Ofsted: Vulnerable children ‘disappeared from sight’ in lockdown
There were significantly lower levels of referrals to children’s social care this year as vulnerable children at risk of harm or neglect “disappeared from teachers’ line of sight”, Ofsted’s annual report has said.
While the long-term effects of school closures are not yet known, the Ofsted report says that nearly all children in England have [...]
Rainsbrook contract ends ‘by mutual agreement’
The contract between the government and MTC to run Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre has ended after a ‘mutual agreement’ was reached.
Children were removed from the privately run secure training centre in June after concerns were raised several times about the care provided to children and young people held there, including concerns from Ofsted over [...]
Councils predict 100,000 children in care by 2025
There could be 100,000 children in local authority care by 2025, the County Councils Network has warned.
While there were 69,000 children in care in 2015, CCN warns that number of vulnerable children being placed in council care could reach almost 100,000 by the middle of the decade.
Cllr Tim Oliver, Chairman of the County Councils [...]
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 [...]
Charity raises fears for children of modern slavery victims
Thousands of children whose parents are victims of modern slavery are not receiving the support they need while many others will simply be lost in the system, the charity Hestia warns.
The charity, which supports over 2,200 adult victims of modern slavery and 1,200 dependent children each year, says that children who were with their [...]
Children in kinship care not having physical or health needs met
Vulnerable children living in kinship care are missing out on specialist support for long-term physical and mental health conditions, according to the charity Kinship.
Children in kinship care have often developed the physical or mental health problems after experiencing trauma or abuse previously. Unlike children in foster care, children in kinship care do not undergo [...]
