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The intense media scrutiny surrounding child abuse allegations at a Birmingham nursery provides a salutary reminder of the reputational risks facing all social care providers.
Paul Wilson, a member of staff at the Little Stars Nursery was arrested on Wednesday and has been charged with two offences against a child under 13 years. The case has attracted considerable national media attention and the nursery has been forced to close temporarily.
The ferocious interest in the nursery over the last 24 hours demonstrates the ongoing public sensitivity toward child protection issues and the speed of modern media reporting. It is also a clear reminder of need for care providers to be able to react quickly to handle media attention when abuse allegations are made.
In June 2020 the University of Birmingham published a research briefing exploring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on child protection practice.
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Nazareth Care Charitable Trust which operates a care home in Bonnyrigg, Scotland, recently received a fine after a resident at one of its care homes suffered a fatal injury after falling down a flight of stairs.
The concept of Assumption of Responsibility is on many stakeholders’ minds at the moment following the Supreme Court decision in CN & GN v Poole.
Sussex Partnership NHS Trust was sentenced on 14 June 2019 for failing to provide safe care and treatment to a 19 year old inmate being cared for on the hospital wing of Lewes Prison, Jamie Osborne.
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