New safeguarding resources to be developed for voluntary sector
A comprehensive suite of free safeguarding tools and advice will soon be available to the voluntary sector following the award of £570,000 by the National Lottery Community Fund to the Safer Social...
View ArticleGovernment 'diluting' guidance for independent schools on teaching respect...
The Government has diluted guidance outlining how independent schools in England are expected to teach respect for LGBT people, says Humanists UK.The UK Government has diluted guidance outlining how...
View ArticleNew research finds missing children are being let down
Opportunities to safeguard children who go missing from home or care are being missed by councils.New research by The Children’s Society found on average just 50 per cent of missing episodes resulted...
View ArticleNew programme will help local areas tackle child exploitation
The Tackling Child Exploitation Support Programme aims to develop an effective response to child exploitation and threats from outside the family home, including child sexual exploitation and child...
View ArticleCharity Commission reports on inquiry into Oxfam GB
The regulator found the charity repeatedly fell below standards expected, had a culture of tolerating poor behaviour, and concludes that it failed to meet promises made on safeguarding, ultimately...
View ArticleEnvironmental groups launch High Court challenge to Brexit regulation over...
Lawyers from ClientEarth have helped launch a High Court challenge to the UK government’s Brexit laws, over sweeping new powers that may weaken protection for seas and wildlife in the UK.Lawyers from...
View ArticleHoward League research finds children’s homes calling the police 200 times a...
Some children’s homes are calling the police repeatedly over matters that would never involve the police if they happened in a family home, says the Howard League.Children’s homes in parts of England...
View ArticleSafeguarding system needs to do more to protect teens and infants
At least half of all children who died or were seriously harmed were already identified as vulnerable.A new report by the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel highlights that the safeguarding...
View ArticleInspection of Border Force detention finds improvement but some serious concerns
A new inspection report says Border Force should ensure that children, injured detainees and those held in vehicles are treated safely, decently and in accordance with the law.An inspection of...
View ArticleCall for urgent government action to keep babies and young children safe
In some areas, staff who would normally safeguard babies have been redeployed to repsond to the COVID-19 crisis.Over 40 leading mental health, family and children’s charities and professional bodies...
View ArticleFamily of Errol Graham issues legal claim against the DWP
The family of Errol Graham, who died after his benefits were stopped, are challenging the DWP’s policy for terminating benefits.The family of Errol Graham, who died after his benefits were stopped,...
View ArticleCall for Charity Commission to intervene over C of E safeguarding failures
Abuse survivors, senior lawyers, retired and one serving bishop, academics and other figures associated with the Church have written to Baroness Stowell of Beeston, Chair of the Charity Commission,...
View ArticleLeigh Day solicitors respond to IICSA report on sexual abuse within Anglican...
Over many decades, the Church of England failed to protect children and young people from sexual abusers, instead facilitating a culture where perpetrators could hide, says the Inquiry Chair.The...
View ArticleUnprecedented demand for social care with unpaid carers at breaking point
Tens of thousands of people are turning to social services for urgent help because of the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on families and individuals with support needs, who are unable to cope any...
View ArticleApplication submitted for second inquest into death of Jodey Whiting
A Consultant Psychiatrist concluded that there was likely to have been a causal link between the DWP failings and Jodey Whiting’s state of mind immediately before her death.The family of Jodey Whiting...
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