Child Abuse
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Research finds SAAF no more effective than
An evaluation of the Safeguarding Assessment and Analysis Framework (SAAF) has found that no evidence that SAAF resulted in fewer children being subje...
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Government advice on sexual violence and sexual harassment between children published
The Department for Education has published guidance for schools on sexual violence and sexual harassment between children and young people (under the ...
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New NICE guideline on responding to child abuse and neglect
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published new guidance aimed at professionals who come into contact with children, an...
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Children in need statistics released
New government figures have revealed that over a quarter of social work assessments led to no further action in 2016/17. This is up by 2.4% from last ...
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Rise in safeguarding referrals by GPs
There has been a 15% rise in safeguarding referrals from primary care in recent years, according to figures obtained by GP publication Pulse,...
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SCR criticises ‘optimistic’ use of special guardianship order
A Serious Case Review has found that agencies missed opportunities to uncover abuse of two young children, and that there were serious flaws in the as...
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New draft NICE guideline on improving response to child abuse
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has produced a new draft guideline on child abuse and neglect. It outlines how social wor...
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Calls for child witnesses to be given more support
The NSPCC has called for more victims of child abuse to be able to give evidence via remote video link. A Freedom of Information request to police for...
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