Child safeguarding

Children

Social workers criticised for ‘shocking misunderstanding’ of the law

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Children

Fewer children’s social care referrals passing ‘child in need’ threshold, figures show

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Children

Rotherham closes children’s home after Ofsted raises safeguarding concerns

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Children

Haringey criticised over failures in case of young person who took her own life

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Children

FGM reporting duty in force from next week

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Children

Female genital mutilation duty causes confusion among practitioners, survey finds

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Children

Directors concerned over quality of safeguarding children board chairs

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Children

‘If nurses or care workers can be jailed for wilful neglect, then why not social workers?’

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Children, Workforce

Councils not outsourcing child protection despite legal change

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Children

Care demand could reach highest ever levels this year, figures indicate

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Children, Workforce

Haringey children’s chief: “I’m here for the long haul”

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Children

Slough’s independent children’s services trust launches

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Children, Workforce, Stand Up For Social Work

How social workers can help support children in domestic abuse cases

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Children, Workforce

Child protection thresholds: how to improve practice across agencies

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Children

Watchdog probes Kids Company’s government funding

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Children

Should social workers fear David Cameron’s plans to intervene in children’s services?

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