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Liverpool City Region’s six councils took the key messages from the Care Experienced Conference to create a ‘Shared Pledge’ to improve work with young people in care. Picture: Lightfield Studios/Adobe Stock

Features 27 April 2022

Putting the Care Pledge into Practice

Digital services offer new ways of delivering support to children and families. Picture: Екатерина Рукосуева/Adobe Stock

Other 27 April 2022

Digital Solutions: Policy context

The pandemic compelled children’s services to move work onto digital platforms. Illustration: Vectorideas/Adobe Stock

Features 27 April 2022

Digital Solutions Special Report

Latest report by Ofcom details how young children engage with different media

Best Practice 27 April 2022

Digital toolkit helps young children grasp the building blocks of online safety

A pilot inspection took place in Hampshire last year. Picture: Peter Sterling/Adobe Stock

Features 27 April 2022

Inspections Clinic: Multi-agency safeguarding

The serious case review was launched in 2019. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 27 April 2022

'Chances missed' by professionals to help neglected and abused toddler

Amanda Spielman says Ofsted's role has 'never been more important'. Picture: Ofsted

News 26 April 2022

Care Review could prompt changes to children’s social care inspections, Ofsted says

Lisa Harker (left) and Sarah Blackmore (right) give evidence to peers. Picture: Parliament TV

News 26 April 2022

Social workers need improved family court training, peers told

Justice minister Dominic Raab announced plans to replace the Human Rights Act with a British bill of rights. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 25 April 2022

Abandon plans for bill of rights, government urged

The CSA Centre is calling for greater understanding of the identification of sexual abuse in children. Picture: CSA Centre

News 22 April 2022

Concern over decrease in child protection plans citing sexual abuse

Gail Tolley has worked in Brent since 2014. Picture: Brent Council

News 21 April 2022

Brent Council's director of children’s services announces retirement

Steve Crocker is president of the ADCS. Picture: ADCS

News 20 April 2022

Number of ‘twin-hat’ children’s services leaders at 12-year low

More than 150 charities have signed the open letter. Picture: iMix

News 20 April 2022

Children’s charities condemn plans to send refugees to Rwanda

Doncaster Council will hold a six-month consultation on plans. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 19 April 2022

Doncaster to take back control of children’s services from independent trust

Children who have been trafficked are more likely to go missing from care, research shows. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 19 April 2022

Sharp increase in proportion of trafficked children missing from care