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This bulletin presents the latest figures on looked after children in Northern Ireland.
Sir Martin Narey and Mark Owers's independent review of the fostering system in England with recommendations to the government about improving foster care.
An independent review into information passed to the Home Office in connection with allegations of child sexual abuse in Rotherham (1998-2005).
A report and recommendations by the Commissioner for Children’s Services in Buckinghamshire.
This report examines the multi-agency response to older children who are living with neglect following 6 inspections of local authority areas.
An independent evaluation of the implementation of the Slough Children's Services Trust.
Statistics on approved placements by type, gender, age and length of stay.
Research into the adequacy and consistency of knowledge on gender variance in social work training and continuous professional development.
Research into the effectiveness of Step Up to Social Work, DfE's fast track social work training programme.
Experiences of children’s homes and foster carers.
Children referred to and assessed by children's social services for the year ending 31 March 2017.
A range of outcome measures at national and local authority level for children looked after continuously for at least 12 months.
Research into the qualifications, skills and training required to meet the needs of young people living in children's homes.
Information about children’s social workers employed by local authorities as of 30 September 2017.
A report and recommendations by the Commissioner for Children’s Services in Croydon.
A report and recommendations by the Commissioner for Children’s Services in Barnet.
Local authority inspection data for all SIF inspections, covering the period up until 31 October 2017 and children’s homes inspection data covering the period up until 30 September 2017.
A review of local authority support for non-European Economic Area (EEA) migrant children identified as potential victims of modern slavery and trafficking.
Report evaluating how effective the safeguarding children assessment and analysis framework (SAAF) is in helping social workers protect children from harm.
Information on looked-after children at both national and local authority levels for the financial year 2016 to 2017.
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