Family justice

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70% of family courts not meeting 26-week target for care cases

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Children, Legal

How new civil prevention orders could improve child safeguarding practice

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Children

Care applications reached all time high in July, Cafcass reveals

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Children

Young people reject proposed media access to ‘secret’ family courts

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Children, Workforce

‘ITV1’s Exposure: Don’t take my child was both important and irresponsible’

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Children

“Social workers will not be sorry to see Gove go”: Reaction to cabinet reshuffle

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Children

Senior judge criticises ‘highly defensive’ social work culture ahead of ITV documentary

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Children, Workforce

Embedding family drug and alcohol courts into family justice

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Children

Cafcass figures show Wolverhampton had highest care application rate in 2013/14

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Children

Child victims of sexual abuse feeling suicidal over appearing in court, NSPCC reveals

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Children

Rate of care applications falls for first time since Baby P scandal

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Children, Workforce

Family drug and alcohol court praised by evaluation amid concerns for its future

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Children

Cafcass praised in its first national Ofsted inspection

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Children

Family court shake up comes into force

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Adults, Children

What the Children and Families Act 2014 means for social work and social workers

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Children

‘Welfare cap in chancellor’s budget imposes unnecessary risks on children in poverty’

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