Senior managers strengthen foundations at Wakefield
Senior managers at Wakefield have continued to work tirelessly on building and strengthening the foundations to improve services for children in need of help and protection.
Senior managers have focused on developing the right service structures, and increasing staffing, in order to enable social workers to focus on core practice, the third monitoring visit since [...]
Care applications drop but proceedings duration hits six year high
The number of care applications made to Cafcass continues to fall, official statistics have revealed.
There were 1,000 care applications made in September 2019, down from 1,095 in August 2019. The 1,000 figure is also 5.8% lower than September 2018 when there were 1,062 care applications made.
So far this financial year since April 2019, [...]
Child abuse victims and survivors feel stereotyped after disclosure
More than three quarters of victims and survivors of child sexual abuse believe they were stereotyped after speaking out about their abuse.
Based on a poll of 116 survivors from the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse Victims and Survivors Forum, new statistics found that more than half did not report the abuse because of [...]
Blog - Expert social worker Philip King on our new Child Abuse Litigation newsletter
By Philip King
I am delighted to introduce the first edition of our Child Abuse Litigation Service Newsletter - Litigation News First.
But first, let me briefly introduce myself before explaining the purpose of the newsletter and what this edition, and future editions, will cover.
I am social work consultant/expert social worker with 39 [...]
Investigation into Effective Leadership in Child Protection launched
A new investigation into Effective Leadership of Child Protection has been launched by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse.
The investigation, which will explore learning from past institutional failures, including embedding a ‘learning’ not a ‘blaming’ culture, is the 15th and final investigation by the Inquiry which now considers it necessary to conduct a [...]
Special report: SEND system letting children down
Failures of implementation of the 2014 Children and Families Bill has resulted in confusion for families of children with special education needs and disabilities, unlawful practice, bureaucratic nightmares, buck-passing, a lack of accountability, strained resources and adversarial experiences, and ultimately dashed the hopes of many.
The Education Committee has published a report [...]
