Spending on childrens services rises faster than any other service
Council spending on childrens services rises faster than any other council service figures, from the Office for National Statistics has shown.
The Local Authority Revenue Expenditure and Financing: 2018-19 Budget, England, showed that the largest increase in expenditure within local authorities is children’s social care which has £8.6bn budgeted in 2018-19, up £542 million compared to [...]
Ofsted rates Brent children’s services as good
Significant improvements in the quality of social work practice for children in Brent since the last Ofsted inspection have been highlighted by the inspectorate.
The care for children and care leavers is outstanding, Ofsted said, adding that firm foundations are now in place to facilitate and enable good or better social work to flourish.
“Senior leaders recognise [...]
Anthony Douglas steps down as Cafcass chief
The chief executive of Cafcass is to step down from his role next March, it has emerged.
Anthony Douglas, who has been head of the organisation for the past 15 years, will leave the post in March, a year after the organisation was rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted in March 2018.
Ofsted praised the Childen and Family [...]
Survivors of domestic violence and their children forced to sleep rough
Sixty five women and their children were forced to sofa surf last year after fleeing domestic violence due to a lack of support, Women’s Aid has warned.
Over one in ten women supported by The No Woman Turned Away project were forced to sleep rough during their search for a refuge, of which three women [...]
Rise in children being criminally exploited
Increasing numbers of children are being sexually or criminally exploited, Barnardo’s has warned.
A survey of the children’s charity’s managers representing 370 services found that almost 60 per cent of Barnardo’s services describes supporting a young person involved in crime in the past year. More than 60 per cent of the total said that in their [...]
Ofsted reports published in June
A summary of the Ofsted reports of children’s services published in June, with links to a full article on the inspection and the full report.
Determined transformation of children’s services at North Tyneside
There is strong corporate leadership and ambition to improve services for children and their families at North Tyneside, reflected in a determined transformation [...]
