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Government should be required to ensure enough secure placements, says Children’s Commissioner

Community Care

The government should be responsible for ensuring there are enough secure placements for looked-after children to address the current shortage, the Children’s Commissioner for England has said. Better relationships with children’s social workers ‘key to tackling foster carer crisis’. Related articles.

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Child in need cases opened up to non-social work staff despite risk concerns

Community Care

The Department for Education’s (DfE) revised version of Working Together to Safeguard Children has removed the previous requirement for child in need assessments and casework to be reserved for qualified social workers. Child protection enquiries and casework will remain ring-fenced for social workers.

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Specialist placements needed to reform a care system not working for teenagers, finds review

Community Care

The government must invest in specialist placements to reform a care system not working for vulnerable teenagers and protect them from exploitation. Speak to youth workers in our towns, and cities and they will tell you their own horror stories,” she said. “Of Horror stories’. A care system not working for teenagers.