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Almost 700 children at risk of domestic violence every day, study shows

Thursday, November 21, 2019

Almost 700 children are identified as being at risk of domestic violence in the UK every day, with many more cases going unreported, new figures reveal.

Independent children's services trust failing to protect children, Ofsted finds

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Friday, July 27, 2018

Ofsted has criticised failures to protect vulnerable young people and the slow pace of improvement at an "inadequate" children's services department that was taken over by an independent trust last year.

Social care 'postcode lottery' puts vulnerable children at risk

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Tuesday, July 10, 2018

Children's safety is being put at risk due to differing thresholds across England for intervening and offering support to families, a report by a group of MPs and peers has warned.

'World first' internet safety laws proposed to protect children

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Monday, April 8, 2019

"Pioneering" government plans for protecting children online, including with a new regulator, have been announced today.

CSE focus 'diverts attention from other forms of abuse', NSPCC warns

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Wednesday, February 14, 2018

The current focus on tackling child sexual exploitation (CSE) is distracting policymakers from efforts to combat other forms of child abuse, the NSPCC has warned.

Children's trust boss steps down in wake of Ofsted report

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Thursday, February 8, 2018

The chief executive of the second children's services department in England moved out of council control has announced her intention to step down from the role, just days after Ofsted published a report highlighting concerns about the pace of progress.

Lack of duty on schools 'could compromise safeguarding shake-up'

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Friday, January 12, 2018

Government plans to overhaul local child safeguarding arrangements risk being compromised by a failure to involve schools, council leaders have warned.

Children's services leaders urge action on home schooling

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Tuesday, November 28, 2017

Children's services leaders have called for tougher regulation of home schooling after it emerged that the number of children being educated outside of schools is rising fast.

Queen's Speech: Plans to scrap free school meals and create new grammars dropped

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Wednesday, June 21, 2017

Plans to scrap free school meals for primary school children and allow new grammar schools to be opened have not featured in the government's legislative plans for the new parliament.

Campaign group welcomes Labour mandatory reporting pledge

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Thursday, May 11, 2017

Campaigners calling for mandatory reporting to be introduced in order to protect children from abuse have welcomed a pledge from the Labour Party to strengthen the duty to report if it wins next month's general election.

Child abuse victims 'let down by system', children's commissioner claims

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Wednesday, April 19, 2017

Children who are the victims of child sexual abuse are being let down by the system, with professionals often failing to pick up signs of abuse, England's children's commissioner has said.

Three councils receive 'good' ratings for children's services

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Friday, March 31, 2017

Children's services at three councils have been rated as "good" following inspections by Ofsted.

Government urges councils to prioritise housing for domestic abuse victims

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Monday, October 30, 2017

Councils will be "strongly encouraged" to prioritise social housing for children and parents who have fled domestic abuse under new guidance proposed by the government.

Council's child protection failings 'put children at risk'

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Wednesday, October 18, 2017

Inspectors have criticised a council for a raft of children's services failings that are putting young people at risk of harm.

Inspectors slam children's home over 'crime and drugs' issues

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Friday, October 6, 2017

A children's home where young people go missing, are involved in crime and misuse drugs has been strongly criticised by Ofsted.

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Almost 700 children at risk of domestic violence every day, study shows

Independent children's services trust failing to protect children, Ofsted finds

Social care 'postcode lottery' puts vulnerable children at risk

'World first' internet safety laws proposed to protect children

CSE focus 'diverts attention from other forms of abuse', NSPCC warns

Children's trust boss steps down in wake of Ofsted report

Lack of duty on schools 'could compromise safeguarding shake-up'

Children's services leaders urge action on home schooling

Queen's Speech: Plans to scrap free school meals and create new grammars dropped

Campaign group welcomes Labour mandatory reporting pledge

Child abuse victims 'let down by system', children's commissioner claims

Three councils receive 'good' ratings for children's services

Government urges councils to prioritise housing for domestic abuse victims

Council's child protection failings 'put children at risk'

Inspectors slam children's home over 'crime and drugs' issues

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