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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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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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Study into safeguarding and radicalisation
The Department for Education has published the results of a study into how local authorities respond to radicalisation. A key finding is that there ar...
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Two billion funding gap for supporting vulnerable children
The Local Government Association (LGA) has warned that children’s services are becoming unsustainable and that there will be a £2 billion funding g...
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Government launches national fostering stocktake
The government has launched a national fostering stocktake to review the status, role and function of foster carers in relation to other professions, ...
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Review of duty of care in sport highlights safeguarding issues
An independent report looking at the duty of care that sports have towards their participants has highlighted safeguarding children and young people a...
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Webinar on harmful sexual behaviour in sport
Child Protection in Sport is holding a webinar on harmful sexual behaviour in sport and what organisations can do to minimise the risk to children and...
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