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Following Treasury’s “rapid review” of adoption services Children’s Minister Tim Laughton has set up a new panel to draw up plans to overhaul and, crucially, speed up the way people are assessed to see if they are suitable to adopt.
Tim Laughton wants social workers to be able to make common sense judgements about people’s suitability to adopt, but I can see trouble ahead if the correct investment is not made to train, support and develop those Practitioners responsible for the task. It’s a complex and sensitive task, and although it could be done faster than is currently the case, care must be taken to ensure that people aren’t allowed to conclude they have a right to adopt no matter how old, unfit or inflexible they may be. The welfare of each child must be paramount.
On 17 March 2020 a report by Clive Sheldon QC was published. He had been appointed by the FA back in December 2016 to carry out an independent review into allegations of sexual abuse by coaches and scouts working in youth football between 1970 and 2005.
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The Debt Respite Scheme (Breathing Space Moratorium and Mental Health Crisis Moratorium) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020 is due to come into force on 4 May 2021. It’s a snappy title but what exactly is it?
In June 2020 the University of Birmingham published a research briefing exploring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on child protection practice.
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.
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