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Deborah McMillan is interim national safeguarding partner facilitator

Opinion 21 September 2023

Independent scrutiny is ‘grit’ in safeguarding system

Children England launched its ChildFair State Inquiry in May. Picture: Children England

News 20 September 2023

Children England to close after 81 years

Thirty per cent of social worker sick days are linked to stress and wellbeing, research finds. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 20 September 2023

Almost a third of social worker sick days caused by stress

Kathy Evans presents an award at the Children and Young People Now Awards 2022. Picture: Colin Miller

News 20 September 2023

Children England: Sector pays tribute as charity announces closure

X-rays of the teeth are among those set to be used as part of age assessments. Picture: Adobe Stock/Anatoliy_gleb

News 18 September 2023

Medical experts slam ‘unethical’ use of x-rays in asylum age assessments

Dame Rachel de Souza has criticised the government's handling of the issue. Picture: Office of the children's commissioner for England

News 14 September 2023

Children’s commissioner seeks young people’s views ahead of general election

Youth services and Home Start programmes are among areas being cut, research suggests. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 14 September 2023

Councils 'prioritising crisis intervention funding'

Kinship carers and the children they care for need greater support, MPs say. Picture: Monkey Business/Adobe Stock

News 13 September 2023

Call for better mental health and education support for kinship care families

Swindon Council has pledged to improve children's services. Picture: Jon Le-Bon/Adobe Stock

News 12 September 2023

Council vows to improve children’s services after ‘inadequate' rating

James Thomas has been named as the new chief executive at Birmingham Children's Trust. Picture: Birmingham Children's Trust

News 11 September 2023

Birmingham Children’s Trust appoints new chief executive

Baroness Tyler urged greater investment in reforming children's social care. Picture: UK Parliament

News 8 September 2023

Care Review: Government’s pilot plan unlikely to bring change, peer warns

Sibling sexual abuse can make practitioners feel 'particularly uncomfortable', the guide states. Picture: Ilike/Adobe Stock

News 7 September 2023

Guidance to tackle sibling sexual abuse launches

Amerdeep Somal is as the current financial regulators complaints commissioner. Picture: LGO

News 5 September 2023

New local government and social care ombudsman announced

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Features 1 September 2023

Children's Workforce Guide to Qualifications and Training 2023/24

Yvette Stanley said the inspection will provide 'helpful insight' into the impact of regional adoption. Picture: Ofsted

News 1 September 2023

Ofsted announces thematic inspection of regional adoption agencies