Special Report: First Joint Targeted Area Inspection focusing on CSE
Ofsted, the Care Quality Commission, HMIC and HMIP jointly inspect South Tyneside MBC with a ‘deep-dive’ focus on Child Sexual Exploitation, writes Clare Jerrom.
Social workers in South Tyneside Council are spending too much time gathering information about children because the quality of contacts with partner agencies varies with the risks not always being identified, [...]
ADCS president: Social workers can act in a “formulaic and reactionary” way
Dave Hill says less children should be taken into care
Social workers can act in a way that is “formulaic and reactionary” and sometimes intervene too readily, the new president of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services has warned.
In his inaugural speech as the new ADCS president, Essex director Dave Hill has said that social [...]
Supreme Court blocks transfer of care proceedings case to Hungary
The Supreme Court halts transfer of case and rules that family courts must consider the welfare implications of moving care proceedings to other EU nations.
The Supreme Court has overturned a High Court decision to transfer two girls’ care proceedings to Hungary after concluding that the move would not be in their best interests.
The ruling means [...]
The HUGE power of small – how social work can learn from business
Director of WillisPalmer Mark Willis on how small steps can make a huge impact on the children social workers work with daily
Last week I attended a two-day conference for business owners in Wales, at the Celtic Manor resort near Newport. It was attended by 840 people from the UK and Europe and featured some [...]
ADCS president aims to improve public image of care and end ‘formulaic’ social work
Dave Hill also uses inaugural speech as president of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services to promise closer co-operation with adult social work director.
Improving the public image of children’s social care is to be the number one priority of the new president of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS)
In his inaugural speech [...]
Care applications rise in two thirds of local authorities
Cafcass figures show care applications per 10,000 child population have risen in 68% of local authorities
Two thirds of local authorities have seen an increase in the number of care applications compared to the previous year, according to Cafcass figures.
Cafcass produces, on an annual basis, statistics on the number of care applications received per 10,000 child population [...]
