February 2017

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Government changes statutory definition of child sexual exploitation

The Department for Education has updated Working Together to reflect changes to the statutory definition of child sexual exploitation. It com...
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New draft NICE guideline on improving response to child abuse

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has produced a new draft guideline on child abuse and neglect. It outlines how social wor...
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Guidance on social work and guardian collaboration

The Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) and Cafcass have published a new agreement on how local authority social workers and fami...
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Almost 80% rise in reports of child-on-child sex offences

Police figures have shown that the number of children committing sexual offences against other children has risen by 78% in three years. The figures w...