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Think-tank highlights 'staggering' failings in support for vulnerable children

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

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Local authorities are carrying out "unscrupulous and illegal" practices to restrict the support they provide to vulnerable children in need of social care and mental health services, a think-tank has claimed.

Daily roundup: Homelessness, safeguarding, and looked-after children.

Friday, June 27, 2014

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Increasing number of young people reported sleeping rough; new chair of safeguarding board appointed in Sandwell; and NICE publishes best practice briefing on looked-after children, all in the news today.

MPs warn of FGM 'crisis'

Thursday, July 3, 2014

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A national action plan is urgently needed to tackle the "growing crisis" of female genital mutilation (FGM), MPs have said.

NSPCC chief to lead historic abuse review

Monday, July 7, 2014

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NSPCC chief executive Peter Wanless has been chosen by the government to lead a review into the handling of historic child sex abuse allegations.

Legal Update: Call for action plan on FGM

Monday, July 21, 2014

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The home affairs committee has published a report calling for a national action plan on female genital mutilation. Catrin Gosby, researcher at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines the report's proposals.

YJB moves to improve services for girls who offend

Tuesday, August 12, 2014

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The Youth Justice Board is calling on youth offending teams (YOTs) to revise the way they work with female offenders.

Daily roundup: Child abuse inquiry, sexual assaults and radiation risks

Friday, August 15, 2014

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Home Office draws up list of candidates to chair historical child sex abuse inquiry; NSPCC figures show children as young as 10 are committing sex attacks on other youngsters; and rising number of CT scans on children prompts radiation concerns, all in the news today.

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Professional body for police consults on FGM

Monday, August 18, 2014

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The College of Policing is consulting on the development of an Authorised Professional Practice on female genital mutilation.

Exclusive: Number of police officers in schools declines amid safety concerns

Tuesday, September 2, 2014

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More than one in three police forces in England has cut back on numbers of officers based in schools since 2012, an investigation by CYP Now has revealed.

Louise Casey to lead Rotherham Council probe

Thursday, September 11, 2014

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The government's troubled families tsar Louise Casey will conduct an investigation into Rotherham Council in the wake of the child sexual exploitation scandal, it has been announced.

ADCS calls for multi-agency inspections to be shelved

Tuesday, September 16, 2014

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Proposed multi-agency inspections of local authority children's services will not work and should be mothballed, the Association of Director's of Children's Services (ADCS) has said.

CSE in Middlesbrough ‘a growing problem'

Friday, October 3, 2014

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Child sexual exploitation (CSE) in Middlesbrough is "extremely prevalent" according to a council report into the issue.

Deputy commissioner slams failure to address sex offending by boys

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

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England's deputy children's commissioner has hit out at the lack of work being done to address sexual offending with young people in secure settings.

Ask the Experts: Youth centre social media policy

Tuesday, April 11, 2017

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Our expert panel offers advice on social networking for youth workers, social worker qualities, family support and safety at home.

European human rights body calls for urgent action on youth custody safety

Thursday, April 20, 2017

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The Council of Europe has called on the British government to take urgent action to improve the safety of young people held in custody.

Safeguarding services in Wiltshire branded ‘inadequate'

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

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Safeguarding and looked-after children services in Wiltshire Council have received a damning verdict from Ofsted, which branded practices at the council "inadequate".

Children's services leaders question usefulness of abuse and neglect guidance

Friday, April 28, 2017

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Proposed national guidance for children's professionals on tackling child abuse and neglect is "too long", and is unlikely to have a significant impact on practice, directors of children's services have warned.

Council's children's services move out of 'inadequate'

Thursday, May 18, 2017

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A re-inspection of children's services at a council rated "inadequate" in 2014 has found significant improvements, with provision upgraded to "requires improvement".

Immigration rules leave thousands of children destitute, Oxford University finds

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

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Thousands of children living in the UK without legal immigration status are at risk of destitution and exploitation because of contradictory rules and regulations, a report by the University of Oxford has claimed.

Striking the balance on abuse

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

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Jo-Anne Prud'homme, legal researcher at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines what lessons can be learned from the case of parents charged with abuse after doctors failed to diagnose congenital rickets

Inspectors praise domestic abuse response in Hounslow

Wednesday, June 14, 2017

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Agencies across the London borough of Hounslow have been praised for their work to support children who have experienced domestic abuse.

Child rape case prompts demands for action on pornography access

Friday, June 1, 2012

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A campaign group has called for action to prevent children accessing pornography in light of the case of a boy in Scotland who raped a girl after viewing explicit content.

Concerns about child neglect double over two years, NSPCC reports

Monday, June 11, 2012

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The number of calls to the NSPCC's helpline regarding child neglect has doubled over the past two years.

Safeguarding beyond rhetoric

Thursday, June 29, 2017

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The absence of powers has made local safeguarding more difficult to tackle, but where leaders have influenced and challenged effectively, success has been achieved, says Jim Gamble.

Call for serious case review to shed light on Bamu ‘witchcraft' murder

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

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Newham Council's decision not to hold a serious case review into death of 15-year-old Kristy Bamu prompts questions over the circumstances in which a review should take place

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