http://www.communitycare.co.uken-gbWed, 16 Mar 2011 00:33:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/03/16/116478/sector-heads-urge-rethink-on-child-protection-commissioning.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/03/16/116478/sector-heads-urge-rethink-on-child-protection-commissioning.htmlSocial care sector leaders are lobbying the Department of Health to include specific child protection amendments to health secretary Andrew Lansley's (pictured) White Paper going through parliament, Community Care has learned.Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:33:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2012/05/17/116186/experts-find-no-evidence-of-labour-schemes-success.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2012/05/17/116186/experts-find-no-evidence-of-labour-schemes-success.htmlIt is impossible to assess the effectiveness of many recent initiatives aiming to improve outcomes for vulnerable young people according to a research review. (Picture: Rex)http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/12/20/104021/childrens-services-in-england.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/12/20/104021/childrens-services-in-england.htmlThe Children Act 1989 was the first piece of legislation to set out the duty of councils in regard to child protection. Lord Laming's inquiry into the death of Victoria Climbié, published in January 2003, led to an overhaul of children's services in England in the form of the Labour government's Every Child Matters white paper also published in 2003, and the subsequent Children Act 2004.Mon, 20 Dec 2010 11:37:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2012/05/17/115037/are-social-care-functions-safe-in-a-health-body.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2012/05/17/115037/are-social-care-functions-safe-in-a-health-body.htmlLeading social care figures ponder the pros and cons of the transfer of GSCC functions to the Health Professions Councilhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/07/27/114983/gscc-to-be-scrapped.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/07/27/114983/gscc-to-be-scrapped.htmlThe General Social Care Council is to be scrapped as part of a government review of quangos. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:47:00 GMT