Improvements needed in Parc YOI's equality and diversity work. Picture: HMI Prisons

Inspectors find insufficient progress in equality and diversity work at Parc YOI

Youth Justice
John Drew is senior associate at the Prison Reform Trust

When is a prison for children not a children's prison?

Youth Justice
Deborah McMillan is former children's commissioner for Jersey

Artificial Intelligence – the new digital confidant

Children's Services
Disadvantaged parents will struggle to access expanded childcare provision, experts told the education select committee. Picture: Parliament.TV

Disadvantaged families will struggle to access expanded funded childcare, MPs told

Early Years
Josh MacAlister addresses the Lords Public Services Committee. Picture: Parliament.TV

Josh MacAlister: Full funding required to ensure social care transformation is successful

Social Care
Young people are often housed in unsuitable accommodation, the ombudsman warns. Picture: Monkey Business/Adobe Stock

Better partnerships needed between housing and children’s services, says ombudsman

Social Care
Creative Youth Network is a registered charity based in Bristol and South Gloucestershire. Picture: Creative Youth Network

Support charity first to receive prestigious youth services award  

Youth Work
A third of social workers were found to be supporting people in need using their own resources. Picture: Andreabzerova/Adobe Stock

Social workers report caseload increase amid cost-of-living crisis

Social Care
The Met Police must address failures in the protection of children, the Baroness Casey Review states. Picture: pxl.store/Adobe Stock

Met Police condemned over child safeguarding failures

Social Care
Josh MacAlister describes the government's standards as 'not good enough'. Picture: Frontline

Josh MacAlister criticises unregulated accommodation plans

Social Care
Alan Wood was appointed as commissioner for Solihull Council by DfE. Picture: Alan Wood

Solihull Council ‘must develop three-year plan’ to improve children's services

Social Care
Cornwall Council was visited by Ofsted. Picture: Nicole Kwiatkowski/Adobe Stock

Cornwall's New Year surprise

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