Monthly Archives: February 2012

Will reporting restrictions mean that abusive teachers go undetected?

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Will reporting restrictions mean that abusive teachers go undetected?
Summary: Explains Section 13 of the Education Act 2011 and raises concerns about restrictions on reporting allegations made against teachers. Briefly looks at some of the discussions held in the House of Lords when the Act was still a Bill and suggests that the legislation tilts the bias in favour of the teaching profession when allegations of abuse are made by children.
Publication details: Protecting Children Update Issue 85, 2012 pp 12
Authors: Whitehead, Jenni

Missing children and adults: cross-government strategy announced.

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Missing children and adults: cross-government strategy announced.
Summary: Summarises key points from the Home Office strategy, ‘Missing children and adults: a cross government strategy’, which aims to get agencies to do more to reduce the number of children going missing and reduce the risk of harm for those that do go missing. Highlights that many children who go missing, particularly as a result of sexual exploitation, do not attend school and are hard to engage with when they do. Suggests that teaching about the risks of running away/going missing needs to be incorporated into the curriculum early on, e.g. in year 6, 7 and 8. Briefly looks at the strategy’s recommendation on working with the voluntary sector and discusses the work of CEOP (Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre). The full strategy can be downloaded at: http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/publications/police/missing-persons-strategy?view=Binary
Publication details: Protecting Children Update Issue 85, 2012 pp 9
Authors: Whitehead, Jenni

Home office statistical bulletin: homicides, firearm offences and intimate violence 2010/11: supplementary volume 2 to crime in England and Wales 2010/11.

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Home office statistical bulletin: homicides, firearm offences and intimate violence 2010/11: supplementary volume 2 to crime in England and Wales 2010/11.
Summary: Further analysis and statistical detail on homicide, gun crime and intimate violence in England and Wales for 2010/11. Includes breakdowns for homicides on age and sex of victim, method, circumstance, relationship of victim to principal suspect, and court outcome. Presents the intimate violence findings from the 2010/11 British Crime Survey (BCS) self-completion module on partner abuse, family abuse, sexual assault and stalking.
Publication details: London: Home Office. Research, Development and Statistics Directorate, 2012 pp 118

Future insecure: secure children’s homes in England and Wales.

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Future insecure: secure children’s homes in England and Wales.
Summary: Provides an overview of the current state of secure children’s homes in England and Wales. Covers a broad spectrum of issues, including: common problems faced by children who end up in the justice system; the rights of young offenders; the importance of further research into the children’s needs; and the cost of incarcerating children.
Publication details: London: Howard League for Penal Reform, 2012 pp 10
ISBN: 9781905994434

Three steps to escaping violence against women and girls: a guide for black and minority ethnic (BME) women and children.

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Three steps to escaping violence against women and girls: a guide for black and minority ethnic (BME) women and children.
Summary: Guide for black and minority ethnic (BME) women and children, providing information and advice on escaping domestic violence. It contains information on what constitutes abuse, including sexual violence from a spouse, forced marriage, dowry abuse, female genital mutilation, and ‘honour’ based violence. It also provides advice on how to report domestic violence. Also provides advice for women who have entered the UK as a spouse, unmarried partner or civil partner of a British Citizen, or non-citizen who is settled in the UK, and whose relationship has broken down as a result of domestic violence. Includes a list of agencies who are able to provide further help and information.
Publication details: London: Home Office, 2012 pp 15
ISBN: 9781849875486

Advice on child internet safety 1.0: universal guidelines for providers.

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Advice on child internet safety 1.0: universal guidelines for providers.
Summary: Provides guidance for organisations and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) about protecting children online. Outlines the key risks that young people may face online: privacy, grooming, sexual images, cyberbullying, harmful content and fraud. Looks at best practice for service providers divided into the following sections: chatting, sharing, gaming, content providing, networking and shopping and commerce.
Publication details: [London]: Department for Education (DfE), 2012 pp 21
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Corporate authors: UK Council for Child Internet Safety

Differential therapeutic outcomes of community-based group interventions for women and children exposed to intimate partner violence.

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Differential therapeutic outcomes of community-based group interventions for women and children exposed to intimate partner violence.
Summary: Study comparing two community-based group therapies for women and children exposed to domestic violence (emotion-focused versus goal-oriented). Results showed that children in both groups reported decreases in family and peer conflict and increases in state of emotional well-being and self-esteem. Women saw similar decreases in depression and increases in family bonding and self-efficacy within both therapy groups. However, greater decreases in family conflict were seen in the participants from the goal-oriented group, while significantly greater increases in social support were reported among emotion-focused participants. Women in both groups reported increased readiness to change alcohol consumption, but only women in the goal oriented group actually reported a significant decrease in their drinking.
Publication details: Journal of Interpersonal Violence Volume 26 Issue 12, 2011 pp 2457-2482
Authors: McWhirter, Paula T.

Children’s experiences of domestic violence: developing an integrated response from police and child protection services.

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Children’s experiences of domestic violence: developing an integrated response from police and child protection services.
Summary: Presents findings from a UK study examining police notifications of incidents of domestic violence (DV) to child protection services. Examines the interface between the police and child protection services in responding to 251 DV incidents involving children. Social workers reported that notifications conveyed little information on children’s experiences of the incidents. The study identifies a range of innovative approaches for improving the co-ordination of police and child protective services in relation to children’s exposure to DV. The full research report, Children and families experiencing domestic violence: police and children’s social services’ responses (NSPCC, 2010), can be downloaded at: http://www.nspcc.org.uk/Inform/research/findings/children_experiencing_domestic_ violence_report_wdf70355.pdf
Publication details: Journal of Interpersonal Violence Volume 26 Issue 12, 2011 pp 2372-2391
Authors: Stanley, Nicky, and Miller, Pam, and Foster, Helen Richardson, and Thomson, Gill

When a core group isn’t working.

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When a core group isn’t working.
Summary: Uses a case study to explore Core groups and what happens when a child protection plan stops working. Core groups are formed when a child becomes the subject of a child protection plan and are designed to help parents and professionals to keep on track with the plan. Looks at a case in which 2 children at risk of neglect and physical abuse were still subject to a plan after 2 years and little change had been achieved during this time. Outlines the responsibilities of schools in this case.
Publication details: Protecting Children Update Issue 85, 2012 pp 10-11
Authors: Whitehead, Jenni

The Protection of Freedoms Bill: how does it affect vetting and barring?

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The Protection of Freedoms Bill: how does it affect vetting and barring?
Summary: Provides an overview of legal duties in relation to vetting and barring, in particular looking at potential changes which may result if the Protection of Freedoms Bill (introduced in February 2011) becomes law. Part 5 of the Bill covers proposed amendments to the Vetting and Barring Scheme, the scope of regulated activity and some of the proposed changes to the CRB system.
Publication details: Protecting Children Update Issue 85, 2012 pp 7-8
Authors: Durbridge, Dai