Social workers in Scotland may not need a national college to support their profession as there are already enough bodies fulfilling this role.
Full story: Community Care
Scottish sector chief unconvinced of need for UK-wide college
Ofsted finds mixed progress at Doncaster Council
Ofsted has noted a number of improvements to Doncaster’s troubled children’s services, but said delayed decisions about safeguarding children at risk of significant harm were of major concern.
Full story: Community Care
Barristers reject BASW claim of ignorance among free lawyers
Barristers have defended their ability to represent social workers at conduct hearings, following criticisms levelled by the British Association of Social Workers.
Full story: Community Care
Report finds Doncaster children 'still at risk' of harm
An Ofsted inspection into Doncaster Council's children's services has found there is still the potential for vulnerable children to be left at risk.
Full story: BBC News
Child maintenance agency moves to seize 340 non-payers' homes
More than 200 have bank accounts frozen under new powers, as number of children covered by commission passes 800,000.
Full story: Guardian
Lord Chief Justice expresses concern over continuing delays in the family courts
The Lord Chief Justice’s Review of the Administration of Justice in the Courts was published last week.
Full story: Family Law Week
Changes to legal aid eligibility process introduced for divorce and child contact disputes
The Ministry of Justice has announced changes which it says will tighten the rules for civil legal aid so that fraudsters are uncovered at an early stage, and funding is better targeted.
Full story: Family Law Week
Wedding trouble as UK Muslim marriages not recognised
A growing number of young Muslims in the UK are entering marriages that are not legally recognised, BBC Asian Network has found.
Full story: BBC News
Channel 4 and adoption agencies launch new adoption assessment training package
The British Association for Adoption and Fostering has announced an innovative approach to the adoption assessment process which has been developed in a partnership between four adoption agencies, Betty TV and Channel 4.
Full story: Family Law Week
Government admits SCR action plans should be made public
The government has softened its stance on the publication of serious case reviews (SCRs), agreeing that action plans should now be included in every executive summary.
Full story: Community Care
Doncaster Council criticised by judge over 'shocking cruelty of two young girls'
A judge has criticised Doncaster social services after hearing of a shocking catalogue of cruelty to two young girls over a four-year period.
Full story: Telegraph
Child killing rate 'drops by 40%' in England and Wales
The number of violent deaths among children in England and Wales has fallen by almost 40% since 1974, research has suggested.
Full story: BBC News
How children and young people feel about family breakdown
A report by Cafcass on how children and young people feel about going through divorce and separation has revealed almost half are worried their financial situation.
Full story: Family Law Newswatch
Children ‘mistrust media’, study by children’s commissioner reveals
Children in family proceedings ‘do not trust newspapers’ and will be deterred from disclosing details of their abuse if there are journalists present, research by children’s commissioner for England Sir Al Aynsley-Green has shown.
Full story: Law Society Gazette
Surrey looks to younger parents fo fill foster carer gap
Surrey Council has launched a foster carer recruitment drive in schools to address a shortage of placements in the area.
Full story: Community Care
English law 'favours sexual partners over relatives'
English law favours "idle sexual partners over deserving relatives", Baroness Deech, one of Britain's most senior family lawyers, has said.
Full story: BBC News
Student dads who do not financially support their children could begin to pay child maintenance
Student dads who do not financially support their children could begin to pay child maintenance, the Government has signalled.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Calderdale Council review of children's services sees workers suspended
Calderdale Council, West Yorkshire, has suspended a number of staff from its children's services department following the publication of an independent review commissioned by the borough.
Full story: Community Care
People should be forced to look after grandparents to repay them for free childcare
Children should be forced to care for their elderly parents and grandparents, one of Britain's most senior family lawyers will say.
Full story: Telegraph
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