By Anthony Douglas in Community Care: Good children’s services contribute to the progressive defining then embedding of children’s rights in civic society. They are part of the hallmark of a civilised society – that vulnerable children are safeguarded in their present situation and that their future is well supported. The oversight of a tough but … Continue reading ‘No quick fix’: the building blocks that made Cafcass ‘outstanding’
What is county lines exploitation? County lines is the police term for urban gangs supplying drugs to suburban areas and market and coastal towns using dedicated mobile phone lines or “deal lines”. It involves child criminal exploitation (CCE) as gangs use children and vulnerable people to move drugs and money. Gangs establish a base in the … Continue reading Criminal exploitation of children and vulnerable adults: county lines
Job Number: B&H02433 Contract Type: Full-time permanent Job details: Job Description and Person Specification - word Salary: £41,025 - £46,257 per annum Closing Date: 30 Apr 2018 Advert introduction Coventry City Council are looking to recruit Independent Reviewing Officers to play a crucial role in promoting best outcomes for Children Looked After (including Short Breaks) and those … Continue reading Featured Job Vacancies: Independent Reviewing Officer – Coventry City Council
The Centre for Child and Family Justice Research has launched an important new report on care demand and regional variability. This important new 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 — Power to Persuade (@PowerToPersuade) 8 April 2018 Alison O’Sullivan 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 — Ofsted (@Ofstednews) 4 April 2018 Source: Ofsted 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 children’s 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
The Youth Justice Legal Centre (YJLC) 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. For more information on child trafficking, … Continue reading Child trafficking and ‘county lines’
Thank you @suesspiciousmin for this important read for IROs and all. This matter concerns child CD - section 20 accommodated on 14th October 2009. On 28 March 2010, the mother wrote to the local authority formally to withdraw her consent to CD remaining accommodated. 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 @suesspiciousmin
