Trafford is delivering against transformation plan
Trafford children’s services is currently delivering against a targeted transformation plan to implement a whole-system approach to permanence, including early permanence, said Ofsted.
Inspectors looked at the local authority’s arrangements for achieving permanence and found that there have been recent political and senior management changes at Trafford. Internal expertise has been utilised well to provide stability, [...]
Thresholds not consistently applied in Croydon
Some children in Croydon remain in neglectful circumstances for too long because thresholds are not applied consistently, Ofsted has warned.
In its third monitoring visit of Croydon since the authority was judged to be inadequate in September 2017, inspectors found that overall, progress in the area of child protection has been too slow and too many [...]
Plight of young carers highlighted
Plight of young carers highlighted: almost three-quarters of young carers feel lonely during the school holidays, research by Action for Children and Carers Trust has found.
One in five young carers have never been on a summer holiday with their family and nearly half spend more than four hours a day during the summer holidays caring [...]
Extent of CSE and CSA blurred by data collection
Extent of CSE and CSA blurred by data collection: the data collected from children’s services makes it difficult to ascertain the true extent of child sexual abuse and exploitation, the Centre of Expertise CSE on Child Sexual Abuse has warned.
The number of actual victims of Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) and Centre of Expertise (CSE) remains [...]
Early progress ‘from low base’ in Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire children’s services is making some early progress in improving services for children and young people who are the subject of a child in need plan, Ofsted has said.
In the first monitoring visit of the children’s services department since it was judged to be inadequate in December 2017, inspectors said some progress had been made [...]
Government timescales for children’s mental health slammed as lacking urgency
The government will roll-out its new approach to tackling children and young people’s mental health problems to at least a fifth to a quarter of the country by the end of 2022-23.
In its response to the consultation on ‘Transforming children and young people’s mental health: A green paper,’ the government said the first wave of [...]
