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Social workers feel ‘pressured’ into using section 20 arrangements
An inquiry into the use of section 20 arrangements has found that families do not often understand their rights and options when section 20 voluntary ...
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‘Exceptional’ overhaul of child safeguarding services
An evaluation report into a family safeguarding hub in Hertfordshire has praised the scheme, revealing that it saved £2.6 million and cut the number ...
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A quarter of mothers of adopted children grew up in care
A report by Cardiff University has found that 27% of birth mothers and 19% of birth fathers of children placed for adoption were themselves in state c...
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Child protection overview highlights increase in sexual offences
The NSPCC’s latest survey of child protection in the UK has highlighted the increase in the number of recorded sexual offences against children comp...
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Over 9,000 cases of FGM seen in the NHS
Between April 2016 and March 2017 there were 9,179 attendances reported at NHS trusts and GP practices where female genital mutilation was identified,...
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Snap Map safeguarding warning
Concerns have been raised about the safeguarding implications of children using a new location-sharing feature in Snapchat. Snap Map, which allows use...
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Rise in safeguarding referrals by GPs
There has been a 15% rise in safeguarding referrals from primary care in recent years, according to figures obtained by GP publication Pulse,...
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Social work with parents could boost life chances of children
The Chair of the Social Mobility Commission, Alan Milburn, has said that social workers can play a bigger role in improving the social mobility of chi...
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