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Typology of modern slavery offences published
The Home Office has published an evidence-based ‘typology’ of modern slavery offences in the UK, based on research carried out on over 300 confirm...
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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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Children’s social care thresholds inquiry launched
Following a survey by the National Children’s Bureau, which found that 70% of social workers surveyed said the threshold for qualifying as a child i...
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Call to ‘change the narrative’ about children in care
A report on what children in care and care leavers think other people’s views are on care has found that young people in care experience being treat...
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Research highlights challenges in responding to harmful sexual behaviour
Research from the National Children’s Bureau has highlighted a lack of confidence in many professionals when dealing with children who are displayin...
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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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Social work with parents could boost life chances of children
The Chair of the Social Mobility Commission, Alan Milburn, has said that social workers can play a bigger role in improving the social mobility of chi...
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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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