CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Balls unveils Baby P rules

15 July 2009

Council chief executives will be more accountable for failures in child safeguarding in the futur...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Leaders' 'crucial role' for kids

15 July 2009

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Councillors blame Baby P for morale drop

01 July 2009

Nine out of 10 councillors think the public perception of social services has plummeted since the...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Putting children at the centre

10 June 2009

Blackburn with Darwen Council has put supporting children at the heart of its priorities – and ha...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Life after Laming

10 June 2009

As the media storm surrounding the death of Baby Peter dies down, the hard work of shoring up chi...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

New LSCB chairs will have to do 'more than just chair'

10 June 2009

Local safeguarding children boards (LSCB) should be chaired by an ‘effective broker’ able to take...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Forcing the case

08 June 2009

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Fostering a savings culture

13 May 2009

Many councils are failing to get enough local foster carers on their books, and so are increasing...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Social workers' status has suffered after 'Baby P' case

08 May 2009

Recruiting and retaining social workers is a national struggle in the wake of the ‘Baby P’ case, ...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Just do it

30 April 2009

Chris Waterman considers the recent select committe report on looked after children .