Safeguarding

Children Safeguarding

Feature: Childhood vulnerability caused by coronavirus

Anne Longfield, Children’s Commissioner for England, has published a report examining the impact of the Covid-19 crisis on children.

Children Safeguarding

Call for government to publish strategy to tackle child sexual abuse

Children News Safeguarding Young People

NHS review into gender identity services for children and young people

Safeguarding Social Care Management

£3m funding still available for homelessness charities

Addiction Mental Health Safeguarding

Feature: Addiction services not equipped to treat the 8m people drinking at high risk during pandemic

Adult Safeguarding Social Care Management

Labour says government has weeks to put winter care home plan in place

Families News Physical Disabilities Safeguarding Social Care Management

Enfield family left in unsuitable accommodation for three years

Care Children Safeguarding

Call to ban unregulated accommodation for under 18s in care

Adult News Safeguarding Social Care Management

Elderly man suffers after council splits him from his wife

An elderly couple of 59 years were split up with ‘little regard for their welfare’ by Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) has found.

Children Safeguarding Young People

Vulnerable children excluded from school and exploited by criminal gangs

Children News Safeguarding

Barnardo’s appoints director of health

Adult News Safeguarding

Call to fund homelessness support services

Addiction Mental Health News Safeguarding Social Care Management

Homeless hotel helps to address addiction

Health Safeguarding

Charities fear for forgotten thousands still shielding

Children News Safeguarding Young People

LGA reports 1,400% increase in child modern slavery referrals

Children News Safeguarding

Social workers to be placed in schools