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Local Authorities to identify children missing from education
10 local authorities are to work with the Commissioner for Children to understand why some children have failed to return to school after the pandemic
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New research suggests care leavers felt they left care too early
Ofsted report suggests more than a third of care leavers felt that they were not ready to leave care when they did
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Study shows surge in online sexual abuse of young children
New data shows online sexual abuse of children aged between 7 and 10 has increased significantly
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New report claims current care system for children and young people is unfit for purpose
The Commission on Young Lives has released a report on teenagers at risk revealing a care system stretched to its limits and failing to protect our young people
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Rollout of new early help initiatives not expected to significantly change the number of teenagers being referred to children’s services
The Education Select Committee has been warned that current early help service initiatives, including Family Hubs, will not prevent the rise in the number of older children entering care
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Study gives evidence that rising child poverty rates are contributing to an increase in the number of children entering care
New research provides evidence that living in a poor household is a key risk factor for children being taken into care
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Network Map of children’s services names the most influential organisations and individual actors in the sector
New research has produced an interactive network map which plots a map of connections across the sector and names the most influential people and organisations
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New report reviews the poor state of children’s physical health during the pandemic period
The Children’s Alliance has released a report setting out a practical plan for action by Government to reverse what is seen as a serious decline in the health and wellbeing of our children
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Increase in county lines grooming during pandemic cause for concern
New survey suggests nearly half of child parents and carers believe their children are greater risk of being criminally exploited since the pandemic started
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Investigation to be launched into children ‘missing from school’
The Children’s Commissioner for England has announced an investigation into the number of children who have not returned to education
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