Families

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‘Care crisis’ review to begin

A seven-month review into the ‘care crisis’ that is causing record levels of care proceedings and numbers of children in care is to begin, led by ...
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Advice on safeguarding children returning to the UK from Syria

The Department for Education and the Home Office have produced guidance on safeguarding British children who have travelled to Syria and are now retur...
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Social workers feel ‘pressured’ into using section 20 arrangements

An inquiry into the use of section 20 arrangements has found that families do not often understand their rights and options when section 20 voluntary ...
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‘Exceptional’ overhaul of child safeguarding services

An evaluation report into a family safeguarding hub in Hertfordshire has praised the scheme, revealing that it saved £2.6 million and cut the number ...
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Factors leading to children missing education

The National Children’s Bureau (NCB) has published research on children missing education, and has called upon the government to collection national...
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Troubled Families programme having ‘limited impact’

The Government’s Troubled Families initiative has had little impact on job prospects or outcomes for targeted children, an evaluation report by the ...