The children’s minister Tim Loughton has written to Lambeth Council congratulating the authority on being the first in the country to receive an outstanding Ofsted rating for both its safeguarding and looked-after children's services. Loughton said he is “keen to encourage effective local authorities to share their learning on how to deliver improvement and change locally with other authorities facing similar challenges."
Some sports coaches have given up working with children for fear of false accusations of abuse, the Telegraph reports. A study by academics at Manchester Metropolitan University found that child protection policies may be hampering attempts to widen participation in sport. Researchers argued that regulations designed to protect children have created a “climate of fear” for coaches.
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