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Munby highlights shortage of secure accommodation placements in England

15/09/2016
Est. Reading: 2 minutes

Shortage is forcing English local authorities to place young people in Scottish placements but care orders cannot be legally enforced north of the border, Sir Munby finds

A shortage of secure accommodation in England is forcing local authorities to place young people in provision in Scotland under care orders that cannot be legally enforced.

Sir James Munby [...]

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Sexual harassment in schools is rife

15/09/2016
Est. Reading: 4 minutes

The government has been urged to tackle “the widespread problem” of sexual harassment in schools.

Sexual harassment is rife in schools with girls being called derogatory names such as ‘slag’ and ‘slut’ and experiencing unwanted touching, a report by the Women and Equalities Committee has found. Yet schools ae failing to tackle the issue effectively.

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Government launches specialist CSE response unit

14/09/2016
Est. Reading: 2 minutes

A service providing specialist advice and support to children's professionals tackling child sexual exploitation (CSE) incidents is to be launched by the government later this month.

The Child Sexual Exploitation Response Unit is to be funded by the government but run independently by NWG Network, a charity that specialises in supporting sexually exploited children and young [...]

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Judge slams 52 week care case as unacceptable

13/09/2016
Est. Reading: 4 minutes

Year-long care proceedings with four social workers is “hardly satisfactory”, says judge.

A year long delay in bringing a case to court regarding care proceedings for three children of parents with learning disabilities has been slammed by a judge as “wholly unacceptable”.

Judge Cleary criticised the 52 week delay – twice the recommended length for care proceedings [...]

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WillisPalmer is recruiting Independent Social Workers

13/09/2016
Est. Reading: 2 minutes

WillisPalmer is the largest UK provider of independent multi-disciplinary services for children and families in the UK.

We have a 300 strong national network of Independent Social Workers, Independent Expert Psychologists, Independent Expert Forensic Risk Assessors, Expert Psychiatrists and Family Support Workers available to provide a range of expert assessments and services for children and [...]

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Care applications continue to soar with record August figure

13/09/2016
Est. Reading: 2 minutes

Soaring numbers of Cafcass care applications have continued in August, Cafcass has reported. Highest ever number of applications for the month of August received in August 2016

There were 1,258 new applications received in August 2016 representing the highest ever number of applications for the month of August.

This 2016 figure of 1,258 compares to 941 new applications [...]

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