Child Abuse
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Inter- and multi-generational abuse revealed in SCR
Cumbria Local Safeguarding Children Board’s review into the death of Poppi Worthington in December 2012 has found that health and care services over...
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Guidance on managing child abuse allegations
Keeping Children Safe has published new guidance to help organisations manage investigations into allegations of child abuse. The guidance, which is b...
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Naivety about sex offenders led to inaction
A serious case review examining the case of a Norfolk girl who was abused by her stepfather has found that naivety among social workers about how sex ...
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MASH child protection agency misses targets
The Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) in Oxfordshire, set up after seven men were convicted of abusing six girls, has missed referral response targ...
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Social work failures highlighted in murder of 4-year-old by father
The failure of social workers and children’s guardian to challenge an independent social worker report was the key error in the case of Alexa-Marie ...
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Centre of Expertise to tackle child abuse to be created
The government has committed £8 million to create a national Centre of Expertise in tackling child abuse – and work will get underway in August. Th...
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National Deaf Children’s Society calls for review after abuse allegations
The National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS) has called for a government review into the way the most vulnerable children and young people are cared ...
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Strategy to tackle abuse and exploitation of children globally
Keeping Children Safe, the global child safeguarding network, has launched a three-year strategy to tackle abuse and exploitation of children around t...
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