Two children are to be returned to their “exemplary” parents after a judge ruled they were not to blame for their son’s rib fractures. The two-year-old boy, identified only as
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An inspection of services for children and young people in the Borders has identified areas of good performance but also made recommendations for improvement. The inspection was led by the
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This consultation seeks your views on proposed changes across Ofsted’s inspections of children’s social care. It has 4 parts: Principles for children’s social care inspectionsThis section sets out three principles
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Weak leadership in too many of England’s children’s services is letting down the most vulnerable children, Ofsted finds. The inspectorate’s third Social Care Annual Report, published today (28 June 2016),
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A new learning resource which has the potential to “shake up practices” within Welsh social care services has been launched by the Care Council for Wales. ‘Positive Approaches: Reducing Restrictive
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Homelessness applications and the number assessed as homeless both reduced during 2015/16 according to a new publication by Scotland’s Chief Statistician. The Homelessness and Housing Options Statistics also show: A
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A family court judge handed “all the power” to murderous Ben Butler when she decided he had been the victim of a miscarriage of justice over a claim he had
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The Sutton Safeguarding Children Board (SSCB) has published the serious case review report relating to the tragic death of Ellie Butler. The 58 page report was commissioned by the SSCB
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Ellie Butler’s death should be subject to a public inquiry, according to the murdered child’s grandfather. Neal Gray said he wants everything “open and above board” as he recalled the
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Journalists want a High Court judge’s ruling relating to the killing of six-year-old Ellie Butler to be made public. Ellie’s father Ben Butler was on Tuesday convicted of murder following
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