Monthly Archives: April 2012

The Home Office has released figures from the first year of the Child Sex Offender Disclosure Scheme

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The Home Office has released figures from the first year of the Child Sex Offender Disclosure Scheme. Findings, which all relate to England and Wales, include: over the last year the police have received more than 1,600 enquiries, over 900 formal applications, and at least 160 disclosures relating to child sex offences have been made.
Source: Home Office Press Release 04 March 2012

The Department for Education has published updated guidance for children’s services chiefs in England

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The Department for Education has published updated guidance for children’s services chiefs in England. Issues covered include: the appointment and roles and responsibilities of the Director of Children

NSPCC has released new data about the number of child sexual abuse offences reported to the police in England and Wales

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The NSPCC has released new data about the number of child sexual abuse offences reported to the police in England and Wales. Findings from a freedom of information request sent to all 43 Police forces include: Police recorded over 23,000 sex offences against children aged under 18 years in England and Wales between April 2010 and March 2011; 14,819 of which were reported against 11-17-year-olds. Source: NSPCC Inform 04 April 2012

The Family Rights Group has published new research about kinship care in England.

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The Family Rights Group has published new research about kinship care in England. Findings include: 20% of children being cared for by a friend or family member had first been placed in unrelated foster care, 38% of carers were raising a kinship child with emotional and behavioural problems, and 70% of kinship carers rated the support they received from the local authority as poor or very poor.
Source: Family Rights Group: press release 27 March 2012
Further information:
Factsheet: Family Rights Group research into family & friends care (PDF)

The Riots, Communities and Victims Panel has published a report about the reasons behind the 2011 riots in the UK

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The Riots, Communities and Victims Panel has published a report about the reasons behind the 2011 riots in the UK. Recommendations include: extending the Family Nurse Partnership, extending the Government’s troubled families programme, and increasing collaboration between services to support families with multiple problems.
Source: Guardian 28 March 2012
Further information:
Riots, Communities and Victims Panel: press release 28 March 2012

The BBC reports on the Criminal Records Bureau’s response to a Freedom of Information request sent by the Press Association

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The BBC reports on the Criminal Records Bureau‘s response to a Freedom of Information request sent by the Press Association. Findings include: over 4,000 offenders who applied to become teachers were rejected following checks, offenders had 9,500 previous offences between them, including 50 sex offences, 11 for arson and two for making threats to kill.
Source: BBC Online 26 March 2012

The Dept for Ed has published a report comparing England’s safeguarding data with that of Australia, Norway and the USA

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The Department for Education has published a report, produced by The Childhood Wellbeing Research Centre (CWRC), comparing England’s safeguarding data with that of Australia, Norway and the USA. Findings include: in England, Australia and Norway there has been an upward trend in referrals, assessments and the number of children in out of home care, whilst in the U.S. number of looked after children has been declining; and, despite attempts in both England and the U.S. to promote the use of adoption, since 2002 the adoption rate per 1,000 children has remained stable.
Source: Department for Education press release 29 March 2012
Further information:
Safeguarding children: a comparison of England

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