Manchester has good understanding of strengths and weaknesses in practice
Senior leaders at Manchester City Council children's services have a good understanding of service strengths and of areas where the quality and impact of practice are not yet sufficient, Ofsted has said.
A focused visit to Manchester local authority children’s services which looked at the local authority’s arrangements for achieving permanence, in accordance with the inspection [...]
Devon County Council makes well-targeted progress
Devon County Council has recently made purposeful and well-targeted progress in improving services for its care leavers, an Ofsted report has revealed.
A focused visit of the authority's children's services which focused predominantly on services for care leavers found corporate parenting is now a key strength in Devon. Arrangements to ensure that care leavers access education, [...]
Met officers check hotels' responses to threats of CSE
Met officers check hotels' responses to threats of CSE: the Metropolitan Police has been working to ensure hotel staff in London know what action to take should they suspect their premises are being used for Child Sexual Exploitation offences.
Many of the venues have previously received training under Operation Makesafe which provides guidance to hotel managers [...]
East Riding boosts initial response to children further
Senior managers at East Riding of Yorkshire has further developed the service’s initial response to children, Ofsted has said.
A focused visit of the authority's which looked at the local authority’s arrangements for the ‘front door’, the Early Help and Safeguarding Hub (EHaSH)and the quality of assessments and interventions for children in need of help and [...]
Quarter of children referred for CAMHS treatment denied support
Quarter of children referred for CAMHS treatment denied support
One quarter of children with mental health problems are being denied specialist help from child and adolescent mental health services, the Education Policy Institute has warned.
A report from the EPI based on Freedom of Information requests found that 24.2% of children referred to specialist mental health services [...]
Effective support for care leavers in Hammersmith and Fulham
Effective support for care leavers in Hammersmith and Fulham
Care leavers in Hammersmith and Fulham receive effective support that helps many of them to achieve good outcomes, Ofsted has said.
A focused visit to Hammersmith and Fulham children’s services which looked at the local authority's arrangements for care leavers found senior managers continue to be clearly focused [...]
