Ofsted have published statistics on inspections of local authority children’s services in England as at 31 March 2026. Key findings include: the overall quality of local authority children’s services in...
The Department for Education (DfE) has published the final report for the Family Voice Project in England. The project involved work with families to explore their experiences of accessing family support...
The Centre for Young Lives has published its annual State of the Nation report, collating data and indicators to track trends in poverty, mental health, education, safeguarding, housing, special educational...
Labour MP for Bournemouth East Tom Hayes has tabled the amendment to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill ahead of its report stage next week. It would require councils to “assess, secure, enhance, and protect...
The Children’s Charities Coalition, which includes the NSPCC, has published the latest report in its series on children’s services spending in England. The report analyses published data on local authority...
Class, education and gender found to influence difference in views but anxiety about finances was a common theme
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A critical shortage of trained youth workers is leaving young people vulnerable to escalating violence, exploitation and poor mental health, the National Youth Agency (NYA) is warning. Read the full article on this link...
Half of councils fear they will not be able to fully fund statutory services in 2026/27, according to latest research that “lays bare” an £8bn local government funding gap by 2028/29. The LGA warns that further budget...
The Crime and Policing Bill has been laid before Parliament. It includes provisions to introduce: new offences of child criminal exploitation and cuckooing (where a vulnerable person’s home is used by others to commit...
Children and young people living in the most deprived areas of England are nearly three-and-a-half times more likely than their more affluent peers to have teeth removed in hospital due to severe decay, government...
EU Kids Online has published a report looking at the effects of digital technologies on the wellbeing of adolescents. The report examines 15 research studies carried out over six years exploring how smartphones, social...
The Institute of Health Visiting has published a report on the UK health visiting landscape during 2024. Based on findings from a survey of 1,392 practitioners, the report looks at babies, young children and their...
The Children’s Commissioner for England has published a report about young people involved in the summer 2024 riots in England. The report hears from 14 children charged in connection to the riots and looks at data from...
