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Children, Coronavirus

‘Gains for care leavers must not be lost post-pandemic’

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Children, Social work leaders

Needs of children ‘secondary’ to parents’ in some cases, Ofsted finds during council visit

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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

‘Inadequate’ council confident of improved rating after Ofsted praises reduced reliance on agency staff

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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Council improves to ‘good’ after increasing social worker numbers to cut caseloads

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Children, Social work leaders

Government to create register of children not in school

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Children, Social work leaders

Councils and police ‘failing to keep pace’ with child sexual exploitation, report finds

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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Social worker pay ‘becoming uncompetitive’ at Cafcass, warns chief

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Children, Coronavirus, Social work leaders

Relational practice helping keep numbers entering care below long-term average, claim councils

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Children, Social work leaders

Government should be required to ensure enough secure placements, says Children’s Commissioner

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Children, Social work leaders

Government needs ‘compelling reasons’ not to remove children’s services from council

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Children, Social work leaders

Council cedes control of children’s services

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Children, Social work leaders

Home Office social worker guidance unlawful, High Court rules

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Children

One in three care leavers feel they left care prematurely, finds Ofsted

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Children

Cafcass awarded further £2.3m to tackle case backlog

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Children, Social work leaders

Council pays family £2,500 after issuing care proceedings based on ‘incomplete and flawed information’

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