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National Minimum Standards Adoption/Fostering Services-online tri.x resource

Guide to Children's Homes Regulations (including Quality Standards)-online tri.x resource

Briefing-Childhood in the time of Covid-A Report from the Children's Commissioner (September 2020)

Briefing 248 -  Skipping School: Invisible Children - How Children Disappear from England’s Schools (Children’s Commissioner February 2018)

Briefing 247 - Placing and visiting childrens with special educational needs and disabilities or health conditions in long-term residential settings

Briefing 246 - General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) & Biometrics

Briefing 245: Realising the Potential of Early Intervention

Briefing 244: A Child’s View of Brexit

Briefing 242: Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman - Focus Reports

Briefing 239: Transgender Awareness in Child and Family Social Work – A Summary of Department for Education Funded Research

Briefing 238: Fostering Better Outcomes

Briefing 235: Care Crisis Review - Options for Change

Briefing 234: Carers Action Plan 2018 - 2020 Supporting Carers Today

Briefing 233: Stability and Looked After Children

Briefing 232: Analysis of Outcomes for Children and Young People 4 to 5 Years after a Final Care Order

Briefing 230: The Role of the Social Worker in Adoption - Ethics and Human Rights: An Enquiry

Briefing 227: Use of Social Media Sites by Children’s Social Care Staff

Briefing 225: Universal Credit: Implications for Families with a Disabled Member

Briefing 224: Safeguarding Children and Young People on Remand

Briefing 223: Improving Mental Health Support for Our Children and Young People – Report from the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE)

Briefing 222: Moving Drugs and Cash Along County Lines - What we know about the Exploitation of Children and Young People by Criminal Gangs and Networks

Briefing 220: The Fostering System in England: Evidence Review

Briefing 215: Three Cross Cutting Thematic Reports on Findings from the First Wave of the Children’s Social Care Innovation Programme

Briefing 210: Rogue Landlords

The Care Act-online tri.x resource

Mental Capacity Act 2005 Resource and Practice Toolkit-tri.x online resource

Briefing-The Health and Care Act 2022 - Key Points for Adult Social Care Practitioners (first published July 2022)

Article-Working with Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Communities (first published July 2022)

Article-When a Care Home Gives Notice-Good Practice for Social Workers (first published 11.08.2021)

Article -Reducing the Risk of Mate Crime in Vulnerable Adults (first published 01.02.2020)

Briefing 251 -  The Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019: Key Changes and Implications for Frontline Practitioners in Statutory Social Care and Health

Briefing 250 -  Understanding Dementia and Communicating Effectively to Maximise Involvement

Briefing 242: Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman - Focus Reports

Briefing 241: Understanding Statutory Requirements of the Care Act: Independent Advocacy

Briefing 236: Mental Capacity Act 2005: Summary of Royal Borough of Greenwich v CDM [2018] EWCOP 15

Briefing 234: Carers Action Plan 2018 - 2020 Supporting Carers Today

Briefing 231: The Independent Review of the Mental Health Act Interim Report

Briefing 229: NICE Guideline: People’s Experience in Adult Social Care Services: Improving the Experience of Care and Support

Briefing 226: Understanding Stroke and Maximising Involvement in Care and Support Processes

Briefing 225: Universal Credit: Implications for Families with a Disabled Member

Briefing 219: Mental Capacity Act 2005: Summary and Learning from IH (Observance of Muslim Practice) [2017]

Briefing 214: The Mental Capacity Act in Practice: Part 3

Briefing 213: The Mental Capacity Act in Practice: Part 2

Briefing 210: Rogue Landlords

Briefing 209: The Mental Capacity Act in Practice: Part 1

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