The Office of the Children’s Commissioner to develop a network of contacts with groups run for children and young people with experience of child protection processes.

Posted on January 30, 2012 by CPTUKAdmin

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The Office of the Children’s Commissioner has announced its intention to develop a network of contacts with groups run for children and young people with experience of child protection processes. They are currently looking for LSCBs (Local Safeguarding Children Boards) or other organisations working in this area to help them achieve this aim.

Source: Office of the Children’s Commissioner: press release 20 January 2012

Further information: Promoting the voice of children and young people with experience of child protection. (PDF)

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Action for Children, in partnership with the University of Stirling, has published its first annual report on child neglect

Posted on January 30, 2012 by CPTUKAdmin

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Action for Children, in partnership with the University of Stirling, has published its first annual report on child neglect. Findings include: 51% of social workers, and 36% of police officers said they felt ‘powerless’ to intervene in suspected cases of child neglect, and 81% of professionals in universal services (primary school teachers, pre-school and nursery staff and health professionals) that come into contact with children have suspected children of being neglected.

Source: Action for children: press release 23 January 2012

Further information: Child neglect in 2011: an annual review by Action for Children in partnership with the University of Stirling. (PDF) 23 January 2012

BBC Online

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The Policy Exchange has published a new report looking at reforming the foster care

Posted on January 30, 2012 by CPTUKAdmin

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The Policy Exchange has published a new report looking at reforming the foster care system in England and Wales. Issues identified include: a critical shortage of foster carers, the level of support given to carers, and the commissioning of placements. Recommendations include: foster carers should be paid a year round fee based on their levels of skills, qualifications and experience, and the most experienced and most highly trained carers who are willing and able to give up work and care for children with particularly complex and challenging needs should be formally salaried.

Source: Policy Exchange: publications 24 January 2012

Further information: Fostering ambitions: reforming the foster care system in England and Wales. (PDF)

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North Somerset Serious Case Review into the sexual abuse of primary school children by their teacher

Posted on January 30, 2012 by CPTUKAdmin

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The North Somerset Safeguarding Children Board has published a serious case review into the sexual abuse of primary school children by their teacher. Issues included: a failure by colleagues to formally report the majority of their concerns about the teacher’s inappropriate and unprofessional conduct, a failure by management to create an environment in which the needs of the child were placed first, and a failure of the school to recognise the behaviour of the teacher as typical of grooming activities. Recommendations include: schools should keep accurate records of all incidents and concerns in connection with members of staff so that historical patterns can be detected, and schools should have e-safety policies in place.

Source: North Somerset Safeguarding Children Board 26 January 2012

Further information: Independent 26 January 2011

Serious case review: the abuse of pupils in a first school: executive summary (PDF)

Serious case review: the abuse of pupils in a first school: overview report (PDF)

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The Youth Justice Board has published its annual workload data for 2010/11

Posted on January 30, 2012 by CPTUKAdmin

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The Youth Justice Board has published its annual workload data for 2010/11. Findings include: the average number of young people in custody for 2010/11 was 2,222, a 17 per cent decrease on the 2009/10 figure of 2,670; there were 20 deaths in the community of young people under the supervision of a youth offending team in 2011, compared to 23 deaths in 2010; and 141 children under supervision attempted suicide.

Source: Youth Justice Statistics 2010/11 England and Wales (PDF) 26 January 2012

Further information: Children & Young People Now 26 January 2012

Ministry of Justice: youth justice statistics

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Reunite has published new figures on the number of children parentally abducted

Posted on January 30, 2012 by CPTUKAdmin

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Reunite has published new figures on the number of children parentally abducted. Findings include: the number of child abduction cases reported to their advice line increased by 47% in 2011, and involved 512 new abduction cases, of which 479 children were abducted out of the UK, 189 children abducted into the UK, 16 children abducted between UK jurisdictions, and 56 children abducted between non-UK jurisdictions.

Source: Family Law 19 January 2012

Further information: Reunite International: press release

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Family Studies has published an article about sibling sexual abuse

Posted on January 30, 2012 by CPTUKAdmin

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The Australian Institute of Family Studies has published an article about sibling sexual abuse. The article is based on the experiences of the Psychologist Helen Kambouridis and covers a number of topics, including: why some young people engage in sexually abusive behaviour, the use of family based therapy, and the impact of shame on perpetrators.

Source: Australian Institute of Family Studies 18 January 2012

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A guide to tools social workers use to communicate with children

Posted on January 30, 2012 by CPTUKAdmin

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Community Care has published a guide to tools social workers use to communicate with children. The tools covered are: dolls, observation, drawing and games

Source: Community Care 24 January 2012

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Rising number of teachers involved in disciplinary cases relating to social networking sites

Posted on January 30, 2012 by CPTUKAdmin

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The Guardian reports on the rising number of teachers involved in disciplinary cases relating to social networking sites. Analyses of cases brought to the General Teaching Council for England in 2011 found that: of 336 cases of “unacceptable professional conduct” 43 involved teachers using Facebook, Twitter, online chatrooms or emails to befriend children. Of these 43 cases, 18 teachers were given prohibition orders and struck off, while 14 were suspended.

Source: Guardian 23 January 2012

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BBC reports on research by two paediatric pathologists into the link between vitamin D deficiency and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

Posted on January 30, 2012 by CPTUKAdmin

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The BBC reports on research by two paediatric pathologists into the link between vitamin D deficiency and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Research by Dr Irene Scheimberg and Dr Marta Cohen found that vitamin D deficiency and associated diseases could potentially explain some suspicious infant deaths and injuries.

Source: BBC Online 26 January 2012

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