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Evaluating effectiveness of early help services for children and families provided by local authorities and their partners.
Exploring ways successful leadership in children’s services leads to better practice and improves lives.
Information on looked-after children at both national and local authority levels for the reporting year 2013 to 2014.
Children referred to and assessed by children's social services for the financial year ending 31 March 2014.
Information about staff in children's homes.
Research carried out to understand the qualifications, skills and training required to meet the needs of young people in children’s homes.
Statistics covering statutory notifications of incidents affecting children aged under 18 years.
Reports on statutory notifications of incidents affecting children under 18, including incidents of serious harm and deaths.
Data from local safeguarding children boards (LSCBs) in England.
Children referred to and assessed by children's social services for the financial year ending March 2013.
Research into services for parents in children’s centres.
An overview of research into how possible it is for parents to change when their children are likely to enter care.
The costs and contribution that residential parenting assessments make to effective decision-making in public law.
An investigation into how Slough can improve its social care services for children by changing its structure and governance arrangements.
Scale and data for children in care, receiving social-care support, and living away from home in boarding or other residential schools or colleges.
Overview of a report of Ofsted's inspection findings in relation to the help, care and protection of children.
Research looking at the effectiveness of children's centres in England at providing services to eligible families.
Statistics on approved placements by type, gender, age and length of stay.
Evaluation of the framework for the inspection of services for children in need of help and protection, children looked after and care leavers.
Research on social workers’ decision-making when working with children entering social care.
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