Financial pressures result in raised thresholds for care
Financial pressures on children’s services are forcing thresholds for care to rise, the National Children’s Bureau has warned.
NCB carried out a survey in conjunction with BASW for the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Children which found that 70 per cent of social workers say thresholds for children’s services have risen over the last three years.
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Government urged to strengthen statutory framework for early help services
A charity has warned that high care thresholds are leaving vulnerable children and families without crucial support.
Action for Children is highlighting the ‘revolving door’ of children who are referred to social care following concerns, assessed and then having the case closed due to high thresholds for services in a climate of cuts.
Years of austerity and [...]
MPs launch inquiry into care thresholds
The All Party Parliamentary Group for Children has launched an Inquiry into care thresholds after huge variations in levels at which children are taken into care have emerged across the country.
The APPGC is calling on social workers to give their views on their experience of care thresholds in a bid to help the group of [...]
