Wife of child abuser avoids prison for looking up victims’ social care records
The wife of a man who was jailed for 20 years for sexually abusing children in a care home has avoided prison for looking up social care records of his
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Tag: Childrens Services
‘Significant number’ of young people missing out on mental health support
Health services and councils are often failing to provide support for children with mental health issues in social care, MPs have found. A report by the Commons Education Committee found
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Judge issues arrest warrant for man who harassed social workers
A man whose son was placed for adoption could be jailed after social services bosses complained that he harassed staff and placed material on the internet identifying the youngster. One
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Webwatch: Post Adoption Central Support – supporting adoptive families and permanent foster carers
Post Adoption Central Support (PACS) is a small charitable organisation based in Stirling that comprises parents, social workers and other professionals involved in adoption and long-term foster care. It offers
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Children & family research applications invited for Evelyn Gillan Impact Prize
The Centre for Research on Families and Relationships (CRFR) at the University of Edinburgh are inviting applications for the Evelyn Gillan Impact Prize from professionals who have used research to make a
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DMU students and social care staff to benefit from new partnership
De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) and Leicester City Council (LCC) are joining forces in a new partnership aimed at sharing expertise and supporting career progression in children’s social care services.
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£2 million funding to champion Scotland’s care experienced young people
Scotland’s care experienced young people are to have a bigger say in the decisions that affect their lives thanks to a funding boost of £2 million. The money will be
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Case review for woman who had son taken from her care after failing drug test
A woman whose son was taken from her care after she failed one in a series of drug tests is to have her case reviewed by Court of Appeal judges.
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Report: CUTS – The impact of austerity on fostered children & families that care for them
The wellbeing of children living in foster care is under threat from Government funding cuts to local authority budgets in England, The Fostering Network is warning following a survey of
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Britain trailing behind over inequality in child well-being, says Unicef report
Britain is trailing behind many countries in the developed world by failing to reduce inequality in child well-being, according to a new report by Unicef. The new study, named Report
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