A group of 60 young people are working with the government to highlight exceptional examples of volunteers. The Cabinet Office and Step up to Serve have set up the Young Social Action Ambassadors network as part of efforts to inspire more young people to volunteer.
A social worker who falsified records whilst working with vulnerable children at Essex County Council has been suspended. The BBC reports that Andrew Mills worked for the authority’s children in care team when he created a false assessment and falsely claimed to have visited another child in care.
Bereaved parents have created a short film about the dangers water poses to young children. ITV reports that The Danger Age is inspired by the story of Simon Martyn, whose three-year-old son Conwy died in a drowning accident. Lorna Else also worked as a consultant on the film after her two-year-old son Oliver died in a swimming pool accident in July 2010.
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