Cost- of-living crisis acts as barrier to abuse victims leaving perpetrators
The cost-of-living crisis is creating further barriers for victims of domestic abuse to leave the perpetrators, the charity Refuge has warned.
73% of Refuge’s frontline staff said that the cost-of-living crisis is increasing barriers to leaving a perpetrator, and some frontline workers report that women have returned to perpetrators as they cannot afford to live [...]
Online grooming rises by 80% in four years
Online grooming crimes recorded by the police continue to rise and have jumped by more than 80% in four years, according to figures obtained by the NSPCC.
Record levels of online grooming were reached during the pandemic, and have not subsided and have in fact risen, meaning there may be a long-term increase in risk.
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Domestic abuse victims will no longer be cross-examined by alleged perpetrators
Victims of domestic abuse will no longer have to face the trauma of being cross-examined by their alleged attackers in family and civil courts, the government has announced.
Instead, a court-appointed legal professional will carry out the cross-examination to ensure that justice continues to be done fairly for both sides. Hundreds of lawyers have already [...]
Home-based learning limits peer support and development opportunities for social workers
Home-based working, introduced in response to the pandemic and which still operates in many areas, limits peer support and learning and development opportunities for social workers and other staff, a report by Ofsted has found.
The inspectorate outlines how face-to-face interaction with colleagues is particularly important for newly qualified social workers, who have mainly operated [...]
Mother charged with infanticide of 10-week-old daughter Lily-Mai Saint George
The mother of Lily-Mai Saint George has been found guilty of the infanticide of her 10-week-old daughter.
Lauren Saint GeorgeLauren Saint-George was found not guilty of murder and manslaughter. Darren Hurrell, who had stood trial alongside Lauren Saint-George, was found not guilty of all charges. It has been widely reported that Lauren saint-George was suffering [...]
Membership of Children’s Social Care National Implementation Board announced
The government has announced the members of the Children’s Social Care National Implementation Board as part of its initial response to the recommendations to the independent review, the report into the deaths of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes and Star Hobson and the CMA report into the children’s social care market.
Amanda Spielman, Ofsted's chief inspector
