October 2016
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Ofsted highlights police failings in child protection
The head of Ofsted, Sir Michael Wilshaw, has warned that failings by police forces in England could lead to further cases of organised child abuse. In...
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GPs need better training to help children affected by domestic violence
A new study has found that although health professionals are becoming more aware of patients who may be experiencing domestic violence, the needs of c...
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Concerns over treatment of children under the Prevent strategy
The Open Society Justice Initiative has called on the Government to repeal the Prevent strategy as it says it violates human rights and causes serious...
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Victim-blaming language still being used in child sexual exploitation cases
Officials are still using victim-blaming language when dealing with child sexual exploitation cases, according to Ofsted. Time to listen - a joine...
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Young women at highest mental health risk
A study has found that young women are the highest risk group in England for mental health disorders. New data from NHS Digital, published in its repo...
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Troubled Families programme having ‘limited impact’
The Government’s Troubled Families initiative has had little impact on job prospects or outcomes for targeted children, an evaluation report by the ...
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Social worker turnover damaged understanding of case
A high turnover of social worker staff damaged a council’s understanding of a case where a 17-year-old fostered boy died, according to a Serious Cas...
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Increase in children in need of help or protection
The National Audit Office has published a report looking at progress in improving the system to help and protect children. It found that the demand fo...
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