‘I didn’t cause any injury to Ellie and will prove it’, father tells inquest
A father convicted of murdering his daughter 11 months after she was put back in his care has denied causing her “any injury” at an inquest into her death. Ben
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‘Volatility’ of father not seen as risk, Ellie Butler’s social worker tells inquest
An independent social worker has told an inquest that she did not see the “volatility” of a father who went on to beat his six-year-old daughter to death as a
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Judge approves social workers’ plans to separate five siblings following initial refusal
Five children whose parents have a history of drug abuse and can no longer look after them should go into care and be split up, a family court judge has
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Consultation Outcome: Improving standards for child and family social workers
This document sets out the Government response to the consultation for formally determining the Knowledge and Skills Statements for frontline practitioners and practice supervisors as the post-qualifying improvement standards. The
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Guidance: Updated knowledge and skills statements for child and family social work
The knowledge and skills statements are the foundation for the introduction of a post-qualification specialist career pathway for child and family social workers. They’re important for: child and family
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New social worker recruitment video asks if you could make a difference
A new video ‘You can make a difference’ has been released today, World Social Work Day, to encourage more people to think about becoming a social worker. The short video
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Boy who suffered flea bites at infested home taken from parents’ care
A nine-year-old boy said to have suffered repeated flea bites because his home was infested must be taken from his parents’ care, a family court judge has ruled. Council social
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People with concerns about a child’s welfare often don’t report suspicions to professionals
One in four people in England have worried about the welfare, neglect or abuse of a child, research shows. But more than two fifths of those with concerns did not
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Social workers could not have been predicted or prevented Becky Watts murder, report finds
Becky Watts reported feeling “scared” of being abducted to social workers more than three years before she was murdered in a sexually motivated kidnap plot, a report has revealed. The
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Boys groomed as ‘religious warriors’ taken into care after social workers concerns
Two boys have been taken from the care of their Muslim father after a High Court judge said there was evidence to show they had been groomed to see themselves
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