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Authorities to consider past Aboriginal mistreatment in child protection cases under newly passed Victorian bill
An Australian-first bill aimed at reducing the disproportionate number of Indigenous children entering care in Victoria has passed parliament. The bill, which will allow organisations such as the Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency…
Government children’s care strategy unambitious and too slow to deliver reform for children and families – Lords Committee
The Government’s Strategy to reform children’s social care – “Stable Homes, Built on Love has the right approach to tackle the issues with children’s social care, but falls short in…
Met Police misreports intimate searches of children
The Met has admitted it misreported the number of intimate searches that were carried out on children. In 2021, the Met Police carried out 269 “More Thorough Searches that expose…
Metropolitan Police: Move to attend fewer mental health calls sparks alarm
Source: BBC News The Met Police’s plan to stop attending emergency mental health incidents is “potentially alarming”, a former inspector of constabulary has said. From September, officers will only attend…
Safeguarding jobs round up – May 26, 2023
Welcome to this week’s jobs round-up, where you can view some of the job vacancies currently available in the world of safeguarding. Below are a selection of jobs which will…
Met Police misreports intimate searches of children
Source: BBC News The Met has admitted it misreported the number of intimate searches that were carried out on children. In 2021, the Met Police carried out 269 “More Thorough…
Young mental health patients ‘at risk’ in child wards
Source: BBC News A safety investigation has warned that young people with complex mental health needs are being put at significant risk, by being placed on general children’s wards in…
How Tina Turner ‘broke the silence’ on domestic abuse
Source: BBC News When Tina Turner first spoke out about the violence she endured during her marriage to Ike Turner, it was an act of bravery to expose herself so…
Scottish teacher unable to hold baby after being attacked by pupil in classroom
A Scottish teacher who was attacked by a pupil in the classroom has said how the ordeal had left him with life altering disability that means he is unable to hold his newborn baby….
Court papers show how killer parents won back their baby
Source: BBC News Key documents which led to a court agreeing to return a 10-month-old boy to his parents, who then murdered him, have been obtained by the BBC. Finley…
