeek pic.twitter.com/rEEVLwg2l7 — CASPAR NEWS (@NSPCCpro) 14 November 2016 How to protect children and young people within religious or faith settings: Sharing experiences within faiths or looking to other faiths can help everyone to develop and improve safeguarding practices. Please check … Continue reading Multi-faith safeguarding hub – NSPCC
The Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) has published a special thematic report on unaccompanied asylum seeking and refugee children using data included in the ADCS Safeguarding Pressures Phase 5 research. This thematic report draws together returns from over 100 local authorities in England and supplements this with national data and a literature review … Continue reading ADCS thematic report on unaccompanied asylum seeking and refugee…
Family Justice Innovation Working Group About the group The group has brought together a range of front line practitioners working in public law. In particular, the group has been looking at post proceedings support for parents and parents reunited with children following public law care proceedings – considering the issues and problems at stake and opportunity … Continue reading Calling all IROs and IRO Managers to complete our survey please
According to Community Care, Barnardo's have said the Children and Social Work Bill provides a 'significant opportunity' to ensure all care leavers get suitable accommodation. By Rachel Carter on October 27, 2016 in Children, Community Care 'The number of care leavers placed in bed and breakfast accommodation has fallen by more than a third over the … Continue reading Fewer care leavers placed in bed and breakfasts
Lord Justice Macfarlane has given a terrific keynote address on the matter of 'Nothing Else Will Do'. Some extracts from the speech below but do please make time to read the full speech: here Extracts: [...] 'the need for there to be an evaluation both of Welfare and of Proportionality has for many years been, or … Continue reading ‘Nothing Else Will Do’
Children's minister Edward Timpson has rubbished claims that government plans to allow local authorities to apply for exemptions from children's social care legislation could affect children's rights or pave the way for privatisation. Story by Neil Puffett | 24 October 2016 | Children & Young People Now "Let me be clear: we do not want to privatise … Continue reading Timpson defends exemption clause against ‘unfounded’ concerns
National IRO Managers Partnership NIROMP is the leadership body in England for statutory Independent Reviewing Officers (IROs) and IRO Managers. Press Release on 18.10.16 "The National IRO Managers Partnership in England is determined that all children should feel and be safe, happy and well cared for in the right setting at the right time. The … Continue reading Press Release 18.10.16
What is critical info in this debate is what %age of applications end up in full care orders? Risk can be managed in different ways. https://t.co/N8wcvcwi1Z — Isabelle Trowler (@IsabelleTrowler) 14 October 2016 Source: Cafcass In September 2016, Cafcass received a total of 1,216 care applications. This figure represents a 23% increase compared to those … Continue reading New care applications highest ever for month of September
Source: Community Care on October 13, 2016 Author: Andy McNicoll 'Whether you see it as a battle to bust bureaucracy or defend children’s rights, the fate of ‘innovation’ proposals in the Children and Social Work Bill will shape how services work in the future. Andy McNicoll reports. In little more than a thousand words, a passage in … Continue reading Scrapping red tape or safeguards? The fight for the future of children’s services by Andy McNicholl
Originally posted on 21 September 2016. Source: Research in Practice. Research in Practice have launched 'Case law summaries'. This new resource will be of help to professionals working in the family court or in pre-proceedings work with families. The case law summaries for September are open access. Please send any feedback or suggestions on how to develop this … Continue reading New – Research in Practice case law summaries
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