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A new report calls for government departments and all those who work to safeguard children to have a shared focus on tackling the “stubborn challenges” in child protection.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
From today, councils can apply to the DWP for funding to train frontline staff who regularly come into contact with families facing conflict, so they can intervene at the right time to reduce friction between parents and hel…
Babies and children in England will get a better start in life following the publication of a review into reducing inequalities in the first 1,001 days of life.
Ofsted is set to introduce a new, more effective and proportionate approach to inspecting Cafcass (the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service).
Thousands of families are using Tax-Free Childcare to pay for childcare and benefitting from the 20% government top-up.
Millions more children and young people will have access to significantly expanded mental health services, backed by £79 million.
A ban on placing vulnerable children under the age of 16 in unregulated accommodation will come into force in September
PM Boris Johnson has appointed Dr. Alex George as Youth Mental Health Ambassador.
OPSS is again raising awareness of the potential hazards posed to children by button batteries, which have become commonplace in our homes.
New Health and Wellbeing Fund will support 19 projects to reduce health inequalities among new mothers and babies.
Edenred site opens for schools to purchase eGift cards for eligible families to use at their choice of supermarkets
Wide-ranging, independent review to address poor outcomes for children in care as well as strengthening families to improve vulnerable children’s lives
Hundreds of NHS maternity and neonatal leaders in England will benefit from a new £500,000 maternity leadership programme.
From the end of January 2021, childminders, nurseries and all other childcare providers must use an online notification form to tell us about significant events.
Ofsted, HM Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP), and Care Quality Commission (CQC) have issued an urgent notification for Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre.
Education Secretary Gavin Williamson announces Dame Rachel de Souza as the next Children’s Commissioner for England
Dr Krish Kandiah appointed new Chair of the Adoption and Special Guardianship Leadership Board
LLW Repository Ltd (LLWR) helps finance a further 16 iPads for Gosforth Primary youngsters.
The paper, prompted by high profile cases of sexual grooming in towns like Rochdale and Rotherham, sets out academic evidence on characteristics of group-based offending.
Ofsted publishes the third and final set of reports looking at the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on children and young people.
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