Tag Archives | Star Hobson
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Practitioners ‘will not get into trouble’ for sharing information to protect children, says data watchdog
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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce
Specialist child protection social workers to be piloted in DfE care review response
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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce
Minister: ‘national scandal that social workers are overlooked for doing jobs so well’
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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce
Star Hobson: ‘turmoil’ in council led to practice failings in toddler’s case, finds review
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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce
Arthur and Star cases show need for expert child protection units, finds review
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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce
‘Why only specialist child protection teams will tackle the annual child death toll’
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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce
Social workers felt uninvolved in ‘inadequate’ council’s attempts to improve, says commissioner
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The tragic deaths of Arthur and Star must lead to a more humane and supportive social care for families
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