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Research finds SAAF no more effective than

An evaluation of the Safeguarding Assessment and Analysis Framework (SAAF) has found that no evidence that SAAF resulted in fewer children being subje...
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Government advice on sexual violence and sexual harassment between children published

The Department for Education has published guidance for schools on sexual violence and sexual harassment between children and young people (under the ...
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Children in need statistics released

New government figures have revealed that over a quarter of social work assessments led to no further action in 2016/17. This is up by 2.4% from last ...
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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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Two billion funding gap for supporting vulnerable children

The Local Government Association (LGA) has warned that children’s services are becoming unsustainable and that there will be a £2 billion funding g...
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Government launches national fostering stocktake

The government has launched a national fostering stocktake to review the status, role and function of foster carers in relation to other professions, ...
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Review of duty of care in sport highlights safeguarding issues

An independent report looking at the duty of care that sports have towards their participants has highlighted safeguarding children and young people a...
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Webinar on harmful sexual behaviour in sport

Child Protection in Sport is holding a webinar on harmful sexual behaviour in sport and what organisations can do to minimise the risk to children and...
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Children in poorest areas almost 10 times more likely to go into care

New research has revealed that children living in the UK’s poorest neighbourhoods are over 10 times more likely to be taken into care or placed on a...