The National Children’s Bureau has published a report by the All Party Parliamentary Group for Children (APPGC) on children and the recession

The National Children’s Bureau has published a report by the All Party Parliamentary Group for Children (APPGC) on children and the recession. Conclusions include: early interventions should be well funded and widely promoted; and the views of children and young people should be taken into account by government and service providers.
Source: National Children’s Bureau 25 June 2012
Further information:
Children and recession: report of seminars organised by the All Party Parliamentary Group for Children 2010-12

The Health Professions Council (HPC) has published new minimum standards for social workers

The Health Professions Council (HPC) has published new minimum standards for social workers, setting out what practitioners should know, understand, and be able to do in order to register and practise. The standards will be effective from 1 August 2012.
Source: Community Care 27 June 2012
Further information:
Health Professions Council 25 June 2012

NSPCC Child Sexual Abuse Statistics

The NSPCC has updated their statistics web page on child sexual abuse. Statistics include: nearly a quarter of young adults have experienced sexual abuse during childhood; and 17,727 sexual crimes against children under 16 were recorded in England and wales in 2010/11.

http://www.nspcc.org.uk/Inform/resourcesforprofessionals/sexualabuse/statistics_wda87833.html

Source: NSPCC Inform June 2012