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DfE faces legal action over pupil isolation booths

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  • Thursday, April 4, 2019
  • | CYP Now
Two families have threatened the Department for Education with legal action over what they claim is unclear guidance on the use of pupil isolation - after their children with SEN were held for long periods.

Child neglect offences double since 2012

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  • Tuesday, December 4, 2018
  • | CYP Now
Police dealt with more than twice the number of child cruelty and neglect reports in the UK last year compared with five years ago, the NSPCC has found.

Ofsted warns of slow progress at 'inadequate' council

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  • Thursday, October 4, 2018
  • | CYP Now
Inspectors have raised concerns about the lack of progress at a children's services department that was rated "inadequate" by Ofsted earlier this year, warning that support for vulnerable children is being removed too quickly.

DfE 'encouraging councils to shirk legal duties'

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  • Tuesday, September 4, 2018
  • | CYP Now
A document published by the Department for Education has been criticised by campaigners for encouraging councils to renege on statutory child protection obligations, 18 months after controversial legislation to give local authorities greater freedoms was dropped in the face of opposition.

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