The Centre for Child and Family Justice Research has launched an important new report on care demand and regional variability. This important newĀ research presents the first published analysis of regional variability, identifying tangible and significant differences. It finds that women, as well as children, in the North, face the highest risk of care proceedings in … Continue reading New report on care demand and regional variability | The Centre for Child and Family Justice Research
Improving Mental Health Support for Children in the Care of the UK State https://t.co/07TlxcV1QD ā Power to Persuade (@PowerToPersuade) 8 April 2018 Alison OāSullivan explores the role of corporate parenting at a time of increased focus on meeting the mental health needs of children in the UK, making the case for improved mental health support … Continue reading Improving mental health support for children in care
Children need to understand why they came into care. This is the response from those living in care on whether they had been helped to understand why they came into care https://t.co/b1f4L0T2yu pic.twitter.com/0jfIBg74vE ā Ofsted (@Ofstednews) 4 April 2018 Source: OfstedĀ Originally published: 04 April 2018 Ofsted has published a report looking at what children … Continue reading Children’s views about their experiences of living in childrenās homes or living with foster carers
https://twitter.com/annelongfield/status/983363000974368768 Anne comments: 'In this system, the more vulnerable the child, the more valuable to those running the gangs. They target children in care, those in supported accommodation, with learning disabilities or with no parental support, to gain a foothold in a local area. In this system, kids are used and discarded, absolutely replaceable: showered … Continue reading Safeguarding – Evening Standard piece by Anne Longfield
Cafcass issued an updated version of its Practice Note: Cafcass and the Work of Independent Reviewing Officers in December 2017. The purpose of the Practice Note is to explain the functions and duties of Cafcass in relation to cases that involve Independent Reviewing Officers (IROs). There are two instances when Cafcass practitioners come into contact … Continue reading Cafcass and the Work of Independent Reviewing Officers
TheĀ Youth Justice Legal Centre (YJLC)Ā have recently collaborated with the Youth Justice LegalCentre ('YJLC') on a guide about 'county lines' and trafficking. Aimed at criminal lawyers and professionals working with children, the provides both information and practical guidance on county lines gangs, child trafficking and modern slavery defences for children.Ā For more information on child trafficking, … Continue reading Child trafficking and ‘county lines’
Thank youĀ @suesspiciousminĀ for this important read for IROs and all. This matter concerns child CD - section 20 accommodated on 14th October 2009.Ā On 28Ā MarchĀ 2010, the mother wrote to the local authority formally to withdraw her consent to CD remaining accommodated.Ā The local authority did not act on this withdrawal of consent and, instead, advised the mother … Continue reading Local Authority unlawfully caring for child for four years (section 20 abuse) | By @suesspiciousminĀ
A wonderfully nourishing read: How a children's trust used the views of young people, implemented stable management for social workers and invested in performance data to turn around its services ... Source: āWorlds apartā: how valuing social workers and childrenās voices helped the first childrenās services trust transform
Social Care commentary published today https://t.co/pSUwOXZqq7 Eleanor Schooling, Ofsted's national director for #socialcare, talks about what local authorities (LAs) need to do to improve from inadequate. Read about some of the common themes that have emerged as LAs improve. pic.twitter.com/CbQnpkJd6T ā Ofsted (@Ofstednews) 21 March 2018 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Eleanor Schooling comments: The focus on supporting social … Continue reading Common themes that have emerged as LAs have improved | Eleanor Schooling | Ofsted
Interesting judgement demonstrating how complex social work can be. Where the court accepts that adoption is the appropriate outcome for a sibling group ā that nothing else will do ā does the court have any power to limit the local authorityās discretion to determine the configuration of the adoptive placements? It is settled law that … Continue reading ABCD & E (Separating Siblings) and the role of the IRO
