Outdated bereavement laws penalise unmarried fathers
Unmarried fathers are being snubbed as a result of outdated laws on bereavement compensation in England and Wales, the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers has warned.
When a child is wrongfully killed, unmarried dads are penalised as a result of the outdated laws on bereavement compensation. As a result, when parents who are not married [...]
£12m Family Hubs Transformation Fund announced
Children’s minister Will Quince announced a £12 million family hubs Transformation Fund to support around 12 local authorities in England to open family hubs.
Mr Quince outlined why the government is championing the family hubs model at the National Centre for Family Hubs, which will provide expert advice and guidance and work with local authorities [...]
Disadvantaged pupils lost more learning over course of pandemic
Disadvantaged pupils have lost out on more learning over the course of the pandemic than their more affluent peers, according to research published by the Department for Education.
Following restrictions to in-person education, by the end of the spring term (March 2021), average learning losses were at a national level 3.4 months in maths and [...]
Half of social workers yet to re-register as deadline looms
Half of social workers have re-registered with Social Work England as the regulator has urged the remaining 50% of the profession not to leave renewing their registration until the last minute.
Social workers have to renew their registration annually and must be on Social Work England’s register to practise legally. The deadline is 30 November [...]
Former children’s commissioner raises fears for children at risk of criminal and sexual exploitation
Social workers identified 12,720 children in England as being at risk of criminal exploitation by gangs in 2020/21, new figures reveal.
The Department for Education statistics show 12,720 children assessed by children's social services in England between 1 April 2020 and 31 March 2021 were deemed to be at risk due to gang involvement. The [...]
Interview with Pauline Jordan
Independent Social Worker Pauline Jordan is the latest recruit to WillisPalmer’s quality assurance team.
WillisPalmer invests heavily in quality assurance to enable us to uphold the high standards we provide and, as a result, our quality assurance team has grown as we have recruited more multi-disciplinary professionals to ensure that each and every report [...]
