Councils are struggling with 560 cases of children's mental health every day
Children's services are dealing with more than 560 cases of children with mental health problems every day, council leaders have warned.
The Local Government Association is warning of the "children's mental health crisis" and said local authorities are struggling to cope with the demand for services.
Cllr Anntoinette Bramble, Chair of the LGA’s Children and Young People [...]
Children's services budgets rise for 2019-20
Children's services budgets are set to rise by more than six per cent in 2019-20, figures suggest.
A statistical release from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government says that expenditure on children's services is £9.1 billion budgeted in 2019-20, up £535 million (6.2%) compared to the 2018-19 budget.
"Children’s social care [is] up overall by [...]
Special Report: Children in Need Review
Clare Jerrom looks at the government's recently published report into the educational outcomes of children in care.
The children's commissioner for England has slammed "the absolute paralysis currently affecting much of Whitehall and Westminster" saying the delays over Brexit have prevented the government from tackling childhood vulnerability.
Anne Longfield highlighted that it has been three years since [...]
22 cyber-related sex crimes recorded every day
There are an average of 22 cyber-related crimes recorded every day, figures from the NSPCC have revealed.
The statistics released by the children's charity show the extent to which children are being targeted online by sex offenders. NSPCC is calling on the next prime minister to prioritise online safety and introduce measures to protect children from [...]
Ofsted reports published during June
Improvement is needed at Luton children’s services, a focused visit of the authority by Ofsted has found.
The quality of social work practice and performance is too variable, and improving consistency remains a challenge, [...]
If Family Support Workers are the answer, what is the question?
By Adrian Williams, Head of Service Development at WillisPalmer
Sally is a recently retired Family Support Worker (FSW). She had been doing the job for over 30 years and saw a lot of changes. Her first job title was Home Maker, a name that, by the end of her career, unfortunately tended to [...]
