August 2016

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Failings found in Wigan child abuse case

A SCR into two children from Preston who suffered years of sexual and physical abuse has found numerous failings in how the victims were treated by Wi...
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Call to bring young Calais refugees under British safeguarding rules

Labour MP Stella Creasy has called for the child welfare bill to be amended to give young refugees in Calais protection under British safeguarding rul...
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Radicalisation helpline

The NSPCC has launched a 24-hour helpline for adults who have concerns about children and young people being radicalised, or who need advice on how to...
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Harmful sexual behaviour framework

The NSPCC has launched a framework to help local areas develop and improve multi-agency responses to children displaying harmful sexual behaviours. It...
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Reporting and acting on child abuse and neglect: consultation

A consultation from the Home Office and the Department for Education is looking for views on the possible introduction of mandatory reporting of child...
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Information sharing to protect vulnerable children

A report from the Department for Education and the Centre of Excellence for Information Sharing shares findings and presents recommendations on how to...
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Review of children’s residential care

Sir Martin Narey’s independent review of children’s residential care in England has been published by the Department for Education. It looks at th...
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Supporting young people leaving care

The Government has published a strategy on how it aims to improve services, support and advice for young people leaving care. It sets out a vision for...
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Study of eight year olds at risk of harm

The Department for Education has published results of a study carried out on a sample of eight-year-old children for whom there had been concerns of a...