Vulnerable children at risk from taxi licensing reforms
Plans to relax taxi laws could put children at greater risk of sexual exploitation, councils are warning. Currently, anyone using a minicab can travel safe in the knowledge that the
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Social workers make right decision in 84% of child protection cases
Research finds that five years on from the tragic Baby Peter Connelly case, local authority social workers are making timely and well prepared care applications for children at risk. Continuing
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Conference on child trafficking in Scotland
A one day conference focusing on children and young people who are victims of trafficking will take place on October 29 in Glasgow. The conference will be chaired by Beth
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Report: Scotland must learn lessons from Rotherham
A Barnardo’s Scotland report has called on government and child protection agencies to learn the lessons from the Rotherham Inquiry by recognising the need for a specific child protection response
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New report urges action on UK’s railway runaway children
More must be done to tackle the problem of hundreds of runaway children found in and around railway stations, a report by MPs has said. In one recent 17-month period,
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Judge critical of social services as he blocks council care order
A family court judge has blocked a local authority’s attempt to take a baby into care after criticising a social worker. Judge Iain Hamilton (pictured) dismissed Manchester City Council’s application
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May slams Rotherham child protection over ‘complete dereliction of duty’
Fears of being seen as racist should never get in the way of stopping child sexual exploitation, Home Secretary Theresa May said as she promised the Government would learn the
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Wrexham councillor removed over child protection allegations
A senior councillor in Wrexham has been removed from the council’s executive board after making allegations about its Child and Family Team (CAFAT). Malcolm King, who was lead member for
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Social worker suspended for safeguarding and management failings
Social worker Peter Bull has been suspended from the HCPC Register for failing to fulfil his managerial and safeguarding responsibilities whilst working as Team Manager in the children with disabilities
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Two thirds would hesitate to help child who appeared lost
Nearly two in three people would hesitate to help a child who appeared lost for fear of being falsely accused, a new survey has found. In research for the NSPCC,
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