Better support for children’s mental health but most vulnerable wait too long for help
Improvements in mental health services have resulted in more timely identification, referrals and support, a joint inspection report has found.
The inspection by Ofsted, Care Quality Commission, HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services and HM Inspectorate of Probation found that more children with mental health needs are getting the right support at the [...]
Inspectorates commend progress in tackling CSE
Joint Targeted Area Inspections conclude that progress has been made in tackling Child Sexual Exploitation since 2014.
Child Sexual Exploitation can be tackled effectively when all partner agencies take responsibility for their role, work collaboratively with each other and have a shared understanding of how to tackle the exploitation of children, a report has concluded.
Ofsted, Care [...]
First joint inspection carried out with ‘deep dive’ focus on CSE
Inspectorates inspect multi-agency response to CSE and missing children at South Tyneside
Too much social work time is spent gathering key information about children at risk of Child Sexual Exploitation due to the quality of referrals from partner agencies, an inspection has found.
The first joint inspection of the multi-agency response to abuse and neglect in South [...]
