Community Care’s analysis on child protection thresholds identified widespread confusion in local authorities, but North Yorkshire has been praised by Ofsted for the “thorough understanding of ...

Government accepts Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse recommendation to create Child Protection Authority for England, which will initially form part of Child Safeguarding Practice Review ...

A police force has been told to improve its child protection services after inspectors found a third of cases were dealt with inadequately. Better investigations into online sexual exploitation are ...

A new child protection authority will be created to address one of the central recommendations of a major inquiry into child sexual abuse, it has been announced. The Independent Inquiry into Child ...

Police in Derbyshire "urgently" need to improve the way they look after vulnerable children, a report has said. Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) ...

Each year, around 18,000 children are the subject of care proceedings in England and Wales. Complicated processes, poor record keeping and lack of engagement with children and families have ...

An inspection into the way West Midlands Police manages its child protection work has been carried out by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFS). The ...

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