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Government publishes its final version of Working Together

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Government publishes its final version of Working Together

The revised guidance, Working Together To Safeguard Children (2013), has been launched today and condenses around 700 pages of guidance into 95 pages.

Changes include removing the requirement to have a separate initial and core assessment of children in need. The 10-day target to complete initial assessments is also removed; however the 45 working days target for an assessment to conclude has been retained. The government has said this target will be monitored and could be removed at a later date.

BBC News has published data from a freedom of information request into crimes involving people accessing illegal images of children in England and Wales

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BBC News has published data from a freedom of information request into crimes involving people accessing illegal images of children in England and Wales. Findings include: between 2007 and 2011 the number of crimes detected increased by 48%, from 919 to 1,362.
Source: BBC Online

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Community Care has published an article looking at how recent research into safeguarding disabled children should inform social work practice.

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Community Care has published an article looking at how recent research into safeguarding disabled children should inform social work practice. Lessons for social workers include: disabled children are more vulnerable to abuse than their able-bodied peers, and special attention should be paid to disabled children’s communication support needs.
Source: Community Care 22 February 2013

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The Guardian reports on the work of domestic abuse charity Tender in teaching young people about abusive and healthy relationships.

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The Guardian reports on the work of domestic abuse charity Tender in teaching young people about abusive and healthy relationships. The charity runs drama workshops in schools, pupil referral units and youth centres, exploring what is and isn’t acceptable behaviour in a relationship.
Source: Guardian 26 February 2013

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The Department for Education has published a young person’s guide to the Children and Families Bill

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The Department for Education has published a young person’s guide to the Children and Families Bill, explaining how proposed changes will affect them and their families.
Source: Department for Education 25 February 2013
Further information:
The Young Person’s Guide to the Children and Families Bill. (PDF)

Source: NSPCC CASPAR

The Government and Ofsted have published their responses to the Education Committee’s report on the child protection system in England

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The Government and Ofsted have published their responses to the Education Committee’s report on the child protection system in England, addressing each of the Committee’s recommendations in turn.
Source: Parliament.uk 25 February 2013
Further information:
Children first: the child protection system in England: responses from the Government and Ofsted to the Committee’s fourth report of session 2012-13. (PDF)

Source: NSPCC CASPAR

The Family Justice Board, in collaboration with the Judiciary, has published consultation documents setting out key contributions and good practice

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The Family Justice Board, in collaboration with the Judiciary, has published consultation documents setting out key contributions and good practice which the family courts can expect from Cafcass, local authorities, the Legal Aid Agency, and Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS). Expectations include: local authorities developing a clear chronology for each case; Cafcass children’s guardians evaluating local authority cases prior to the case management conference to identify applications where further work is needed. The deadline for responses to the consultation is 28 February 2013 at 12pm.
Source: Ministry of Justice press release