This was because: (i) section 21 is a ‘backstop provision designed to operate only when other avenues for providing accommodation have failed’ (paragraph 5 of the judgment); and (ii) under section 23C of the Children Act 1989, Wiltshire County Council retained a duty...
The article discusses the findings in a report by the British Commission for Social Care Inspection on services for people with learning disabilities in Cornwall County, England. The findings revealed that Cornwall Council is still ...
At the meeting at County Hall / Lys Kernow this week, Cllr Dulcie Tudor asked if teachers in the Duchy are supporting children to socially transition without telling their parents. She also questioned if the council's safeguarding guidance is "facilitating a pathway for vulnerable children from th...