Men convicted of CSE in Rotherham
Two men have been imprisoned for the child sexual exploitation of three girls in Rotherham.
Ben Chivers and Brett McLaughlan appeared at Sheffield Crown Court charged with child sexual offences in 2015. At the beginning of their trial on Wednesday 4 October, Chivers pleaded guilty to raping a 12-year-old, three counts of sexual activity with a [...]
Abuse victims urge change in laws
A victim of child sexual abuse has handed a petition to Downing Street urging a change in law around sexual abuse.
Darren Furness, a former resident at St William's children's home in East Yorkshire in Market Weighton, has handed in a petition with more than 60,000 signatures calling for laws around victims of sex abuse claiming [...]
ADCS urges child poverty reduction strategy
The Association of Directors of Children’s Services has urged the production of a child poverty reduction strategy for England.
In a position statement, the ADCS states that four million children are living below the poverty line and two third of those children live in working households.
“This is a relatively new phenomenon and it is concerning [...]
Fostering inquiry resumes
The Education Select Committee’s inquiry into fostering has been resumed from the previous Parliament and will take further evidence next week.
The inquiry was launched by the previous Education Committee in October 2016, and has previously covered issues including the capacity of the foster care system, working conditions for foster carers, and the roles and [...]
Numbers of children in custody fall
The number of children in youth custody has fallen for the first time since March this year, statistics show.
Figures published by the Ministry of Justice reveal that there were 893 children in custody in August 2017, a fall of 31 children from the 924 incarcerated young people in July.
The MoJ data also shows that the [...]
Ninety children a day go into care
Ninety children a day are entering care, figures from the Local Government Association states.
The total number of looked after children reached a new high of 72,670 in 2016/17 - up from 70,440 the year before, representing the biggest annual rise of children in care in seven years.
The figures highlight the urgent need for the [...]
