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Findings from surveys of people who applied to and people who completed the 2022 cohort of the Frontline (now Approach Social Work) social work programme.
Annual statistics for England on serious incidents that involve death or serious harm to a child due to abuse or neglect, and any death of a looked-after child.
Statistics on approved placements by type, sex, age, ethnicity and length of stay.
This publication presents information on the number of children on the child protection register at the end of each quarter.
Annual update of indicators related to children in care, road traffic accidents, hospital admissions, A&E attendance and pregnancy and birth.
Information on the stability of children looked after on 31 March 2025.
A range of outcome measures at national and local authority level for children in need, including children looked after by local authorities.
This report was commissioned to evaluate how multi-agency safeguarding partnerships across England respond to serious youth violence/county lines exploitation.
Annual statistics on child and family social workers, including agency social workers, employed in local authorities in England.
Research on the experiences of children in care in schools and colleges.
This annual publication presents information on those who left care during the previous financial year, as well as the circumstances of those who have left care at the time of their nineteenth birthday.
National safeguarding practice review into the death of baby Victoria Marten.
This report explores the needs, experiences and outcomes of young people (aged 12 to 25) growing up in adoptive and special guardianship families.
Findings from surveys of people who applied to and people who completed cohort 7 of the step up to social work programme.
This report looks at how local partnerships and services respond to children who are at risk of, or who have been victims of, domestic abuse.
Baroness Casey's audit on group-based child sexual exploitation and abuse ('grooming gangs').
Report to the Minister of State for Children and Families by Children’s Services Commissioner, Nigel Richardson CBE.
A research protocol document for testing systemic family therapy approaches to improve outcomes for families through trained keyworkers.
Service providers' reflections on the implementation and impact of the family network pilot.
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