A new approach to child protection for older children is urgently needed in order to ensure their safeguarding, according to a three year study, published by The Children’s Society, the NSPCC and the University of York and funded by the Big Lottery.

MORE than £1 million in compensation has been paid out to 10 children who were failed by social services in the Midlands.

A NEW director will be taking over the troubled children’s services at Essex County Council as the department looks to appoint 40 foreign social workers.

Mental health organisations are calling for an urgent investigation into why safeguards introduced to prevent people who lack capacity being detained unnecessarily in care homes and hospitals are being significantly under-used.

A MAN has been arrested over allegations of “ill-treatment or neglect” at a South Tyneside care home. A female manager at Hillcrest Care Home, in Wear Street, Jarrow, has also been suspended following a police investigation.

A residential home employee from Devon jailed for sexually abusing disabled women in his care has had jail term cut from 12-and-a-half years to four.

Children’s services will not be radically reformed by the new government, the children’s minister has confirmed.

The ContactPoint database is to be shut down on 6 August, children’s minister Tim Loughton has confirmed.

Birmingham Children’s director Tony Howell attempted to have a damning Ofsted exposé of the city’s continuing failure to help children at risk of sexual and physical abuse watered down, it has emerged.

A BRAINY social worker has achieved a first-class degree after being sponsored by Southend Council.