http://www.communitycare.co.ukEssential information on child protection and child abuse articles from Community Care.en-gbReed Business Information, 2006.Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:50:00 GMT60http://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/18/108896/jersey-simon-bellwood-unfairly-sacked-inquiry-finds.htmlhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/18/108896/jersey-simon-bellwood-unfairly-sacked-inquiry-finds.htmlNewsA UK social worker was probably unfairly sacked from a Jersey children's secure unit, an inquiry has found. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:50:00 GMThttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/18/108893/carer-wins-landmark-employment-case.htmlhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/18/108893/carer-wins-landmark-employment-case.htmlNewsOther headlines in today's papers include:- Unions hit Brown with 130 demands; Gordon Brown approves benefits halt unless unemployed seek work; More young people are saying no to drugs; Children need more protection from paedophilesFri, 18 Jul 2008 07:55:00 GMThttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/18/108892/news-round-up-carer-wins-landmark-employment-case.htmlhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/18/108892/news-round-up-carer-wins-landmark-employment-case.htmlNewsOther headlines in today's papers include:- Unions hit Brown with 130 demands; Gordon Brown approves benefits halt unless unemployed seek work; More young people are saying no to drugs; Children need more protection from paedophilesFri, 18 Jul 2008 07:55:00 GMThttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/17/108886/hackney-criticised-in-vivian-gamor-serious-case-review.htmlhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/17/108886/hackney-criticised-in-vivian-gamor-serious-case-review.htmlNewsA review into the death of two children killed by their mentally ill mother has concluded there was no single action of judgement that triggered or could have prevented it. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:12:00 GMThttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/17/108883/social-services-criticised-in-child-killing-report.htmlhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/17/108883/social-services-criticised-in-child-killing-report.htmlNewsOther headlines in today's papers include: NHS blamed for nurse's abuse of patients; Government confronts death taboo with call for funeral home open daysThu, 17 Jul 2008 09:21:00 GMThttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/17/108882/news-round-up-social-services-criticised-in-child-killing-report.htmlhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/17/108882/news-round-up-social-services-criticised-in-child-killing-report.htmlNewsOther headlines in today's papers include: NHS blamed for nurse's abuse of patients; Government confronts death taboo with call for funeral home open daysThu, 17 Jul 2008 09:20:00 GMThttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/15/108861/childcare-knowledge-that-transcends-national-borders.htmlhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/15/108861/childcare-knowledge-that-transcends-national-borders.htmlNewsA series of studies from six countries have been analysed in one book to form a valuable aid for childcare professionals. John Randall looks at what it has to offer Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:53:00 GMThttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/15/108854/jersey-time-to-rebuild-confidence-in-childrens-services.htmlhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/15/108854/jersey-time-to-rebuild-confidence-in-childrens-services.htmlNewsSenior Jersey officials must rebuild the confidence of frontline practitioners after a torrid year for children's services, the author of a key report has told Community Care. Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:28:00 GMThttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/15/108855/ofsted-and-fellow-inspectorates-reveal-serious-case-review-failings.htmlhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/15/108855/ofsted-and-fellow-inspectorates-reveal-serious-case-review-failings.htmlNewsInspectors have uncovered failings and wide variations in agencies' responses to child deaths caused by abuse or neglect.Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/11/108303/khyra-ishaq.htmlhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/11/108303/khyra-ishaq.htmlNews This article contains key information about the case of seven year old Khyra Ishaq who died after allegedly being found emaciated by paramedics. Khyra Ishaq, from Handsworth near Birmingham, died aged seven years old in May 2008. She was found with her five siblings in a reportedly emaciated state. Khyra Ishaq's mother Angela Gordon and her mother's partner Junaid Abuhamza were charged in May with "causing or allowing" her death between 9 and 17 May. They appeared at Birmingham Crown Court via a video link from separate prisons. The court heard that Abuhamza had lived at Gordon's home for around eight months and the couple were remanded until 1 September for a plea and case management over the earlier neglect charge. However it emerged in July that Angela Gordon and Junaid Abuhamza will appear before magistrates on 15 July to face five joint charges of cruelty to a person under 16. The assistant district crown prosecutor for Birmingham said: "The available evidence has been...Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:58:00 GMThttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/10/108826/dcsf-child-protection-issues-halved-for-families-in-pilot-scheme.htmlhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/10/108826/dcsf-child-protection-issues-halved-for-families-in-pilot-scheme.htmlNewsChild protection concerns in some of England’s most excluded and antisocial families have been halved by a pilot scheme, the Department for Children, Schools and Families said today.Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:45:00 GMThttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/10/108824/sniffer-dogs-search-second-site-in-jersey.htmlhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/10/108824/sniffer-dogs-search-second-site-in-jersey.htmlNewsOther headlines in today's papers include:- Johnson to raise minimum wage at City Hall; Outsourcing covers a third of public services; Charity chief criticises Whitehall's 'barriers'; OECD says UK youth prospects worsenThu, 10 Jul 2008 08:09:00 GMThttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/10/108823/news-round-up-sniffer-dogs-search-second-site-in-jersey.htmlhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/10/108823/news-round-up-sniffer-dogs-search-second-site-in-jersey.htmlNewsOther headlines in today's papers include:- Johnson to raise minimum wage at City Hall; Outsourcing covers a third of public services; Charity chief criticises Whitehall's 'barriers'; OECD says UK youth prospects worsenThu, 10 Jul 2008 08:09:00 GMThttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/09/108810/not-for-profit-sector-ineffective-say-mps.htmlhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/09/108810/not-for-profit-sector-ineffective-say-mps.htmlNewsKnife crime: One in ten children feel 'safer' carrying a blade; Tens of thousands of criminals to be spared short jail terms; Disabled teenagers allegedly told they were 'scaring off other customers' in salon Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:30:00 GMThttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/09/108808/news-round-up-not-for-profit-sector-ineffective-say-mps.htmlhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/09/108808/news-round-up-not-for-profit-sector-ineffective-say-mps.htmlNewsKnife crime: One in ten children feel 'safer' carrying a blade; Tens of thousands of criminals to be spared short jail terms; Disabled teenagers allegedly told they were 'scaring off other customers' in salon Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:28:00 GMT