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Review into deaths of young people leaving the care system to be published later this year, led by Ashley John-Baptiste and Clare Chamberlain
Right to maintain contact with siblings to be strengthened in law for children in care via amendment to Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Ofsted has today published updates to the framework for inspecting local authority children's services (ILACS).
How the City of York Council embedded the national framework across all areas of children’s social care.
How Cheshire West and Chester Council is using the national framework when working with families.
A new Ofsted report, published today, describes the challenges some schools and colleges face in supporting children in care to reach their potential, due to inconsistencies in local authority practice, unclear national expe…
Child cruelty convictions such as neglect and abandonment will face the same police notification requirements as registered sex offenders.
£126 million of support confirmed for family members such as grandparents, aunts and uncles who care for relatives’ children in new pilot scheme.
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson writes to the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel following their review into the issues raised by the death of baby Victoria Marten.
A national child safeguarding review has called for urgent action to better protect vulnerable unborn babies and infants, following the tragic death of baby Victoria Marten.
Ofsted has sent surveys to social care providers to find out about the experiences of the children, parents, staff and professionals involved.
Children who are affected by domestic abuse are not being consistently recognised as victims despite this being set out in law, according to a new joint report by Ofsted, the CQC, HMICFRS, and HMIP.
Major boost for children leaving care with free prescriptions, dental and eyecare services.
A new referral service will connect victims with help through their GP, and there's up to £50 million for therapeutic support for child victims of sexual abuse.
Ofsted has today announced plans to reform inspections of local authorities’ children’s services across 2026 and 2027.
Sir Martyn Oliver, Ofsted's Chief Inspector, spoke at the annual National Children and Adult Services Conference in Bournemouth.
An independent review into the operations of Social Work England has been launched to ensure that social workers are properly supporting vulnerable people.
Starting in the autumn of 2025, inspections will consider local areas’ multi-agency responses to child sexual abuse in the family environment.
Extra £18 million injected into councils in England to roll out children’s social care reforms that prioritise earlier intervention.
In response to the serious risk of harm to children, Ofsted, CQC and HMI Prisons have issued an urgent notification about Oakhill STC to the Secretary of State for Justice, Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood MP.
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