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LADO role should be removed from local government, says Children's Commissioner

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Tips on distinguishing parental conflict from domestic abuse

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Councils increasingly applying to take children into care, show Cafcass figures

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'Shameful' rise in racial disparities under Mental Health Act prompts calls for legislative overhaul

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Latest children's services spending boost absorbed entirely by care system, figures show

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Social workers who investigate child protection cases should not chair conferences, say practitioners

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Safeguarding heads sound alarm over placement shortage for children with complex needs

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'Too often it's a battle of wills': tackling tensions between council social workers and guardians

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Disabled children: national eligibility criteria needed to end 'postcode lottery', finds law review

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Children's social care reform: extra £18m allocated for family help and child protection changes

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Record numbers of adoptive families under 'great strain' from 'severe challenges', finds survey

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Inspectors to probe CSA practice following 'alarming decrease' in number of child protection plans

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