Posts Tagged ‘ Young People ’

Southend Council’s child safeguarding services approved by OFSTED

June 30, 2010
By Rachel Charman, Editor
Southend Council’s child safeguarding services approved by OFSTED

Following the national outcry over the Baby P tragedy, all child safeguarding services run by local authorities were made liable to unannounced OFSTED inspections. Southend Borough Council’s Safeguarding Children Services were subjected to a two-day inspection by OFSTED on 24th and 25th May this year. The inspectors noted after the inspection that Council employees demonstrated “a...
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Essex Police holding DNA of hundreds of young people

August 13, 2009
By ottermojo

Figures released by the National Policing Improvement Agency reveal that Essex Police have collected the DNA of 841 people aged between 10 and 14 this year. The figures, from the National DNA Database (NDNAD), were released following a Freedom of Information request by a member of the public. The DNA is collected by the police using...
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