Scottish Redress Scheme for survivors of abuse operational by end of year
A Redress Scheme for survivors of non-recent child abuse in Scotland will be up and running by then end of the year.
The Redress for Survivors (Historical Child Abuse in Care) (Scotland) Act 2021 received Royal Assent in April and the redress scheme will be open for applications before the end of 2021. Survivors of [...]
Neglect most common feature in non-fatal Significant Case Reviews in Scotland
Neglect was the most common feature in non-fatal Significant Case Reviews and Initial Case Reviews in Scotland, the Care Inspectorate has stated.
In a report reviewing the findings from review reports submitted to the Care Inspectorate between 1 April 2018 and 31 March 2021, including key findings from analysis of 50 ICRs that did not [...]
The Promise Partnership Fund in Scotland extended
The Scottish government has pledged that a £4 million per year fund to help improve the lives of care-experienced young people will continue up to 2024-25.
Teenagers Hanging Out In Urban EnvironmentThe Promise Partnership Fund, which enables organisations to better support children and young people in or on the edges of care, is open to [...]
Many children in care want to stay in placements after age of 18
Many children in care wished they could stay in their placements for longer, Ofsted’s annual children’s social care survey has found.
Ofsted reported that a recurring theme within the responses this year was that children in foster care and children’s homes said they wished they could stay where they were for longer and did not [...]
Psychologists say funding for children and young people’s mental health is ‘small step in right direction’
A £40 million injection of funding into children and young people’s mental health is a “small step in the right direction,” psychologists have warned.
NHS England announced that an additional £40 million has been allocated to address the COVID impact on children and young people’s mental health and enhance services across the country.
This funding is [...]
Pilot of expert social workers working with unaccompanied asylum seekers
A pilot team of expert social workers will be distributed to support local authorities throughout the UK on age assessment of unaccompanied asylum seeking children, the Home Office has announced.
As part of changes to the National Transfer Scheme announced by the government, the pilot of expert social workers will be utilised to help local [...]
