Domestic abuse crimes continue to rise
The number of domestic abuse related crimes continues to rise, Office for National Statistics figures have shown.
The number of police recorded domestic abuse-related crimes in England and Wales increased by 6% in the year ending March 2021 to 845,734, continuing the trend of increases seen in previous years.
ONS states that the increase may reflect [...]
Early intervention cuts have placed 1m children at risk of poor life chances
Cuts to early years and youth support since 2010 has resulted in more than a million vulnerable children having their life chances reduced, according to a report by the Public Services Committee.
A failure to invest in children at risk of harm has affected over one million children, with those in deprived areas being worst [...]
Further rise in children being home schooled
There has been a 7% rise in the number of children being home schooled in the last year, according to a survey by the Association of Directors of Children’s Services.
Local authorities in England were surveyed using data from the first school Census Day of the academic year on 7 October. It found 81,196 children [...]
Early intervention mental health hubs needed to tackle rise in young people with mental ill health
Early support mental health hubs, easily accessed without referral, are needed to tackle the rise in mental health problems among young people, the Local Government Association has urged.
Mental health practitioners and health and wellbeing practitioners would be available at the centres, which currently exist in some places. Young people can also access various other [...]
Serious child-related incidents rise by 20% in last year
There has been a 20% rise in the number of serious child-related incidents reported by councils in the last year, according to figures published by The Local Government Association.
A total of 536 serious incident notifications were made in England during 2020/21, up 87 or 19 per cent on the 449 incidents in 2019/20. There [...]
Children with SEND must be at heart of recovery
Children with special educational needs and disabilities must be at the at the heart of the national recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Local Government Association has warned.
While the pandemic has taken its toll on all children and young people, impacting on many areas of their lives, the group hardest hit by the pandemic [...]
