How We Help Professionals National News & Updates Below:- Attainment gap widens for children in care Councils have SEND shortfall of £1.2bn Government pledges free sanitary products for primary schools Primary pupils speak of suicide in 'growing mental health crisis' Serious Case Reviews Update One fifth of smaller charities struggling to survive Freemasons provide multi-year core funding Gift Aid Small Donation limit to rise One in 10 home-school educated children known to social care One in 3 areas cutting early mental health help for children Small trading tax exemption limits Supporting young parents to reach their full potential Wilshaw warns MPs over exclusions link to violent crime World first internet safety laws proposed to safeguarding children Young People to develop youth charter with government DfE pledges £31m to address Education Psychologist shortages Equality & Diversity update from the Charity Commission Excluded teens are often the most vulnerable Goodbye GSI in Charity Commission emails JustGiving removes fee from donations Plans for new register for home-educated children Updated resource for addressing impact of parental conflict What progress are we making to transform our population Boost youth employment initiatives to help knife crime Display of trustee legal names extension IR35 Update and clarification New school places for children with SEN PAYE: Statutory sick pay and statutory pay for parents update Protect & Respect - NSPCC CSE Programme evaluation Updated resources for NHS England on social prescribing Quick introduction to VAT1 and VAT2 Ban on off-rolling among calls to tackle youth crime British Youth Council receives funding to deliver 'Youth Voice' Call to improve support for wider children's workforce Call to tackle effect of Domestic Abuse on children Chairs speech to the Charity Commission Annual Public Meeting First 100 days Houses of Commons Report Football club funds study that could save children Helping to support young people after abuse Hinds announces SEND free schools Hospital youth work initiatives in line for funds National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage update Viral 'Momo Challenge' is malicious hoax Warning for Office 365 users The Postage Rates rise from 25th March Ready, set, GO guide to climate change demonstration Black pupils more likely to be diagnosed with a special need Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Bill through the Commons PTSD affects 1 in 13 by age of 18 Minimum Wage and Sleeping-In update MPs slam government over rejection of early intervention strategy One in four councils plan children's services cuts People locked in poverty Supreme Court ruling could help thousands of children threatened with DBS disclosure Calls for register of home educated children as figures soar Government Early Years policies are entrenching disadvantage Opportunity for charities to become authorised advisors to EU citizens Report on pressures on children's social care We must not lose sight of the Children in Domestic Abuse Bill Where to live if you're young Children's Commissioner - Children an after-thought for social media giants The importance of safeguarding and protecting people for Trustees Developing Capacity & Diversity of children's social care services Families waiting too long for special needs support High demand on charities services will continue Minister admits lack of progress for Travellers pupils Young People's mental health a priority for NHS Changes in pay rates from 1st April Councils reminded of their duty to provide alternative education How councils respond to County Lines Local Authority & Children's Homes Inspections and outcomes Making the case for Early Intervention Regulator finds quality and transparency in charity accounts has fallen Six examples of good practice in care leaver support Councils reminded of their duty to provide alternative education Local Authorities & Children's Homes in England Inspections & Outcomes Six examples of good practice in care leaver support BREXIT for charities and Preparing for a No Deal BREXIT Charity Commission - Check and update your charity details Children's Service cuts 'a false economy' Councils mustn't thrown away the rule book in the face of pressue First Child House for child sexual abuse victims Government proposes voluntary safeguarding code for out-of-school settings Mental health Inquiry urges removal of parental power to have child detained Mental health - Government urged to invest in charities helping marginalised young people Outgoing NAVCA Chair expresses frustration over government Serious violence £200m fund open to youth projects Spending on children's centres falls by £110m Call to end unnecessary criminalisation of Children in Care Child Poverty: one million under 10-s face desperate Christmas Children's Service experience major increase in FGM Mental health disorders on rise amongst children Mental health - 5 people called Met Police 8655 times 1 in 8 of 5-19 year olds had mental health disorder in 2017 Mental health disorders among young people increasing Pace of children being taken into care accelerates Updated Governement guidance to support trustee decision-making Future of early help 'under serious threat' Lets celebrate the role of Trustee One in twelve children face lifetime of disadvantage Social Workers starting 1000 new cases each day Early Years Sector 'systemically underfunded' Increase in number of children at risk of abuse and neglect More children 'at risk' should stay with families Children affected by domestic abuse must be given protected status Children's Commissioner reports on vulnerable babies Government considers inclusivity incentives for schools Government to toughen child safeguarding requirements for charities Governement launches new collaboration with Barnardos to support care leavers into work Loneliness stategy to improve access to community spaces for young people Massive increase in children's services statutory responsibilities Mental health checks for looked after children Tens of thousands of children in England rejected for mental health support The Good Childhood Report 2018 - full report and summary Charity Commission to work with charities to address systemic underreporting of serious incidents by charities Intra-familial abuse report One in four children turned away by mental health services Responding to Child Abuse linked to Faith and Belief Tens of thousands of children rejected for mental health treatment At-risk children left to fend for themselves Bizarre excuses for filing company accounts late Care proceedings duration rises to 30 weeks Damian Hinds announces School Sports drive Fall in missing children incidents linked to 'county lines' Appreciative Inquiry without the appreciation - how to adopt a strength-based approach Reducing parenting conflict local government briefing Assoc of Directors of Children Services comments on council cuts Charity Commission report shows incorrect reporting Councils plan more cuts to Children's Services DfE to fund alternatives in bid to reduce care numbers Multi-agency unit to tackle 'County Lines' crime Rise in counselling sessions on peer on peer sexual abuse Scammers steal half a billion pounds from UK Banks School support for pupils affected by domestic abuse goes national Strengths based social care for children, young people and families Three quarters of young people seeking mental health support suffer during wait A Quiet Crisis Almost all cuts to social care in England are in the poorest areas Children's Funding - it's code red Number of children in care for emotional abuse soars Gypsy children suffering racism in school Health visitors should lead on infant mental health Prepare a Charity Annual Return reminder Britain shared spaces are vanishing Government invests to increase places for disadvantaged children in youth organisations Initiative to help youth sevices raise commercial income Women's Aid showing hidden victims of Domestic Abuse - Children Cuts to Early Help Services "inevitable" Voluntary register of youth workers Youth Workers to be recruited to mental health support teams Charity Commission issues Privacy Statement Child Trafficking in the UK - Snapshot report Toxic Trio numbers in UK Submitting your Charity Annual Return online Insider Fraud Alert for Charities Government urges the VCS to embrace digital technology Civil Society Strategy will help charities most in need What does high-quality Early Years Education look like EU Settlement Scheme - Employers toolkit How Early Help can impact on Childhood disadvantage NCS to roll out new contracts to link with local groups The value of small is far bigger than imagined What the Mencap sleep-in judgement means Don't be a Polar Bear A Place to Belong - the role of local youth organisations in addressing youth loneliness Children's Social Care data 2018 Millions of families worse off More funding won't halt care number increase National Lottery revenue falls Record numbers of severely obese children The State of Children's Service 2018-19 Concerns over the Doki Doki computer game from BBC Children in Need Child Mental Health referral figures update Child Mental Health review of tranistion to adults mental health service All Party Parliamentary group report on children's safety and varying system of social care Schools relationships education to include mental health sessions All local authorities to replace LSCBs by September 2019 'Growing Up Neglected' report on older children living with neglect SEND exclusion practice faces legal challenge Sensible teens behind pregnancy rate drop Results of inquiry into Thresholds for accessing Children's Services in England Trials of baseline checks for reception age children to start this September Automatic Disqualification of Trustees and people in senior position changes and update Teachers say children face mental health epidemic Children in Need and Child Protection statistics Barnardos say Children at reisk of multiple dangers Older children slipping through the net into neglect SEN employment initiative to expand Keeping the Charity Commission details uptodate Charities must allow for electronic donations or fall behind Charity fined for data loss Early Years sector faces leadership shortage Increase in Child Protection investiations More than 350,000 children destitute 4 million adults turned to food banks Protecting childrens rights post-Brexit Sex, Drugs and A&E for the under 30s Spiralling care costs cause others to miss out The Great British Sell off of public assets Victims to help develop child exploitation programme Child Abuse and Neglect webinar available GDPR: Have Questions? webcast VCS organisations hold the key to personalisation in healthcare Government acknowledges value of voluntary sector Teenagers and single parents at highest risk of Domestic Abuse Women in abusive relationship don't recognise the signs Data Protection - GDPR update, reference guide, assurance from the ICO