Grooming gangs: former Children’s Commissioner appointed chair of inquiry Anne Longfield appointed to head three-person panel directing local investigations into how young victims of group-based sexual exploitat...
MP’s warned care reforms are failing vulnerable children (Public Accounts Committee) The Children’s Homes Association (CHA) has told MPs that government reforms are on course to fail the most vulnerable children in England...
Why language matters: why we should avoid using the term ‘alleged’ when talking about child abuse and neglect Fear of being blamed or not being believed is a common barrier to both children and adults sharing their experiences of abuse.1 Many of u...
MacAlister pledges action on distant placements as data shows children placed increasingly far from home Minister says forthcoming plan to ‘improve and expand fostering’ will help prevent inappropriate placements in children’...
The new Mental Health Act: get up to speed with what legal changes mean for your practice Mental health law is undergoing significant change in England and Wales. The current Mental Health Bill will make substantial changes to ...
Updated OfSTED published registration guidance for children’s homes OfSTED have published new guidance for registering children’s homes. This replaces, for children’s homes only, our previous gov.uk guidan...
