Home Office wrongly detained child victim of trafficking then released with no arrangements or protection from trafficking and risk of other violations despite solicitor intervention. The child immediately disappeared.Ā This appeal case brought by the Equality and Human Rights Commission found that theĀ Secretary of State acted in breach of her duty under article 4 of … Continue reading Court of Appeal – Human Trafficking
"In other words, more children are being put through an investigation that doesn't lead to a child protection plan and more parents are being put through the wringer." says Professor Andy Bilson Please read and discuss full piece at source: Increase in child protection investigations, but fewer finding abuse | Children & Young People Now
Judgment has been given in the Court of Appeal case of Re P-S regarding final care orders vs SGOās, in which the ALC intervened. This is a very important judgment. Read all about it via @suesspiciousminds excellent summary: https://www.alc.org.uk/news_and_press/news_items/press_release_of_the_association_of_lawyers_for_children_case_of_re_p_s_201 ā¦
Originally posted on 13.6.18, we are re-posting links to this important review. It needs to be treated as essential reading. Family Rights Group have facilited a seven month sector-led Review into the care crisis. The Review is supported by stakeholders within the child welfare and family justice system. The Review's aims to examine the reasons … Continue reading Essential reading: Care Crisis Review
The Childrenās Commissioner for Englandās Office has recently published research carried out by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) into the levels of government spending on children between 2000 and 2020.Ā The research which comes ahead of next yearās Spending Review, looks at budget changes affecting children over the last two decades. Commenting on the report, … Continue reading Public spending on children
Family Rights Group have facilited a seven month sector-led Review into the care crisis. The Review is supported by stakeholders within the child welfare and family justice system. The Review's aims: to examine the reasons for the rise in care proceedings and number of children in care to at all times retain a focus on … Continue reading New: #carecrisisreview report
The Centre of expertise on child sexual abuse have published a new paper in their āKey messages from researchā series, focusing on intra-familial child sexual abuse. The paper brings together the existing research on intra-familial CSA into an accessible overview to support confident provision of effective responses. You can read the paper and download PDF … Continue reading Key messages from research | Centre of expertise on child sexual abuse
https://twitter.com/TheCareKid/status/1004591155529633792 No rent, no bills,Ā 365 days a year for 3 years.Ā Ā The Unite Foundation provides scholarship opportunities for young people aged 25 years or under who are care leavers or are estranged from their family. Taking care of a place for the young person to live whilst theyāre at university and leaving them free to … Continue reading Scholarships for care leavers or young people estranged from their family
A brilliant new online resource Ā Rights4childrenĀ has been launched by Article 39.Ā Please share and help publicise thisĀ brilliant new resource for children and young people!Ā Called rights4children, the site is packed with information about childrenās rights, on topics important to them. It has drawn on the expert advise of children and young people (seeĀ Roll of honourĀ ). The … Continue reading A brilliant new online resource for children and young people
The views expressed in this post are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the position of the National IRO Managers Partnership. Guest post by Ian Dickson on June 3, 2018 I am a care experienced person. I am also a social worker, and one who spent years managing and then inspecting residential services. One … Continue reading Guest post | My thoughts on the role of the IRO | By Ian Dickson
