Children and Young People Scrutiny Commission

Child Q scandal: Senior Hackney politicians demand ‘robust’ oversight of safeguarding reforms

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 2 December 2022 at 09:53

The Child Q scandal sparked protests in Hackney.

Joint scrutiny commission wants to know what has changed since Black teenager was strip-searched at school

Finance chief admits children’s service spending is ‘not sustainable’ as he reveals £3.3m black hole

By Jacob Dirnhuber, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 13 July 2021 at 11:08

Care homes charging £200k-a-head and Covid overspends force department to blow through reserves

Education boss reveals remote learning left Hackney’s poorest kids behind on writing, maths and fine motor skills

By Jacob Dirnhuber, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 18 June 2021 at 11:25

Councillors warned that attainment gap will continue to grow without ‘big bit of work’ from teachers

Rabbi on unregistered Jewish schools: ‘I’m confident there’s no scandal waiting to break out’

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 11 January 2017 at 13:26

Rabbi Pinter (Photograph: Hackney Council)

Rabbi Avrohom Pinter, a leader of the Stamford Hill community, says he fears ‘liberalism is becoming intolerant’ as he makes plea for people to respect others’ way of life amid row over education