March 2011 Blog Posts (195)

MY CASE

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Couple forced to give up children criticise system

By Marie-Louise Connolly BBC Northern Ireland health correspondent

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Struggle to get children put in temporary care returned

By Marie-Louise Connolly BBC Northern Ireland health correspondent

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Practice guidance on assessing the support needs of adoptive families

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LEARNING LESSONS FROM SERIOUS CASE REVIEWS

Date: 28 Oct 2010

HMI: 100087

Publisher: Ofsted

Summary

This report provides an analysis of the evaluations of 147 serious case reviews that Ofsted completed between 1 April 2009 and 31 March 2010.

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CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS, ENGLAND FOSTERING SERVICES ENGLAND REGULATIONS 2011

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S T A T U T O R Y I N S T R U M E N T S

2011 No. 581

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS, ENGLAND

The Fostering Services (England) Regulations…

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FOSTERING STANDARDS PDF

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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE GETTING AN INJUNCTION

Getting an injunction

You can listen to this part of the Survivor's Handbook (mp3)

You could try to gain some protection from your abuser by applying for a civil injunction or protection order. An injunction is a court order that requires someone to do or not to do something. There are two main types of injunctions available under Part IV of the Family Law Act…

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FEAR FAMILY COURTS OVER INDEPENDENT SOCIAL WORKERS

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PICKLES AND CHILD PROTECTION LEGISLATION

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LANGUAGE WOMEN SHOULD USE IN THE FAMILY COURT

Single Parenting? SingleMum.com.au! | Feature Articles | Language women should use in the Family Court

Added by Alison J Stevens on March 12, 2011 at 20:40 — No Comments

Facebook a top cause of relationship trouble, say US lawyers

Social networking site becoming primary source of evidence in divorce proceedings and custody battles

Photographs taken from social networking sites are a rich source of evidence, divorce lawyers say. Photograph: Chris Jackson/Getty Images…

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Added by Alison J Stevens on March 12, 2011 at 20:18 — No Comments

First Steps in Social Enterprise

Are you thinking about starting a social business? Do you run a charity or voluntary group and are you thinking about trading to generate income? Have you heard about social enterprise and wondered what it is and if it might be relevant to you?

If you are considering starting up a social enterprise and are looking for a clear understanding of why it is the business model of choice for socially and environmentally minded people, then the ‘First…

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Key Issues in Safeguarding Children & Young People

Date: Thursday 17 March 2011

Venue: Voluntary Action LeicesterShire, 9 Newarke Street, Leicester, LE1 5SN

Cost: Free for staff and volunteers in private, voluntary and independent organisations

Eyewitness Theatre will be using a blend of theatre and enquiry based learning to examine domestic violence, mental ill-health and substance misuse and the impact these can have on the welfare of children and young…

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