[034.18] let’s just do the maths…

… and we’ll all see that this doesn’t make any sense.

And sometimes, politics just requires a bit of good sense…

Spending by English councils on children’s services has dropped by at least 9% since 2010, over a period when numbers of children “in need” rose by 5% and thousands more youngsters were taken into care or made subject to a child protection plan [The Guardian].

 

 

 

 

[031.18] – updates during holidays

Well… it seems like while I was in holidays, there were several updates in important documentation for social workers in the UK.

Will have to catch up with it, after catching up and go through the 250+ emails that I had in my inbox when I arrived back last Monday, but it is for future memory and reading 🙂

WORKING TOGETHER TO SAFEGUARD CHILDREN (2018)

[main doc]

[transitional guidance]

[statutory framework]

INFORMATION SHARING: ADVICE FOR PRACTITIONERS PROVIDING SAFEGUARDING SERVICES

[main doc]

[028.18] county lines criminal exploitation of children and adults

This document, produced by the Home Office, is almost 1 year old, but “unfortunately” it seems to be, now, even more relevant and important for social work practice.

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county lines guidance regarding the criminal exploitation of children and adults