Youth custody staff rises by nearly 15%
The number of youth custody staff has risen by almost 15% in a year, according to official statistics.
There were 1,545 full-time equivalent youth custody staff employed by Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service at 30 June 2018, representing 3.2% of all prison and probation staff.
The number of FTE youth custody staff rose by 198 staff [...]
More than 400,000 children live in 'toxic trio' households
More than 400,000 children live in 'toxic trio' households: read the full story below
There are 420,000 children in England living in a household with an adult experiencing all three ‘toxic trio’ issues - domestic abuse, parental substance misuse and mental ill health to a moderate/severe extent, analysis has found.
Research carried out for the Office of [...]
Newcastle managers 'resolute' in improving practice
Senior managers at Newcastle children's services have embraced the learning from the last Ofsted inspection in May 2017, inspectors found in their latest focused visit.
The inspection, which looked at the local authority’s arrangements for the ‘front-door’, the Initial Response Service (IRS), which receives both single and multi-agency contacts and referrals, found managers to be 'resolute' [...]
Focused visit of Halton shows improvement since last visit
Children and families in Halton receive a timely and proportionate response to initial identified needs and concerns, Ofsted has concluded.
In a focused visit of the authority's arrangements for contacts and referrals in the integrated contact and referral team (iCART) and thresholds for children in need and child protection, with a focus on children and families [...]
Ofsted reveals 271 incidents of whistle-blowing in children’s services
There have been 271 incidents of whistle-blowing in the last year, Ofsted has reported.
Ofsted has revealed for the first time how many whistle-blowing reports it receives from those working in children's services and its annual report showed that the inspectorate received 271 reports where there was a serious concern from April 2017 to the end [...]
Ofsted identifies progress at Warwickshire
Some progress has been made in the delivery of social work services at Warwickshire since the last Ofsted inspection, the inspectorate has said.
There has been a new approach to working with children in need through a recognised model of working with families which is beginning to have an impact on outcomes and ensuring that families [...]
