‘A Sobering Reminder’: Three Serious Child Welfare Incidents in Shropshire Have Been Recorded by the Department for Education

GID Calls for Urgent Child Protection Measures

By Isatou Sarr The Gambia Immigration Department (GID) has called on relevant government ministries and stakeholders to do more towards better protecting vulnerable children. The department called for the implementation of regulatory and supervisory mechanisms in accordance with the Children’s Act 2005 and other legal instruments. The call was made in a press release issued by GID on May 26th and came on the heels of joint operation at Daara Med…

Number of reported child deaths or serious harm cases down by a quarter in two years

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. There has been a 25% fall in the number of child death or serious harm cases involving suspected abuse or neglect or related to looked-after children reported by English councils annually, Department for Education figures show. Authorities made 338 serious incident notifications, down from 405 in 2023-24 and 456 in 2022-23, meaning the numb…

‘A sobering reminder’: Three serious child welfare incidents in Shropshire have been recorded by the Department for Education

Three serious incidents regarding the welfare of vulnerable children in Shropshire were notified last year, new figures show.

Multiple serious incidents involving vulnerable children in Gloucestershire last year – as charity calls for reform to child protection system

Multiple serious incidents regarding the welfare of vulnerable children in Gloucestershire were notified last year, new figures show.

Several serious incidents involving vulnerable children in Devon last year – as charity calls for reform to child protection system

Several serious incidents regarding the welfare of vulnerable children in Devon were notified last year, new figures show.

At least one serious incident involving at least one vulnerable child in North Somerset last year – as charity calls for reform to child protection system

At least one serious incident regarding the welfare of at least one vulnerable child in North Somerset was notified last year, new figures show.