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Children’s social care thresholds inquiry launched
Following a survey by the National Children’s Bureau, which found that 70% of social workers surveyed said the threshold for qualifying as a child i...
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Mental health provision in schools and colleges
The Department for Education (DfE) has published research into mental health provision in schools and colleges. The research included a national surve...
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Study into safeguarding and radicalisation
The Department for Education has published the results of a study into how local authorities respond to radicalisation. A key finding is that there ar...
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Research highlights challenges in responding to harmful sexual behaviour
Research from the National Children’s Bureau has highlighted a lack of confidence in many professionals when dealing with children who are displayin...
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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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