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Home Office unveils statutory FGM guidance

Wednesday, July 22, 2015

| CYP Now

Statutory guidance for how children's social workers, doctors, police and teachers should deal with suspected cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) has been published by government as part of attempts to protect potential victims.

Major trial finds ‘promising' results for sexual abuse therapy

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Monday, February 22, 2016

| CYP Now

Therapeutic support delivered by social workers can reduce the numbers of children experiencing the highest levels of trauma following sexual abuse, a major study has found.

Multi-agency partnerships improve child abuse detection

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Thursday, July 25, 2013

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Multi-agency child protection arrangements are improving information sharing across partner bodies and helping to identify safeguarding problems quicker, a government review of local partnerships has found.

Joint working model cuts safeguarding case delays

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Tuesday, December 17, 2013

| CYP Now

Multi-agency safeguarding hubs (Mash) in London have nearly halved the amount of time it takes to deal with child protection referrals, according to new research.

Professionals feel ‘powerless' when faced with neglect

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Wednesday, February 6, 2013

| CYP Now

Nine out of ten teachers, police officers and social workers are regularly coming into contact with children they suspect to be suffering from neglect, but up to 40 per cent feel powerless to intervene, a report has warned.

Loss of anonymity for expert witnesses will undermine child protection

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Monday, June 27, 2011

| CYP Now

Fewer health professionals will come forward as expert witnesses in child protection cases after losing their anonymity and immunity from being sued, the chief executive of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) has warned.

Parental conflict ‘damages children's mental health'

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Tuesday, March 22, 2016

| CYP Now

Exposure to conflict between their parents can put children's mental health and long-term life chances at risk, a government-funded study has found.

Clegg admits mistakes over NHS overhaul

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Thursday, May 26, 2011

| CYP Now

The Deputy Prime Minister has admitted that government "didn't get all of the substance right" on its proposals to reform the NHS.

NHS trust set to axe up to 60 health visitors

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Wednesday, November 16, 2016

| CYP Now

As many as 60 health visitors could be axed as part of efforts to save money at an NHS foundation trust, it has been claimed.

Revised assessment to offer comprehensive picture of young offender needs

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Friday, November 11, 2011

| CYP Now

An assessment tool for young offenders that will forge closer links with health and children's services is set to be introduced to produce a fuller picture of the needs of children in the youth justice system.

Daniel Pelka SCR: Four-year-old "invisible" to professionals

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Tuesday, September 17, 2013

| CYP Now

A four-year-old who was murdered after months of starvation and beatings was effectively "invisible" to professionals as a result of language barriers, a probe has found.

Bernadette McNally appointed Birmingham director of children's services

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Wednesday, August 20, 2014

| CYP Now

A new director of children's services has been appointed by Birmingham City Council to turn around the troubled department.

Minister criticises Hamzah Khan review findings

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Wednesday, November 13, 2013

| CYP Now

Children's minister Edward Timpson has slammed a review into the death of toddler Hamzah Khan for failing to answer key questions about the case, claiming it contains "glaring absences".

Alison O'Sullivan to be ADCS president in 2015

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Thursday, January 2, 2014

| CYP Now

The head of children's services for Kirklees has been announced as the vice president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services for 2014/15.

Media portrayal of out-of-area care placements ‘unhelpful'

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Thursday, January 9, 2014

| CYP Now

There is an "unhelpful" misperception among the media and public about the nature of out-of-authority placements for looked-after children, council care managers have said.

FGM helpline makes dozens of referrals to agencies

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Friday, February 7, 2014

| CYP Now

The NSPCC's helpline for reporting suspected cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) has referred dozens of cases to police and children's services since being set up last year.

Social work leaders oppose mandatory FGM reporting

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Friday, January 16, 2015

| CYP Now

The College of Social Work (TCSW) is urging the Home Office to back down on plans to bring in mandatory reporting of female genital mutilation (FGM).

Children's homes providers demand scrapping of new quality standards

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Wednesday, April 1, 2015

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New quality standards for children's homes should be scrapped by the next government, an organisation representing residential care providers has said.

Chief inspectors slam councils' CSE failings

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Wednesday, June 17, 2015

| CYP Now

The chief inspectors of Ofsted and Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) have launched a scathing attack on councils' failure to tackle child sexual exploitation (CSE).

Mental health services for abused children 'inadequate'

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Wednesday, January 27, 2016

| CYP Now

Services designed to help abused children overcome trauma are inadequate, professionals working with them have claimed.

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Home Office unveils statutory FGM guidance

Major trial finds ‘promising' results for sexual abuse therapy

Multi-agency partnerships improve child abuse detection

Joint working model cuts safeguarding case delays

Professionals feel ‘powerless' when faced with neglect

Loss of anonymity for expert witnesses will undermine child protection

Parental conflict ‘damages children's mental health'

Clegg admits mistakes over NHS overhaul

NHS trust set to axe up to 60 health visitors

Revised assessment to offer comprehensive picture of young offender needs

Daniel Pelka SCR: Four-year-old "invisible" to professionals

Bernadette McNally appointed Birmingham director of children's services

Minister criticises Hamzah Khan review findings

Alison O'Sullivan to be ADCS president in 2015

Media portrayal of out-of-area care placements ‘unhelpful'

FGM helpline makes dozens of referrals to agencies

Social work leaders oppose mandatory FGM reporting

Children's homes providers demand scrapping of new quality standards

Chief inspectors slam councils' CSE failings

Mental health services for abused children 'inadequate'

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