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A group of MPs is taking Action for Children’s Neglect Law Reform campaign to the House of Commons, calling for an overhaul of the 80-year-old legislation. Child neglect is the most common form of abuse in the UK, with r ...
Action for Children (AFC) and eight other children’s charities, have written to the Home Secretary to call for more to be done to investigate and prosecute people sharing online images of child abuse. The letter coincide ...
This is a consultation document on proposals for revisions to the inspection of voluntary adoption agencies. Ofsted seeks the widest possible range of views from those who have an interest in, or expertise relating to, a ...
This article comments on a recent BBC series which investigated follow-up and support for victims of grooming and which raised questions about the standards of support provided.
The government's adoption reforms, contained in the Children and Families Bill, could lead to the collapse of the adoption system, councils warned. The warning, issued by the Local Government Association (LGA) and Barnar ...