Daily round up 10 March: Domestic disputes, Leicester sacking, and extremism

Police are increasingly being called to domestic incidents because parents are unable to discipline their children, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary has said. The Daily Mail reports that in one case a 13-year-old boy was arrested for common assault for attacking his 11-year-old sister. Another boy, 17, was arrested for pushing his stepfather and damaging the garden fence.


The former director of children's services at Leicester City Council was sacked after a "botched" review led to half a council's frontline social workers quitting. The BBC reports that mayor of Leicester Sir Peter Soulsby said there was a "complete failure" to inform the council's leaders about the crisis which resulted in "serious delays" in allocating up to 300 child care cases. Former head of department Elaine McHale was been dismissed, while assistant mayor Vi Dempster stood down.


Preventing children getting involved in extremism is the responsibility of parents, the chief constable of Greater Manchester Police has said. According to the Telegraph, Sir Peter Fahy made the comments following police criticism over the case of the three Muslim girls who travelled to Syria from London. He said: “The prime responsibility for stopping young people thinking about travelling to Syria or other warzones must be with their families and carers, who know them and are able to spot the early signs of radicalisation.”


Children are more likely to make more progress than their peers if their parents take an active interest in their education from an early age, according to research by the Education Endowment Foundation. ITV News reports that a study by the organisation found that young children with parents that get involved in their learning will make on average around five months' extra progress over the course of a single year.


More than 3,500 children went missing across Worcestershire in the space of five years. A Freedom of Information request by Worcester News found that nearly 600 of the cases involved young people in care. The NSPCC has warned that missing children are at greater risk of drug abuse and grooming as well as harm and sexual exploitation.