Children

News, practice information and opinion on children and families social work and social care

Adults, Children

Councils to be ‘strongly encouraged’ to appoint SEND social work leads

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Children, Workforce

‘I’ve had two heart attacks from the pressure to keep children safe’

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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Caseloads bigger, more complex and harder to manage, say children’s social workers

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Children, Social work leaders

Higher early help spend and less poverty strongly linked to positive Ofsted ratings, research finds

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Mental Capacity Act

Adults, Children

Guide to the draft MCA code of practice

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Children

Like a bomb going off in the family: supporting parents whose children experience sexual abuse

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Adults, Children

‘What being a parent of a child with Down syndrome taught me that social work could not’

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The Royal Courts of Justice

Children, Social work leaders

High Court dismisses claim that failure to ban unregulated placements for 16- and 17-year-olds was unlawful

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Adults, Children, Social work leaders

How the government plans to implement the Liberty Protection Safeguards

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Gillian Keegan

Adults, Children, Social work leaders

Liberty Protection Safeguards: consultation launched on implementation and new MCA code

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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Stable social work management crucial to improvements at ‘inadequate’ council, says DCS

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Children

From refugee to asylum campaigner to Children’s Commissioner

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Kyrell Matthews

Children, Social work leaders

‘Crisis-led’ approach saw council close referral over boy’s unexplained injury months before murder, says review

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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Social workers could double time spent with families through more efficient systems, report claims

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Children, Social work leaders

‘Dysfunctional’ care market needs overhaul to tackle high prices and scarce placements, says watchdog

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Children, Social work leaders

Councils struggling to manage children’s homes market, amid placement shortage, study finds

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