Survivors of sexual abuse have social care records destroyed or doctored
Victims and survivors of child sexual abuse have had their social care records destroyed, hidden and doctored, it has emerged.
The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse has already heard from victims and survivors who struggled to access their medical, care or social services records and the Inquiry’s Victims and Survivors Forum is holding a [...]
Decline in quality of children's services at St Helen's
There has been a decline in the quality of services for children in St Helen's since the last inspection in 2014, Ofsted has warned.
A focused visit by Ofsted in July 2018 identified areas for priority action because children were placed at risk, there was a lack of understanding in relation to thresholds and there [...]
Leicestershire makes progress
Progress has been made in many areas of children’s services in Leicestershire since the last inspection in 2016, when all judgements were graded as ‘requires improvement to be good’, Ofsted has said.
The report following the inspection of children's services at Leicestershire said that while services for children in care are now judged to be [...]
Cornwall children's services rated as outstanding
Children in Cornwall benefit from good and outstanding services, Ofsted has said following an inspection of children's services.
The long-standing and committed senior leadership team has decisively and persistently focused on improving services for children. Services for children in need of help and protection have improved further and are now good. Children in care and [...]
Detention of children with learning disabilities slammed
Detaining children and young people with learning disabilities and/or autism in mental health hospitals is often inappropriate, causing suffering and long-term damage, a committee has warned.
The Joint Committee on Human Rights condemned the “horrific reality” of conditions and treatment under which many young people with learning disabilities and autism are detained in mental health [...]
Norfolk transforms 'front door' arrangements
The 'front door' of Norfolk children's services has been completely transformed since the last Ofsted inspection of services for children in need of help and protection, children looked after and care leavers in November 2017.
A focused visit of Norfolk children's services found that thresholds have been revised and re-launched, and a new operating model [...]
