January 2017
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SCIE stakeholder events on improving mental health for children in care
The Social Care Institute for Excellent (SCIE) has been commissioned by the Department of Health to manage a project to improve the experiences of loo...
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Robust evidence needed of improvements in CSE support in care homes
A Department for Education report into how well supported children in care homes who are affected by child sexual exploitation (CSE) are has found tha...
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Number of children being adopted continues to decline
Latest government figures have shown that the number of children being adopted is continuing to fall. The ‘Adoption Leadership Board’ shows that t...
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Autism report calls for better transition between child and adult services
The National Autism Project has published a report, The Autism Dividend, on how best to address the needs of autistic people in the UK. It in...
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Number of care applications decreases but the annual demand still high
The number of care applications made by councils fell by 3% compared with those made in December 2015 – the first time in over two years that there ...
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Consultation on experience and outcomes in residential special schools
The Department for Education is seeking evidence to inform a review into the experiences and outcomes of children and young people in residential spec...
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NICE consultation on violence and aggression quality standard
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is asking for views on their draft quality standard on ‘Violence and aggression’. The...
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MPs vote against compulsory sex and relationships education
Proposed legislation to make sex and relationship education (SRE) mandatory in all UK schools has been rejected by a parliamentary committee. Currentl...
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