Most charities have policies. Fewer have the clarity that holds things together when the pressure is on. My latest guest blog for VONNE, the North East’s voluntary sector network, looks at what good governance really means when it matters. https://lnkd.in/er3KwFP5
James Anderson
Why going independent was the best professional decision I ever made
Going independent was the best professional decision I ever made. I learned a huge amount working inside organisations. But at a certain point I realised the most valuable thing I could offer was not tied to any one employer. It was judgment, specialist knowledge, and the freedom to be genuinely independent. I wrote about it […]
Establishing the Child Protection Authority: complaints must be part of the picture. Resolution Ready responds to the CPA consultation.
Resolution Ready has submitted a response to the Department for Education’s consultation on the proposed Child Protection Authority for England. Our response focuses on a gap we see consistently in practice: statutory children’s social care complaints are not currently recognised as part of the national learning landscape, and they should be. Complaints are a formal […]
Resolution Ready has today submitted evidence to the Joint Committee on Human Rights inquiry into the human rights of children in the social care system in England.
Our submission focused on the statutory complaints process. We highlighted how it is often characterised by delay, confusion and lack of clarity, with some cases taking years from start to finish. This undermines the rights of children, particularly care-experienced young people and families already facing disadvantage. At its best, the complaints procedure is powerful and […]