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BASW urges chief social worker to lobby against ‘wilful neglect' laws

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

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The British Association of Social Workers (BASW) has written to England's chief social worker for children and families Isabelle Trowler, calling on her to lobby against government proposals to prosecute education and social care professionals for failing to protect children from abuse.

Professionals who fail to act on CSE face five-year jail term

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

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Children's social workers, teachers and local councillors will face up to five years in jail for failing to protect children from sexual exploitation, Prime Minister David Cameron has said.

Children's social worker vacancies soar

Thursday, February 26, 2015

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The number of vacant children's social worker posts has increased by nearly 20 per cent in a single year, latest government statistics show.

Whitehall unit to reform child protection systems under a Labour government

Monday, February 23, 2015

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Labour will create a cross-government child protection unit to "revolutionise" safeguarding systems and practice if the party is elected in May.

Child trafficking victims to get legal guardians

Thursday, February 19, 2015

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Children's rights campaigners have welcomed last-minute changes to the Modern Slavery Bill to give advocates for child trafficking victims legal powers.

'Councils still failing to properly tackle CSE' - children's commissioner

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

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Councils and police forces are failing to face up to the realities of child sexual exploitation (CSE), according to a critical report by the Office of the Children's Commissioner for England (OCC).

Casey savages Rotherham CSE response: the key failings

Wednesday, February 4, 2015

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Nearly six months since professor Alexis Jay's report revealed the extent of child sexual exploitation in Rotherham, the government's troubled families tsar Louise Casey's has pulled no punches in her assessment of how the authority has fared since.

Government to fast-track legislation for mandatory FGM reporting

Friday, January 30, 2015

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The government intends to change the law to make reporting suspected cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) mandatory prior to May's general election.

Birmingham commissioner slams NHS over joint working failures

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

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The government-appointed troubleshooter charged with turning around Birmingham's failing children's services has hit out at health services for being reluctant to get involved in child protection work.

Future ADCS president warns of challenge to save DCS role

Wednesday, January 14, 2015

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Directors of children's services (DCSs) face a fight to protect their role, with more than half now responsible for other directorates or services, the vice president-elect of the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has warned.

Children's home managers highlight recruitment problems

Monday, January 5, 2015

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Children's homes are struggling to find suitable staff with more than half of managers reporting difficulties recruiting candidates with appropriate skills and training.

Ofsted calls for improvements at Bristol and Rochdale children's services

Friday, December 5, 2014

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Bristol and Rochdale have been told to improve the quality of services for children and young people following inspections by Ofsted.

Children's charities criticise focus of government spending plans

Wednesday, December 3, 2014

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Children's charities have criticised the government for failing to prioritise the needs of children in the Chancellor's Autumn Statement.

Ofsted: Councils failing to protect children from CSE

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

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Local authorities are failing in their statutory duty to protect children from the risk of sexual exploitation (CSE), Ofsted has concluded.

Government to clarify serious case review criteria

Thursday, November 13, 2014

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Guidance on serious case reviews (SCRs) is to be clarified in a bid to address reluctance among local safeguarding children boards (LSCBs) to initiate them, children's minister Edward Timpson has announced.

Timpson announces extra £70m for innovation programme

Friday, October 31, 2014

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An additional £70m will be made available for projects to improve children's services through the government's innovation programme, children's minister Edward Timpson has announced.

Morgan criticised for 'singling out' social work CSE failings

Friday, October 31, 2014

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Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has come in for criticism for appearing to single out social work shortcomings in relation to the recent Rotherham child sexual exploitation scandal.

Inspectorate blasts West Midlands Police over CSE failures

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

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West Midlands Police has been given six weeks to turn around services after inspectors found girls as young as 11 were falling victim to child sexual exploitation (CSE).

Somerset DCS sacking: Peter Lewis speaks out

Friday, October 24, 2014

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A lack of authority-wide support for change and an "arcane" IT system were key reasons for slow progress in improving children's services in Somerset, the council's former director of children's services (DCS) has claimed.

Children of parents who abuse alcohol miss out on support

Friday, October 10, 2014

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Children of parents who misuse alcohol are missing out on help and protection because local services sometimes fail to identify their needs, a report by the Office of the Children's Commissioner has found.

Slough children's services to become independent trust

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

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Slough will become the second local authority to have its children's services transferred to an independent trust after children's minister Edward Timpson dismissed council proposals for alternative arrangements.

Inspectors criticise Doncaster agencies over CSE failings

Tuesday, September 30, 2014

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Child protection agencies in Doncaster have come under fire for failing to take action to protect three girls in a children's home from child sexual exploitation (CSE).

Government orders councils to review child sexual exploitation procedures

Monday, September 29, 2014

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Local authorities have been ordered to undertake an audit of how they respond to child sexual exploitation (CSE) cases in the wake of the Rotherham abuse scandal.

Steep rise in serious case reviews

Thursday, September 25, 2014

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The number of serious case reviews (SCRs) carried out into cases of child deaths or severe abuse have risen by more than 50 per cent in the space of just a year.

Emphasis on support under new children's home standards

Friday, September 19, 2014

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Children's homes will be required to show how they support young people and respond to their wishes as part of ongoing government efforts to improve standards.

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