Sharp rise of teenagers involved in care proceedings
The number of 10-17-year-olds subject to care proceedings rose by 95 per cent between 2011/12 and 2019/20, the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory has revealed.
The age group is the fastest rising group of children involved in care proceedings, and the oldest children coming into the system were particularly sharp, the analysis has found.
Lisa Harker, director [...]
School attendance for children in need fell from 86% to 83% in two weeks due to COVID
School absence due to COVID- was 2.5% in all state-funded schools on 30 September, Department for Education statistics on attendance has shown.
Children in secondary school seemed to be the worst affected as while COVID-related absence was 1.9% in state-funded primary schools on 30 September, it was 3.2% in secondary schools.
This means that the number [...]
Rainsbrook operator disputes inspectorates’ findings
Children and young people carry weapons at Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre - where the culture was described by inspectors as ‘volatile’ – ‘just in case’, a joint inspection report has found.
Children and staff told inspectors of their concerns that a child or adult would be harmed or die as a result of poor practice [...]
Charity raises fears for children of modern slavery victims
Thousands of children whose parents are victims of modern slavery are not receiving the support they need while many others will simply be lost in the system, the charity Hestia warns.
The charity, which supports over 2,200 adult victims of modern slavery and 1,200 dependent children each year, says that children who were with their [...]
Fears raised for mental health of girls in secure estate
Prolonged and pervasive experiences of abuse and adversity is causing girls entering the secure estate in England to present with multiple and complex problems including high levels of mental ill health.
The Centre for Mental Health report reveals that girls entering the children and young people’s secure estate either through ‘welfare’ placements or the justice [...]
‘Delays in the cases of non-recent abuse are not going away any time soon’
Clare Jerrom speaks to David McClenaghan Head of Abuse at Bolt Burdon Kemp about delays in the criminal justice system and investigations into cases of non-recent child sexual abuse.
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated delays in the criminal justice system for victims and survivors of non-recent sexual abuse, with court hearings cancelled during the lockdown [...]
