More than half a million children are vulnerable
Children’s commissioner shines light on extent of vulnerability among young people in England
More than half a million children in England are so vulnerable that the state has to step in, a report by the children’s commissioner has warned.
Anne Longfield has stated in her report into children’s vulnerability that 580,000 children – equivalent to the population [...]
Fostering stocktake offers a great opportunity to improve services for children
By Mark Willis
Following its call for evidence, the Department for Education is now poring over the submissions of all those who contributed to the fostering stocktake over the past few weeks.
The stocktake aims to gather evidence, inter alia, on what works best in fostering settings to improve outcomes for children, what improvements could be [...]
Goodwill becomes new children’s minister
The government has confirmed the portfolios of the new ministers in the Department for Education following the General Election.
We reported how two ministers had been appointed to the Department following the General Election after children’s minister Ed Timpson lost his seat to Labour candidate Laura Smith https://www.willispalmer.com/dfe-appoints-two-ministers-following-timpsons-departure/ .
Timpson’s predecessor Tim Loughton said his departure [...]
Funding needed for FGM Centre as 5,000 new cases of abuse recorded in 2016-17
There have been 11,471 newly recorded cases of abuse within Female Genital Mutilation in England over the last two years, according to the latest figures.
The NHS Digital figures show that there were 6,080 cases recorded in the financial year 2015-2016 and 5,391 newly recorded cases for the financial year 2016-2017.
While the figures have decreased suggesting [...]
Expert’s Corner: Interview with Sue Brookman
Children’s guardian Sue Brookman on how the courts and professionals are coping with the deluge of care applications
Recommendations that local authorities and children’s guardians should be able to work together effectively to agree on decisions about a child’s future in care proceedings are not so straightforward in practice, an experienced children’s guardian has warned.
Independent [...]
Coram Children’s Legal Centre fears for welfare of undocumented children
Coram Children’s Legal Centre has raised concerns around the welfare of thousands of children unable to secure a permanent immigration status in the UK warning that it leads them at risk of exploitation.
The report, ‘This is my home,’ highlights the fate of hundreds of thousands of children and young people who, despite having been [...]
