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How do County Courts share the care of children between parents?

The primary aim of this study was to better understand the detail of different types of child care arrangements set up during litigation at County Court level. Very little information had previously...

Study of data held by Cafcass in cases featuring radicalisation concerns

The Home Office defines radicalisation as “the process by which a person comes to support terrorism and forms of extremism leading to terrorism”, with Prevent defining extremism as “the vocal or...

Children and Social Work Bill 2016: How does it address the demands of England’s Children: A manifesto?

This is Children England’s first analysis of the Children and Social Work Bill 2016 in advance of its second reading. We welcome responses from our members and anyone else working with children and...

Future of the welfare state: thinkpiece

As one of the key challenges facing the nation, successfully tackling the housing crisis is a critical litmus test for politicians and policy makers. The consequences of failing to build enough homes...

WePROTECT Global Alliance: Our Strategy to End the Sexual Exploitation of Children Online

The sexual exploitation of children online cannot be dealt with by any one country, company or organisation working in isolation. It demands a coordinated global response by governments,...

Delivering an equal right to sight

People with learning disabilities are ten times more likely to experience serious sight problems than the general population, a disparity that is even more marked at a young age, so it is vital that...

Ad Brake: Primary school children’s perceptions of unhealthy food advertising on TV

Addressing chronic diseases like cancer is one of the biggest challenges of our age. A key element of this is prevention - working to ensure that we minimise exposure to risk factors that can...

Evaluation of an anti-homophobic, biphobic and transphobic (HB&T) bullying programme

Over the last two decades real progress has been made towards lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGB&T) equality in Britain. Yet, the government acknowledges that too many LGB&T people...

Brexit and the future of migrants in the social care workforce

Since the referendum of 23 June 2016, there has been intense speculation about the future residence rights of the estimated three million EU migrants already living in Britain. Recent analysis has...

Harmful sexual behaviour among children and young people

This guideline covers children and young people who display harmful sexual behaviour, including those on remand or serving community or custodial sentences. It aims to ensure these problems don't...

The Damage of Debt: The impact of money worries on children's mental health and well-being

Building on The Children’s Society’s previous research, the aim of this study was to provide fresh insights on how low well-being and poor mental health in children are linked to household poverty...

Making a Difference in Dementia: Nursing Vision and Strategy

The Making a Difference in Dementia: Nursing Vision and Strategy, published in March 2013, set out our vision of how nurses could maximise their unique contribution to high-quality, compassionate...
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BASW Membership Survey – Children & Social Work Bill

Care and Statutory Guidance – September 2016 update

The Department of Health published an updated version of the Care and Support Statutory Guidance on 26th September 2016. The changes are all relatively minor clarifications, updates and format...

Law Commission 13th Programme Consultation – PROGAR RESPONSE – 30th September 2016

The British Association of Social Workers (BASW) Project Group on Assisted Reproduction, PROGAR ( https://www.basw.co.uk/progar/ ) has since the 1980s campaigned on matters concerning assisted...

‘Time to listen’− a joined up response to child sexual exploitation and missing children

Tackling child sexual exploitation can be done. The five joint targeted area inspections (JTAIs) have found evidence of progress being made in many local areas, which is resulting in better support...

Inequalities in mental health, cognitive impaitment and dementia among older people

The likelihood of having good physical and mental health in later life in England is not evenly distributed across the population and there is a social class gradient in life expectancy, and...

Continuing professional development audit report

This report describes the outcomes of the audits for the 16 professions who were audited between 2013 and 2015. The majority of registrants successfully completed their CPD audit, with most CPD...

Awareness and understanding of EHRC guidance on the Public Sector Equality Duty

The Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) created by the Equality Act 2010 is a legislative mechanism to ensure public authorities consider equality and good relations in their day-to-day activities. It...

The impact of distance from home on children in custody

This review, commissioned by the Youth Justice Board, looks at the impact of distance from home on children in custody. The reduction in the number of children held in custody in recent years is well...

Cyberbullying among young people

This study provides an overview of the extent, scope and forms of cyberbullying in the EU taking into account the age and gender of victims and perpetrators as well as the medium used. Commissioned...

The National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Illness

Our annual report is the point in each year when we assess progress on safety in mental health care across the UK. It provides the latest figures on tragic events – suicides, homicides and sudden...

Knowing you’re not alone: Understanding peer support for stroke survivors

Stroke Association Voluntary Groups (SAVGs) are volunteer-led, peer support groups based in local communities across the UK. They offer a range of activities for stroke survivors and carers such as...

The state of the adult social care sector and workforce in England 2016

As Chair of Skills for Care, I’m very pleased to launch one of our key reports: The state of the adult social care sector and workforce report in England (2016). The report builds on our annual key...

The framework for enhanced health in care homes

1.1 Across England, six vanguards are working to improve the quality of life, healthcare and planning for people living in care homes. One in seven people aged 85 or over is living permanently in a...

Mental Health at Work Report 2016

This is a landmark survey which gives us an extraordinary opportunity: by listening to the voices of employees and managers, employers are able to fundamentally change the way that businesses...

Mental Health and Wellbeing in England: Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey 2014

Every seven years a rigorous assessment of the nation’s mental health is carried out. England has the longest running programme using consistent methods in the world. The Adult Psychiatric Morbidity...

Mental health toolkit for employers

Mental health is an integral part of how we feel about our jobs, how well we perform and how well we interact with colleagues, customers and clients. With 1 in 6 employees currently experiencing...

Health in All Policies: a manual for local government

Health in All Policies (HiAP) is a collaborative approach to improving the health of all people by incorporating health considerations into decision-making across sectors and policy areas. HiAP is...

New care models: Emerging innovations in governance and organisational form

The NHS five year forward view, published in October 2014, proposed two models for bringing together health services in local areas (NHS England et al 2014). Under the first model, the multispecialty...

Improving the health of the public by 2040

Over the coming decades, the UK population will face a wide range of complex health challenges and opportunities, many of which can only be fully addressed through strategies to secure and improve...

Personal safety when working alone: guidance for members working in health and social care

Many nursing staff will spend time working alone for some or all of their day. A move towards mobile working, with greater use of technology such as laptops and tablets, and more community based care...

Help and Support for Separated Families Innovation Fund Evaluation

This report sets out the findings of an evaluation of the Help and Support for Separated Families (HSSF) Innovation Fund. The Fund was part of a wider programme, HSSF, which aims to help parents...

Life in prison: Contact with families and friends

This findings paper is part of a series which focuses on daily life in adult prisons and in young offender institutions holding young adults (aged 18 to 21). The series explores particular issues...

Children’s Commissioner for Wales Annual Report & Accounts 2015/16

This report reflects my first year as Children’s Commissioner for Wales – I started on 20 April 2015 – and what an exciting and busy year it has been! As you would expect, I spent much of the year...

Children in need of help or protection

1 The law defines children in need as children who are aged under 18 and need local authority services: to achieve or maintain a reasonable standard of health or development; to prevent significant...

BASW England response to Dfe/Home Office consultation on Reporting and Acting on Child Abuse and Neglect

This consultation sought views on the possible introduction of mandatory reporting of child abuse and neglect or a duty to act in relation to child abuse or neglect. For details go to https://www.gov...

Risk profiles for institutional child sexual abuse: A literature review

Background The Royal Commission commissioned this literature review to synthesise international evidence regarding risk and protective factors related to child sexual abuse in institutional contexts...

National Evaluation of the Troubled Families Programme

In January 2013, Ecorys was commissioned by Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) to lead a consortium providing an independent evaluation of the Phase One Troubled Families...

2016 Report of the Inter-Departmental Ministerial Group on Modern Slavery

This report provides an assessment of modern slavery in the UK and explains how the UK has responded to this threat over the past 12 months. The Inter Departmental Ministerial Group (IDMG) comprises...

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