The new Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) is due to commence operations in October 2009 and will be responsible for vetting the millions of people seeking to work with children or vulnerable adults. The ISA was established in January 2008 by the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006. Read more...
A father who showed significant improvement in his ability to look after his son has been granted custody of the child by the Court of Appeal. Read more...
We often hear of children being taken into care, but the process by which this occurs is not well known. Read more...