Child Sexual Abuse victims denied compensation
Children who have been sexually exploited are being denied compensation by a government agency on the grounds that they ‘consented’ to their abuse, a coalition of charities has revealed.
Child sexual abuse victims as young as 12-years-old are being denied compensation by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA), even if their attackers have been jailed, the [...]
Half of social workers consider leaving profession after carrying out £600m of unpaid overtime
Social workers across the UK are carrying out more than £600m worth of unpaid overtime, a study has found.
The research, by Bath Spa University and supported by BASW and the Social Workers Union (SWU), found that 92% of the 100,000 registered social workers across the UK are working an average of 10 hours of unpaid [...]
Signs of Safety ‘not a magic bullet’ says evaluation
The Signs of Safety English Innovations Project is not a ‘magic bullet’ for the challenges that face children’s social care, an evaluation of the programme has found.
However, Signs of Safety which has become one of the most widely adopted research-based programmes aimed at improving practice in child protection services in England, has the potential to [...]
Care applications rise in May & June 2017
There has been a huge rise in the number of care applications between May and June this year, figures have shown.
There were 1319 care applications made in June – a rise of 130 from 1189 in May this year and up from 1283 in June last year.
“In June 2017, Cafcass received a total of 1,319 care [...]
Barnet pledges to improve children’s services following Ofsted inspection
There are widespread and serious failures in the services provided to children and their families in Barnet, an Oftsed inspection of the local authority has found.
The inspectorate rated children’s services at the London Borough of Barnet inadequate after inspectors identified “a legacy of widespread poor practice and ongoing systemic failures”.
Partners in the multi-agency safeguarding hub [...]
Practitioners need improved skills to deal with harmful sexual behaviour
Children’s workforce needs improved knowledge and skills to support children with harmful sexual behaviour
More work is needed to ensure the children’s workforce have the knowledge, skills and confidence to effectively support children and young people with harmful sexual behaviour, according to a report.
In the context of increasing awareness of harmful sexual behaviour as an issue [...]
