by David Niven | Jun 6, 2017 | Child Abuse, Children, Children & Social Care, Conference, health, Media, Podcasts, safeguarding, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence
An interview with Christina Gabbitas about her book for 5 to 8 year olds on keeping themselves safe and how she is committed to safeguarding children.. Christina is a children’s award winning author, poet and voiceover artist. Christina’s first publications,...
by David Niven | Feb 27, 2017 | abuse, Child Abuse, Children, Children & Social Care, Conference, government, law, Media, Podcasts, Research, safeguarding, Training, victim
This time I’m looking at a magazine format with two radio interviews and an introduction to the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse chaired by Professor Alexis Jay on the day it commences its hearings. The interviews are on the real problems of social...
by David Niven | Jan 29, 2016 | abuse, Child Abuse, Children, Children & Social Care, Conference, crime, government, health, law, Media, Podcasts, policy, Research, victim
Alan Wood has been asked by the Secretary of State, Nicky Morgan MP and the Minister, Edward Timpson MP to lead a fundamental review of the role and functions of Local Safeguarding Children Boards (LCSBs). This will include the child death review process and...
by David Niven | Nov 18, 2015 | abuse, Child Abuse, Children, Children & Social Care, Conference, government, Media
This was our resolution following the Annual Conference of Independent Chairs of Safeguarding Children Boards. PROTECT CHILDREN AT RISK FROM SPENDING REVIEW CUTS LSCB CHAIRS CALL FOR SYSTEMATIC RISK ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF SPENDING REVIEW CUTS ON VULNERABLE...
by David Niven | May 15, 2015 | Children, Children & Social Care, Conference, government, law, Newly qualified social workers, Podcasts, policy, Research, Social Work, social work education, Uncategorized
Following the general election I thought it interesting to hear about what’s happening in these two countries. Alan Baird. The Scottish Government’s Chief Social Work Adviser. Previously Director of Social Work, Dundee City Council for the previous 11...
by David Niven | Apr 29, 2015 | abuse, Children, Children & Social Care, Conference, government, law, Podcasts
The formal debate on mandatory reporting took place at the BASPCAN Congress in Edinburgh where a packed theatre voted substantially against the proposal initially and , at the end, still voted against but with a much reduced majority. This debate, whoever wins the...