Government announce £20M funding to help children adopted from care
All schoolchildren adopted from care are to benefit from £20 million of additional pupil premium money to get the support they need to thrive at school – helping around an
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College to host first joint conference for principal social workers
Social work leaders from across England will be coming together for the first time tomorrow as they gather for a major conference hosted by The College of Social Work in
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Labour: Government orders failing victims of domestic violence
The government is failing victims of domestic violence by allowing more than 10,000 perpetrators to get away with a slap on the wrist, Labour’s Yvette Cooper said today. The Shadow
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North Yorkshire home to remove patients following CQC inspections
Management at The Alexander Court Care Home in Harrogate are taking steps to remove all nursing patients from their home. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) re-visited the home on 8
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Report finds police child safeguarding ‘under-resourced’
Scotland Yard’s child safeguarding was left with dozens of jobs unfilled despite a surge in claims of child abuse, a report has found. The number of alleged child rapes and
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Bristol care home must make urgent improvements
Following an unannounced inspection, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has warned a Bristol care home it needs to make “urgent improvements”. Sunnymead Manor, in the Southmead area of Bristol, was
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Sharon Shoesmith wins £679k payout for unfair dismissal
The former head of child protection who was sacked following the Baby P scandal has been awarded more than £600,000 following her unfair dismissal claim. Sharon Shoesmith, the former head
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Jersey historical child abuse inquiry under way
Jersey’s Inquiry into allegations of historical child abuse has begun its public hearings. Chair of the Panel, Frances Oldham QC, gave her opening address at the Inquiry’s St Helier base,
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Study shows scale of troubled families’ problems
A new report has shown that troubled families being helped to turn their lives around have an average of 9 different serious problems. The independently produced data published yesterday showed
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Worcestershire attempt to halt rise of children in care
A drive to stop children going into care across Worcestershire is kicking off – amid hopes a shock 22 per cent rise can be slowed down. Worcestershire County Council has
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