The latest Child welfare stories that should be right on your radar:
- Parents should be supported to rehabilitate with their children – not without them
- Surge in people seeking help to stop viewing child abuse images
- Number of children in poverty surges by 100,000 in a year, figures show
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What rubbish the “politically correct” spout about child poverty ! Poverty is defined as an income of 60% of the average (which is now £27,300) in other words if you are on £16,380 per annum you are poverty stricken ,! Unable to afford rent,food,clothing ,or heating????
Granted £16,380 does not allow luxury living but real poverty it is not………..
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“statistics briefing show local authorities in England spent an estimated £2.5 billion on the main
looked after children’s services in the 2013/14 financial year.
Most of this (55%) was on foster care services (around £1.4 billion)”
Many Child care homes are run by Councils. the question is, who is profiting from those care homes. are these people members of that council or related to senior staff within the Council. Jobs for the boys & girls so to speak. Councils cry that they are cash strapped but they still would not rather help parents keep their children because that doesnt pay.Care homes do. what they are trying to do is force the Govt to give them more funding so they can open even more Care homes.
Profits from child care needs to be stopped and more Humane services put in place to keep children with their parents or at very least with other family members.
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Residential care does not come cheap. The filmmakers (itv undercover reporters)confirmed with Cambian Group that one home that employed their undercover reporter charges £4,800 a week. A Keys home that features in the film charged a council £5,100 a week. (FIVE TIMES WHAT IT COST TO SEND PRINCE HARRY TO ETON !!)Meanwhile, care staff are told to keep to tight budgets: one worker quoted £5 a day per child for food. At a Cambian home, the budget per child was said to be £45 for activities, with £50 for meals. The two reporters employed by Keys and Cambian were paid £7.20 per hour and £16,500 a year respectively.
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It is obvious that figures do not match the statistics set by statisticians and the ever present Mr & Mrs Do-As-you-Would-Be-Done-By who operate and manipulate the figures to the detriment of those for whom the whole thing is supposed to be in aid of.
It should be apparent to all concerned that a tsunami size change in attitudes and behaviour is long overdue, but I do not see it happening any time soon. The trap is one that gets ever deeper for those caught in the system, and as long as present attitudes prevail, there is only an outside chance of those enmeshed ever breaking free.
Corruption from within is the greatest barrier victims have to overcome. Facts uncovered make it obvious there is a great deal of money to be made from ‘milking the system’; those enjoying such perks will not be eager to lose what they’ve gained, or are likely to gain, so will ensure ‘boat-rockers’ are jettisoned at the first opportunity.
The public arena afforded by the internet, remains a powerful tool in the armoury of truth and justice. It is one that must be fearlessly exploited, though not abused, if everyone is to enjoy the benefits of justice. Truth and honesty should never be sacrificed because of harassment by bullies who fear the consequences of public scrutiny both are likely to raise.
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