New research undertaken by Loughborough University for the NSPCC shows that the Government is spending £300 million a year as a result of the breakdown of children’s return home from
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Rotherham’s director of children’s services has resigned in the wake of the report which detailed how at least 1,400 children had been subjected to sexual abuse in the town. Joyce
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There have been fresh calls for Rotherham’s director of children’s services to step down after it emerged she is absent on sick leave. Joyce Thacker has been at the centre
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The Care Council for Wales (CCW) have announced draft practice guidance for residential child care workers. The Residential Child Care Worker builds on the Code of Practice for Social Care
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The Social Services Improvement Agency (SSIA) for Wales has named an expert panel to conduct a detailed peer review of children’s services within Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council. Initiated
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Manchester’s child protection services have been downgraded to ‘inadequate’ by government inspectors. A report from Ofsted found Manchester City Council took ‘insufficient action’ to address local problems, which saw 486
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The Scottish Journal for Residential Child Care will be publishing a special edition in Summer 2015 on issues related to management and leadership in residential child care. The editors are
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Services for children and young people in East Renfrewshire are performing well, providing excellent support to families, a new report has revealed. It follows a joint inspection led by the
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Northumberland Council has been asked to improve its Children’s Services complaints procedure following an investigation by the Local Government Ombudsman (LGO). The LGO has issued a report into the council
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The number of children in council care in England has risen by 12%, with overall costs calculated at £3.4 billion. There were 68,110 children in care on March 31 2013,
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