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By Alison Holt
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Child protection services in England are too focused on investigating families in crisis and do not provide enough early support, a report says.
An independent review of council-run children s social care said services to protect vulnerable children were in urgent need of investment and reform.
It concluded that with an increasing demand for help, the current system was unsustainable and failing young people.
The government, which set up the review, said it was boosting funding.
Over the last three months, the review team has heard from more than 1,000 young people, families and staff working in children s services.
Ofcom will have the power to fine social media firms and block access to sites under new “landmark” internet laws aimed at tackling abusive and harmful content online.
The Government published the draft Online Safety Bill, which it says will help keep children safe online and combat racism and other abuse.
The Bill will require social media and other platforms to remove and limit harmful content, with large fines for failing to protect users.
The Government has also included a deferred power making senior managers at firms criminally liable for failing to follow a new duty of care, which could be introduced at a later date, while provisions to tackle online scams and protect freedom of expression have also been included.
Ofcom will have the power to fine social media firms and block access to sites under new “landmark” internet laws aimed at tackling abusive and harmful content online.
The Government published the draft Online Safety Bill, which it says will help keep children safe online and combat racism and other abuse.
The Bill will require social media and other platforms to remove and limit harmful content, with large fines for failing to protect users.
The Government has also included a deferred power making senior managers at firms criminally liable for failing to follow a new duty of care, which could be introduced at a later date, while provisions to tackle online scams and protect freedom of expression have also been included.
Ofcom will have the power to fine social media firms and block access to sites under new “landmark” internet laws aimed at tackling abusive and harmful content online.
The Government published the draft Online Safety Bill, which it says will help keep children safe online and combat racism and other abuse.
The Bill will require social media and other platforms to remove and limit harmful content, with large fines for failing to protect users.
The Government has also included a deferred power making senior managers at firms criminally liable for failing to follow a new duty of care, which could be introduced at a later date, while provisions to tackle online scams and protect freedom of expression have also been included.