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In the latest in our series of Q&As with members of our Independent Safeguarding Board, we spoke to Dr Lynne Wigens OBE, about why she got involved with the initiative, her highly successful career in nursing and safeguarding, and her views on the social care sector. As former Director of Patient Safety and Clinical Quality […]

In the first in our series of Q&As with members of our Independent Safeguarding Board, we spoke to former Detective Superintendent, Iqbal Singh, about his involvement with the board, his policing career spanning 31 years, and his thoughts on the social care sector. Tell us about your experience as an acting police officer and your

The eagerly anticipated independent review of children’s social care has been published and the industry has spent the last two weeks poring over the detail. While the final recommendations won’t be released until early next year, the initial findings are enough to give us a flavour of the tone and sentiment of the review so

Rob Finney catches up with Tomorrow’s Care magazine to talk about everything from what inspired him to get into children’s services, the challenges facing the sector and who he’d invite to a dinner party! In the magazine’s monthly feature, 10 Minutes With…, the Chief Operating Officer at Tristone Healthcare, talks about what the future holds

Last month, the DfE announced that it was going to ban placing vulnerable children under the age of 16 in unregulated accommodation. Following months of consultation – a process which we wholeheartedly participated in – the ban will come into force in September. As part of a series of reforms to drive up standards in

The Department for Education published a review this month into the number and types of young people that are placed in independent or semi independent placements. They also published a consultation into the future of this provision and how it should be regulated. What does this all mean? What is this provision and why the