Child protection

News

RCPCH responds to JRF’s UK Poverty 2023 report

26 January 2023

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation report on poverty in the UK shows that a million children under 4 are growing up in poverty.

News

RCPCH responds to EHRC report ‘Children’s rights in Great Britain’

25 January 2023

Equality and Human Rights Commission’s report to the United Nations raises a number of concerns on the health, wellbeing and living standards of children in England and Wales.

News

RCPCH responds to the Age Estimation Scientific Advisory Committee’s report on age assessment methods

13 January 2023

This week the Interim Age Estimation Science Advisory Committee published their report on the use of biological evaluation methods to assist in assessing the age of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children.

Course

How to Manage: Refugee and asylum-seeking children and young people - online course

07 June 2023

This course aims to increase awareness, knowledge, skills and confidence to assess and manage the health needs of accompanied and unaccompanied refugee and asylum-seeking children (AURASC) across medical settings.

Wellbeing for children and young people

Document

Child Protection Service Delivery Standards Audit

We are launching a nationwide audit to provide a comprehensive understanding of the extent to which service delivery standards for conducting child protection medical assessments are implemented across the UK, and to explore whether current service delivery infrastructure supports teams to meet thes...

Course

Statement and report writing – England/Wales (Level 3) – online

06 July 2023

This one-day online course explores how to write statements and reports that document the valuable information needed for effective investigation in child protection cases. The course content is focused purely on English and Welsh law. Please note: this course is held online, via Zoom.

Safeguarding

Child protection

Course

Statement and report writing – England/Wales (Level 3) – online

26 May 2023

Safeguarding

Child protection

Course

Statement and report writing – England/Wales (Level 3) – online

10 March 2023

This one-day online course explores how to write statements and reports that document the valuable information needed for effective investigation in child protection cases. This course is focused purely on English and Welsh law. Please note: this course is held online, via Zoom.

Safeguarding

Child protection

News

RCPCH responds to recent headlines on smacking

25 April 2022

The Children's Commissioner for England has said she supports a ban on smacking children in England. Wales recently became the second nation in the UK to ban smacking with the move enshrined in law in March. Scotland implemented a ban in November 2020.

News

Spring brings renewed energy, drive and optimism - President's blog

25 March 2022

Camilla welcomes innovation and courage, and shares some of the exciting work happening across paediatrics.