The use of the High Court's inherent jurisdiction to authorise the deprivation of liberty of children and young people has been growing in recent years. This includes looked-after children whose care regime amounts to a deprivation of liberty, and increasingly, cases where a secure accommodation placement is needed but no places are available. This guide explains the law and prcoesses in these cases
For this episode, we spoke to Mark Finnis and Mike Hayward about what restorative practice looks like in children's social work.
How social workers can address the challenges of safeguarding young people from country lines
Understand the particular relevance of trauma-informed practice when working with young people experiencing harm such as exploitation, recognise trauma response behaviours and create safety and trust.
A guide to the impact of Brexit on citizenship, nationality, immigration and asylum and local authorities' duties to support EU children applying for settled status before 30 June 2021.
Written transcript of discussion with Carlene Firmin, who developed the contextual safeguarding approach and a practitioner whose local authority is implementing it.