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Discord and disruption in adoptive families Dr Julie Selwyn presented this lecture for Cardiff University's Children's Social Care Research and Development Centre in association with the BAAF (British Association for Adoption and Fostering). Read the full report: Beyond the Adoption Order: challenges, interventions and adoption disruptionĀ
Police chief urges leniency around childrens home incidents Abstract Olivia Pinkney, children and young peopleās lead at the National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) and deputy chief constable of Sussex Police, has stated that local police services and childrenās homes providers shouldĀ work together to reduce the number of times officers are called out to residential … Continue reading Childrens home incidents
Government statistics reveal that the child in care population is nowĀ higher than at any point since 1985 Care applicationĀ statistics Ā alsoĀ show that the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) has received 6,031 care applications in England in the six months to September 2015, an average of 1,005 a month. MoreĀ headlines: Upward trend: If … Continue reading Population of children in care in England reaches 30-year high
Fewer childrenās social care referrals are passing āchild in needā thresholdsĀ Article byĀ Luke StevensonĀ onĀ October 22, 2015Ā inĀ Community Care The proportion of children assessed as meeting āchild in needā thresholdsĀ by social services fellĀ last year, government figures show. The Department for EducationĀ statistics showĀ 23% of social servicesĀ assessments in 2014-15 led to a decision that a child was ānot in … Continue reading ‘Child in needā stats fell last year – why?
Multi-agency Training and Tool "Charlie" In response to the nationally recognised poor educational outcomes for Children Looked After, Somerset Childrenās services have developed a multi-agency training tool called āCharlieā. Charlie is a fictional character, a looked-after child. He has finished his year 11 studies and disappointingly has not achieved his expected targets. Background We know … Continue reading Promoting the education of looked-after children
AĀ report by the Children's Commissioner for England has consideredĀ the safeguarding needs of young people in custody.Ā Read the report ofĀ the Children's Commissioner here:Ā Unlocking Potential Recommendations set out byĀ the Children's Commissioner: Young people should only be placed in isolation as a last resort not very often not for a long time. Every time a young person is … Continue reading Unlocking Potential
New powers extend a measure introduced by the Prime Minister in July, following a successful trial, which enables parents to apply directly to HM Passport Office to have the passports of children under 16 years old cancelled to prevent them travelling to join terrorist groups in Syria and Iraq. PowersĀ have alreadyĀ beenĀ applied via a series of … Continue reading Counter-Extremism Strategy
RelevantĀ reading for all IROs The Family Rights Group has carried out research into the contact that children being raised in family and friends care have with their parents and others. Read at source via the links below: Chapter 1: Introduction and acknowledgements Chapter 2: Legal framework Chapter 3: Key messages from international literature Chapter 4: … Continue reading Family Rights Group: Children’s Contact
Research funded by the Department of HealthĀ 'What Happened Next'Ā (2014)Ā has examinedĀ decision-making for children in care proceedings and hasĀ found that: Decisions made in care proceedings can contribute to reducing the odds of poor developmental outcomes for 'maltreated' (sic) children. Substitute families and apparent changes in birth families were associated with improvements in the childrenās relationships and adaptation. … Continue reading Care Proceedings: Outcomes for children
