By Luke Haynes and Mithran Samuel The government will amend its planned replacement to the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) so that it applies to 16- and 17-year-olds, not just those over 18, a minister has confirmed. Junior health minister Lord OāShaughnessy pledged to amend the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill yesterday so that the proposed … Continue reading Government to amend deprivation of liberty scheme to cover 16- and 17-year-olds
The participation of and direct work with children and families are key strengths. Social workers are supported to deliver meaningful intervention to sustain positive change and safe long-term outcomes for children. Children are at the heart of social work practice. The senior leadership team has worked resolutely to create a learning culture that is responsive … Continue reading Children are at the heart of social work practice in Portsmouth
Brigid Featherstone and Amanda Boorman talk about their experiences of respite support and how it might be used to support birth families before a child is removed ... Read full piece at source: Redistributing care: why respite support should exist for struggling birth families, not just foster carers and adopters
At the start of August, North Yorkshire councilās childrenās services was heralded āoutstandingā by Ofsted ā and became the first to achieve this accolade in every measure of its inspection. Its director of childrenās services, Stuart Carlton, shares with Community Care how the council has progressed ā highlighting the importance of practice quality beyond performance, … Continue reading Practice quality, not audit: a councilās journey to āoutstandingā
ADCS President Stuart Gallimore writes about the many pressures LAs face ahead of Safeguarding Pressures Phase 6 research due to be published next month. 'We simply canāt go on as we are, the findings from this research must be heard and acted upon before itās too late'. Read at source:Ā Evidencing safeguarding pressures
This latest report by the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory 'Born into care: Newborns in care proceedings in England', summary report October 2018 is a must read for all IROs. The report was funded by the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory and written by a team of academics, using data provided by CAFCASS, the children and family … Continue reading Born into care
A sponsored feature from Norfolk County Council in this recently published Community Care release raises some interesting ideas. Edward Wong, head of localities at Norfolk County Council, says: āPlacement profiles can be too focused on presenting risks.ā Norfolk is one of several councils that are working with the social care consultancy iMPOWER to develop Valuing … Continue reading How one council is making children-in-care profiles focus on needs not risks
Solihullās Children in Care are looking for an Independent Reviewing Officer: RecruiterĀ Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council Location Chelmsley Wood Salary Ā£40,858 - Ā£50,575 Posted 01 Oct 2018 Closes 04 Nov 2018 Job Ref SOL000002315 SectorĀ Health & Social Care / Work Job TypeĀ Social work: Children - Qualified Contract TypeĀ Full time permanent Working PatternĀ StandardĀ Full-Time SiteĀ Internal/Redeployment, Internal, Redeployment, wmjobs.co.uk … Continue reading Job opportunity: Solihullās Children in Care are looking for an Independent Reviewing Officer
Emma Ing, Her Majestyās inspector and Ofstedās regional director for the East Midlands, asks:Ā what is safeguarding? Earlier this month, Ofsted inspectors, school leaders and local authority representatives gathered at the Leicester Racecourse and Conference Centre to discuss 'what is safeguarding?'. They heard first-hand from local and national safeguarding experts about a range of problems, from … Continue reading Safeguarding is about culture, not box-ticking | Ofsted blog
The Local Government Association on Monday called on the Treasury to carry out a full assessment of āgrowing funding gapsā across the sector. A report by the National Audit Office in March said there 49% reduction in government funding for councils between 2010-11 and 2017-18. https://twitter.com/jomillerdonny/status/1047379558813585408 https://twitter.com/jomillerdonny/status/1047355481004621824 Read full piece at source:Ā Treasury minister accused of … Continue reading LGA calls on the Treasury to carry out a full assessment of “growing funding gaps”
